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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sitamarhi.
Sitamarhi district
District of Bihar
Sitamarhi district
Janaki Kund, Sitamarhi
Location of Sitamarhi district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
Region Mithila
Division Tirhut
Headqua Dumra, Sitamarhi
rters
Government
• Lok Sitamarhi
Sabha
constitue
ncies
• Vidhan Riga, Bathnaha, Parihar, Sursand, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Ru
Sabha nnisaidpur, Belsand
constitue
ncies
Area
• Total 2,185 km2 (844 sq mi)
Population
(2022)
• Total 3,423,574
• Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
• Urban 5.71 per cent
Demographics
• Literac 53.53 per cent
y
• Sex 899 females \ 1000 males
ratio
Time UTC+05:30 (IST)
zone
Major NH 104
highways
HDI (201 0.132[1] (low)
6)
Website sitamarhi.nic.in
Sitamarhi is one of the districts in the Mithila region of the Indian state of Bihar,
India. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of
the Tirhut Division and is located along the border of Nepal.
History[edit]
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 782,557 —
1911 807,936 +0.32%
1921 782,221 −0.32%
1931 835,055 +0.66%
1941 921,265 +0.99%
1951 999,655 +0.82%
1961 1,158,546 +1.49%
1971 1,323,793 +1.34%
1981 1,627,716 +2.09%
1991 2,013,796 +2.15%
2001 2,682,720 +2.91%
2011 3,423,574 +2.47%
source:[2]
This place is considered as birthplace of Sita, the main character of the
epic Ramayana and a temple dedicated to Sita lies near Sitamarhi town.[3] A Rock cut
sanctuary of Mauryan period is found near Sitamarhi.[4]
In 1875, a Sitamarhi subdistrict was created within the Muzaffarpur district.[5] Sitmarhi
was detached from Muzaffarpur and became a separate district as of 11 December
1972.[6] It is situated in the northern part of Bihar. The district headquarters is located
in Dumra, five kilometers south of Sitamarhi.[clarification needed]
Sitamarhi district became a full-fledged district when it was split from Muzaffarpur
district in 1972.[7] 1994 saw the split of Sheohar district from Sitamarhi.[7]
The district was a part of the Red Corridor.The Indian government recently declared it
naxal-free.
Communal riots[edit]
Sitamarhi district has a history of communal riots dating back to the partition of India.[8] In
1948, violence broke out in Belsand, following by riots in 1959 over issue of the Mahavir
Flag; roughly 50 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. Further violence occurred around
the issue of Durga Mela - these riots began after a false rumour that Muslims had
slaughtered a cow, which was eventually found alive. Another riot in 1959 on the issue
of cow slaughter killed 11 people, again mostly Muslims, and destroyed 200 houses.
Subsequent riots occurred in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1989.
Geography[edit]
Sitamarhi district occupies an area of 2,294 square kilometres (886 sq mi),
[9]
comparatively equivalent to Australia's Groote Eylandt.[10]
It is bordered by Nepal to the north, Madhubani district to the
east, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts to the south, and Sheohar and East
Champaran districts to the west.
It is situated on a flood plain. In August 2019, Sitamarhi district suffered heavy flooding.
Politics[edit]
This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)
Distric
No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
t
Sitamarhi 23 Riga Moti Lal Prasad BJP NDA
24 Bathnaha Anil Kumar BJP NDA
25 Parihar Gayatri Devi Yadav BJP NDA
JD(U
26 Sursand Dilip Kumar Ray MGB
)
27 Bajpatti Mukesh Kumar Yadav RJD MGB
Distric
No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
t
28 Sitamarhi Mithilesh Kumar BJP NDA
JD(U
29 Runnisaidpur Pankaj Kumar Mishra MGB
)
30 Belsand Sanjay Kumar Gupta RJD MGB
Block[edit]
1. Dumra,
Sitamarhi
2. Runni Saidpur
3. Parihar
4. Bathnaha
5. Sonbarsa
6. Bajpatti
7. Sursand
8. Riga
9. Nanpur
10. Pupri
11. Bairgania
12. Bokhara
13. Suppi
14. Belsand
15. Majorganj
16. [Parsauni]
17. Choraut
Economy[edit]
It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions
Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[11]
Education[edit]
The following is a list of Schools in Sitamarhi, Bihar, India
Golden bharti public school , sitamarhi
D.A.V. Public school, runnisaidpur
S.R Dav public school, pupri
Saraswati vidya mandir, Pupri
Sitamarhi Central school, Simra
Kendriya Vidyalaya Jawahar Nagar, Sutihara
Janki Vidya Niketan
Sacred Heart School
Thakur Yugal Kishore Singh College, Pratap Nagar
Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Ring bandh
N.S.D.A.V. Public School
Hellen's School Sitamarhi
Delhi Public School, Lagma
Brilliant Public School, Sitamarhi
R.O.S. Public School, Khairwa, Riga Road, Sitamarhi
Mathura High School
Sri Gandhi High School, Parihar
Lakshmi High School
Kamala–Girls High School
Idaa Dawatul Haque, Madhopur Sultanpur, Runni Saidpur
Jamia Islamia Quasmia Darululoom Balasath
Tourism[edit]
Sita Kund
Haleshwar Sthan
Panth Pakar
Transport[edit]
National Highway 77 connects the area to the Muzaffarpur district and Patna to the
South. Sitamarhi has road connections to adjoining districts, of which the major
examples are National Highway 77 and National Highway 104. It is situated on the
Darbhanga Narkatiaganj railway line and has the largest railway station of the district.
