Siwan District

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Siwan is one of the districts of Bihar state, India, and Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran Division.

  • Area: 2,219 kmĀ²
  • Population: Total: 2170971 Rural: 2055466 Urban: 115505
  • Sub Divisions: Siwan, Maharajganj
  • Blocks: Mairwa, Pachrukhi, Raghunathpur, Aandar, Guthani, Maharajganj, Darauli, Siswan, Daraunda, Husainaganj, Bhagwanpur, Hat, Goriyakothi, Baraharia, Siwan Sadar, Basantpur, Lakari, Nabiganj, Jiradei, Nautan, Hasanpur
  • Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Maize
  • Industry: Sugar factories, Thread factories
  • Rivers: Daha, Jharhi, Gandak and Ghaghara
  • Daha River which flows through Siwan
  • Religious Place: Thawe (Temple of Goddess Durga), Gabhirar (Old Banyan Tree where Sri Tulsi Das Got Gyan), Mahendranath (Temple of God Siva "Baba Mahendranath"),Jalalpur(old and famous Mazar near Madarpur)


Divisions and Districts of Bihar, India
Bhagalpur: Banka | Bhagalpur | Navgachia
Darbhanga: Begusarai | Darbhanga | Madhubani | Samastipur
Kosi: Madhepura | Saharsa | Supaul
Magadh: Arwal | Aurangabad | Gaya | Jehanabad | Nawada
Munger: Jamui | Khagaria | Munger | Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura
Patna: Bhojpur | Buxar | Kaimur | Patna | Rohtas | Nalanda
Purnia: Araria | Katihar | Kishanganj | Purnia
Saran: Gopalganj | Saran | Siwan
Tirhut: East Champaran | Muzaffarpur | Sheohar | Sitamarhi | Vaishali | West Champaran