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. The town is known for its great past especially that the First President belonged to Jeeradei[clarify]. Siwan is situated in the western part of North Bihar. It is bordered by Gopalganj District in the north and by the river Ghaghara in the south beyond which lies the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. In the east of Siwan lies Saran District while Deoria District bounds it from the west. The global location of Siwan District is between 25º 53' to 26º 23' North latitudes and 84º 1' to 84º 47' East longitudes. Siwan covers an area of 2219 sq. km. Siwan, the district headquarters, is located on the eastern bank of river Daha. According to the 2001 census the population of Siwan District is 27, 14,349. The Literacy Rate in the district is 51.65%, as registered in the census of 2001.
The district forms a part of the alluvium of the broader Indo-Gangetic Plain. The district is navigated by few small rivers like Jharahi, Daha, Gandaki, Dhamati or Dhamahi, Siahi, Nikari and Sona. Along with the smaller ones Ghaghara is the perennial river which flows alongside the district's boundary. This region is marked by some typical geographical formations like 'Chaurs' and 'Draras'.
At present there are sixteen functional blocks in the district namely - Siwan, Mairwa, Darauli, Guthani, Hussainganj, Andar, Raghunathpur, Siswan, Barharia, Pachrukhi under Siwan subdivision and Maharajganj, Duraondha, Goreakothi, Basantpur, Bhagwanpur and Lakri Nabiganj under Maharajganj subdivision.
The place of the stalwart and robust 'Bhoj-puries', Siwan District is important as a tourist spot. Some believe Siwan to be the place where Lord Buddha died. Also known as Aliganj Sawan after the name of Ali Bux; Siwan has historical and mythological importance attached to it. Language spoken here are Hindi & Bhojpuri.People here are simple and down to earth.
- Area: 2,219 km²
- 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, Habibpur,Siwan Sadar, Basantpur, Lakari, Nabiganj, Jiradei, Nautan, Hasanpur
- Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Sugar Cane, Maize
- Industry: Sugar factories, Thread factory
- Rivers: Daha, Jharhi, Gandak and Ghaghara
- Daha River which flows through Siwan
- Religious Places:- Ganga Baba Samadhi at Adarsh Gram Bhalua situated near Barharia."VISHNU DHAM,BHERWANIA "Gabhirar (Old Banyan Tree where Sri Tulsi Das Got Gyan), Mahendranath (Temple of God Shiva "Baba Mahendranath"),Jalalpur(old and famous Mazar near Madarpur) Lakri Dargah', Badi Masjid, Hanuman Mandir(Shukla Toli), Baba Bhavnath temple(Gandhi Maidan),Kachehari ki Durga Maa (Gandhi Maidan), Budhiya Mai Temple(Gandhi Madan). Yamuna Gardh wali Maiya, Barharia'
Educational Institutions: D.A.V. P.G. College(Siwan), Z.A. Islamia College (Siwan), VM High & Middle School, DAV High & Middle School,Mahabiri Sarswati Vidaya Mandir,Siwan DAV Intermediate College, Vidya Bhawan Mahila College.D.A.V PUBLIC SCHOOL
Theaters: Shekhar, Krishna & Darbar in town.
Famous Snacks: Sardarji ke Samose (Darbar Cinema Hall campus).
Most Famous thing is "MITI KI BARTAN (Soil Pot)"
By Ravi kant Shukla, Matuk chhpra, Siwan Bihar ""Hiresh Kumar"" is a News Editor in Etv News.
Desserts: rasogulla of Das mistann, alpahar sweets & desserts from Jain sweets.
Locality: Shukla Toli, Nirala Nagar (Professer Colony), Anand Nagar, Dakhin tola, Rajendra Nagar, Rajvanshi Nagar, Fatehpur, Srinagar, Ayodhya puri, Shastri Nagar, Maulana Majharul Haq Colony,Kasera Toli, Sonar Toli, Ambedkar Nagar,Ghausiahata, [Nai Basti, Malvia Nagar, Mahadeva (Added By Neeraj k Shrivastwa, SE, Delhi)], nayi kila, nawal pur, purani kila, kaagzi mohalla.
Star Village Pithouri : is located 10 km from Siwan town.This Village has famous Advocate his name is Srinarayan Singh. Some famous advocate of siwan are Shri Bangali Babu, Shrikant Babu, Satrughan Babu, Shri Amresh Kumar Singh many more....
village of lions : HATHAURA. a village which is know for its bravery. the village peoples are educated. Dr. Rahi is a world famous doctor for eye in england. One person was the Director of world bank welfare department. In terms of bravery, each and every child knows what happened to Balram and his groups when he tried to show his power. he was bound to run away to save his life. The brave hearted Shahbuddin recognised it several times and respect it. this village is also counted as one of the rich village of siwan. from every house there is approx. two or three persons in gulf.