Another broad gauge track, running between Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi. Direct train
services are available to places such as New Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Hyderabad and
Kanpur. State highways link it to the Madhubani (to the east) and Sheohar (to the west)
districts. Railway lines connect Sitamarhi to Darbhanga in east, and to Muzaffarpur in
the south and to Raxaul in the west. Sitamarhi has a railway junction. Sitamarhi railway
station is on the Raxaul-Darbhanga rail route.
The nearest airport to Sitamarhi is the Darbhanga Airport which is about 70 km from
Sitamarhi.
The Sitamarhi-Bhitthamore Road is important for religious reasons as it connects
Janakpur, which houses a 200-year-old Janki Temple with Sitamarhi—considered to be
the birth place of Goddess Sita.[12][13]
National Highway 227 passes through Bhitthamore. Thus it is a gateway
to Janakpur, Nepal and other parts of Sitamarhi & Madhubani.[14]
Demographics[edit]
Religions in Sitamarhi district (2011)[15]
Religion Percent
Hinduism 78.06%
Islam 21.62%
Other or not stated 0.32%
According to the 2011 census Sitamarhi district has a population of 3,423,574,[16] roughly
equal to the nation of Panama[17] or the US state of Connecticut.[18] This gives it a ranking
of 96th in India (out of a total of 640).[16] The district has a population density of 1,491
inhabitants per square kilometre (3,860/sq mi).[16] Its population growth rate over the
decade 2001-2011 was 27.47%.[16] Sitamarhi has a sex ratio of 899 females for every
1000 males,[16] and a literacy rate of 53.53%. 5.56% of the population lives in urban
areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.85% and 0.09% of the
population respectively.[16]
Languages of Sitamarhi district (2011)[19]
Maithili (82.39%)
Hindi (12.92%)
Urdu (3.49%)
Others (1.20%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 82.39% of the population in the district
spoke Maithili, 12.92% Hindi, 3.49% Urdu as their first language. 1.20% of the
population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi.[20] The main dialect of the
region is the Bajjika dialect of Maithili.
Notable people[edit]
Ramcharitra Rai Yadav – Freedom Fighter, Indian Politician, Veteran
Socialist Leader and Former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He
was the First MLA from Sursand Constituency, Sitamarhi, Bihar during India's
First General Election in 1951-1952, which took place after India gained
independence.
Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha - Former MP & Freedom Fighter, Father of Co-
operative Movement
Ram Dulari Sinha - Former Union Minister & Governor & Freedom Fighter,
First woman from Bihar to become Governor
Jainandan Prasad Yadav – Indian Politician and Former member of the Bihar
Legislative Assembly from Sursand Constituency, Sitamarhi, Bihar.
Nawal Kishore Rai - Ex Member of Parliament
Sitaram Yadav - Ex Member of Parliament
Ram Kumar Sharma - Indian politician and a former member of parliament
from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency, Bihar
Sunil Kumar Pintu - Member of parliament from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha
constituency, Bihar
Hrithik Vardhan (Actor)[21]
References[edit]
1. ^ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016.
Retrieved 18 February 2022.
2. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
3. ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K (2001). Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and
the Middle Ganga. New Delhi: Orient Blacksawn. p. 207. ISBN 9788178240169.
Retrieved 20 March 2013.
4. ^ Sen, S N (1999). Ancient Indian History And Civilization. New Age International.
p. 166. ISBN 9788122411980. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
5. ^ Official Website of the District and Civil Court of Sitmahri Archived 2010-05-25 at
the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 26 May 2010
6. ^ District Health Action Plan Archived 2011-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, National Rural
Health Mission, Government of Bihar, Retrieved 25 May 2010
7. ^ Jump up to:a b Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of
India". Statoids. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
8. ^ Engineer, Asghar Ali (1992). "Sitamarhi on Fire". Economic and Political Weekly. 27 (46):
2462–2464. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4399118.
9. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar:
Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional
Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite
book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
10. ^ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18
February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 11
October 2011. Groote Eylandt 2,285km2
11. ^ Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant
Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the
original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
12. ^ Ltd, rome2rio Pty. "Patna to Janakpur - 3 ways to travel via train, and car". Rome2rio.
Retrieved 7 January 2021.
13. ^ "Distance between Sitamarhi and Janakpur is 45 KM / 28.4 miles". distancebetween2.com.
Retrieved 7 January 2021.
14. ^ Ltd, rome2rio Pty. "Patna to Janakpur - 3 ways to travel via train, and car". Rome2rio.
Retrieved 7 January 2021.
15. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and
Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
16. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Sitamarhi" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar
General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
17. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the
original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Panama 3,460,462 July 2011
est.
18. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19
October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Connecticut 3,574,097
19. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
20. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General
and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
21. ^ "Birth Place Matching "Sitamarhi, Bihar, India" (Sorted by Popularity
Ascending)". IMDb.com.
External links[edit]
Official website
o Political Map of Sitamarhi District (showing subdistricts)
Sitamarhi Information Portal
