Siraha District (; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha Municipality as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It has population of 739,953 according to census 2021 in which 49.2% are male where as 50.8% are female. The District is bordered with Saptari district in the east Balan River, Udayapur districting the north Chure Hill, Bihar state of India in the south and Dhanusa district in the west Kamala River. Majority of the population here is Yadav, Kushwaha(mahato), Tharus, Sah(teli), Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking English, Maithili language and Nēpālī language.
Lahan is the biggest and developed city of Siraha district which is also a top 5 biggest city of Madhesh Province which is popular for Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital. Where most of the patients comes from Bihar, India. It lies in Mahendra highway like Mirchaiya and Golbazar which are 2nd and 3rd big cities of siraha district. Siraha district do have tourism place like Salahesh Fulbari, Salhesh Palace, Kamal Daha, Haathi Daha, Patari Mela, Dhamini Than, Aakash Ganga, etc.
Thadi () or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form India and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha.
Thadi is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal. Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. The town connects Lahan to India.
Infrastructure There are no airports in this district but Rajbiraj Airport in nearby Saptari District is the nearest airport to the district, roughly 28–58 km away from various locations. Shree Airlines operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu
Thadi in Siraha is a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade and custom point between India and Nepal. Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station. So in simple import and export are allowed through this point.
The largest city is Lahan, where there is a popular eye hospital called Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan.
Transportation
The district is well connected with Mahendra Highway as this national Highway passes right through the district while connecting all the major towns. Other rural municipalities are also well connected by Postal Highway which is under construction and taking shape rapidly. Another major project i.e. East-West Railway also will run through this district in future and is in the process of development.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 90.5% Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters(1,000 to 3,300 ft) 9.5%
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Siraha District had a population of 739,953. 10.71% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 65.11% and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 513,568 (69.41%) lived in municipalities.
Ethnicity/caste: Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs are nearly 25% of the population. Muslims are 8% of the population, and Hill Janjati are 4% of the population.
90% of the population was Hindu, 8% Muslim and 1% Buddhist.
Maithili is the largest language. Nepali is the second-largest language. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.
Literacy: 50.1% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 46.9% could neither read nor write.NepalMap Literacy
English and Nepali are two major medium of written and spoken languages used in schools and public and government offices.
Notable people Dr.Hemant Khatiwada –Senior Lyricist,Writer& Psychotherapist Pradip Giri – Nepali Congress politician and Member of House of Representatives Padma Narayan Chaudhary – Nepali Congress politician and former minister and member of House of Representatives Sita Devi Yadav – Nepali Congress treasurer and member of House of Representatives Chitralekha Yadav – Nepali Congress politician and Member of House of Representatives, Former Education Minister Santosh Shah (sahuji/baniya) – Nepali Chef Dharmanath Prasad Sah, Deputy chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Lila Nath Shrestha, CPN (UML), leader and former minister Mohammad Khalid Siddiqui, People's Socialist Party, Nepal Member of Rastriya Sabha Dr. Ganesh Kumar Mandal, Nepali Congress, Nepal Elected Member of Second Constituent Assembly from Siraha-6]]
Education
SSMYM Campus(Tribhuvan University) JS Murarka Campus (Tribhuvan University) Sagarmatha Higher School Lahan Technical Institute (CTEVT) Little Star School PVM Awasiya Bidyalaya
Administration The district consists of seventeen municipalities, out of which eight are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Lahan Municipality Dhangadhimai Municipality Siraha Municipality Golbazar Municipality Mirchaiya Municipality Kalyanpur Municipality Karjanha Municipality Sukhipur Municipality Bhagwanpur Rural Municipality Municipality Aurahi Rural Municipality Bishnupur Rural Municipality Bariyarpatti Rural Municipality Lakshmipur Patari Rural Municipality Naraha Rural Municipality Sakhuwanankar Katti Rural Municipality Arnama Rural Municipality Navarajpur Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
Arnama Lalpur Arnama Rampur Aurahi Ayodhyanagar Badharamal Barchhawa Bariyarpatti Bastipur Belaha Belhi Betauna Bhadaiya Bhagawanpur Bhagawatipur Bhawanipur Bhawanpur Kalabanzar Bhokraha Bishnupur Pra. Ma. Bishnupur Pra. Ra. Bishnupur Katti Brahmagaughadi Chandra Ayodhyapur Chandralalpur Chandraudyapur Chatari Chikana Devipur Dhangadi Dhangadhimai Dhodhana Dumari Durgapur Gadha Gauripur Gautari Golbazar Govindapur Malahanama Govindpur Taregana Hakpara Hanumannagar Harakathi Inarwa Itarhawa Itari Parsahi Itatar Jamadaha Janakinagar Jighaul Kabilasi Kachanari Kalyanpur Jabadi Kalyanpur Kalabanjar Karjanha Kharukyanhi Khirauna Krishnapur Birta Kushaha Laksiminiya Lagadi Gadiyani Lagadigoth Lahan Lalpur Laksminiya Laksmipur (Pra. Ma.) Laksmipur Patari Madar Mahadewa Portaha Mahanaur Maheshpur Gamharia Maheshpur Patari Majhauliya Majhau Makhanaha Malhaniya GamhariaRaj mahisotha Malhaniyakhori Mauwahi Mirchaiya Media Mohanpur Kamalpur Muksar Nahara Rigaul Naraha Balkawa Navarajpur Padariya Tharutol Phulkaha Kati Pipra Pra. Dha. Pipra Pra. Pi Pokharbhinda Rajpur Ramaul Rampur Birta Sakhuwanankar Katti Sanhaitha Sarshwar Sikron Silorba Pachhawari Siraha Sisawani Sitapur Pra. Da. Sitapur Pra. Ra. Sonmati Majhaura Sothayan Sukhachina Sukhipur Tenuwapati Thalaha Kataha Thegahi Tulsipur Vidhyanagar
See also Zones of Nepal Paudhur
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