Some famous personality of siwan are Sri Surendra Singh (BKCC - Bihar Keshri Construction Company),Shri Anil Singh, Shri Prabhunath Singh, Shri Ramayan singh, they all are transporter.... Shri Lal babu, Shri Durga babu, Mohd Habibullah... Jewellers... Some Famous Doctor's of siwan: Mr. Kalika Saran, Dr. Arvind Sinha, Dr, Aashutosh Sinha, Dr. O.P. Singh,Dr Rajendra Singh,..... Mahboob chapra is a small village near Barharia where there is a teacher from almost all house. Dr Dastagir alam who is lecturer in aligarh muslim university. There are eight engineer from this small village.
Habibpur is Village near Barharia.There is famous Advocate Abdul Hameed in Patna High Court belongs to Village Habibpu
The present MP from the district is Mohd. Shahabuddin.(criminal and he is in jail)
Siwan STD Code-06154. Dial 101 for Fire Brigade,102 for Ambulance. Dial 228260 to Blood Bank,242060(O),242977(R) for S.P., 242099(O),242098(R) for D.M. , 242911 for Sadar Hospital and 242860 for Control Room(Collectorate).
'Updated by Sarvesh Singh , Pithouri, Siwan.'
Edited by Manish Raj , Barharia, Siwan, IMT (Dubai)
Bhitthi is village near basawan is famous Tapi Prasad High School Bhitthi And Verma transport Bhitthi
[edit] Profile
Siwan, situated in the western part of the State, was originally a sub-division of Saran District, which in ancient days formed a part of Kosala Kingdom. The present district limits came into existence only in 1972, which is geographically situated at 25º35 North and 84º1 to 84º47 east. The total area of the Siwan district is about 2219.00 Sq. Km. with a population of 21,56,428 as per the 1991 census. The district is bounded on the east by the Saran district, on the north by Gopalganj district and on the west and south by two districts of U.P. viz. Deoria and Balia respectively.
Siwan derived its name from "Shiva Man", a Bandh Raja whose heirs ruled this area till Babar’s arrival. Maharajganj, which is another subdivision of Siwan district, may have found its name from the seat of the Maharaja there. A recently excavated marvelous statue of Lord Vishnu at Village Bherbania from underneath a tree indicates that there were large numbers of followers of Lord Vishnu in the area. As the legend goes, Dronacharya of Mahabharat belonged to village ‘DON’ in Darauli Block. Some believe Siwan to be the place where Lord Buddha died. Siwan is also known as Aliganj Sawan after the name of Ali Bux, one of the ancestors of the feudal lords of the area. Siwan was a part of Banaras Kingdom during 8th century. Muslims came here in the 13th century. Sikandar Lodi brought this area in his kingdom in 15th century. Babar crossed Ghaghra river near Siswan in his return journey. In the end of the 17th century, the Dutch came first followed by the English. After the battle of Buxar in 1765 it became a part of Bengal. Siwan played an important role in 1857 independence movement. It is famous for the stalwart and sturdy ‘Bhoj-puries’, who have always been noted for their martial spirit and physical endurance and from whom the army and police personnel were largely drawn. A good number of them rebelled and rendered their services to Babu Kunwar Singh. The anti pardah movement in Bihar was started by Sri Braj Kishore Prasad who also belonged to Siwan in response to the Non Co-Operative movement in 1920. A big meeting was organised at Darauli in Siwan District on the eve of the Kartik Purnima Mela under the leadership of Dr. Rajendra Prasad who had thrown away his lucrative practice as an advocate in the Patna High Court at the call of Gandhiji. In the wake of this movement Maulana Mazharul Haque, who came to stay with his maternal uncle Dr. Saiyyad Mahmood in Siwan, had constructed an ashram on the Patna-Danapur road which subsequently became Sadaquat Ashram
The next phase of the Non co-operation movement known as the Civil Disobedience movement of 1930, was fully implemented in Siwan. In connection with the Satyagrah Movement Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru made a whirlwind tour of the different parts of Bihar. One of the famous meetings he addressed was at Maharajganj. A few persons of present Siwan District who played an important role in the attainment of independence were Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Mazharul Haque, Shri Mahendra Prasad the elder brother of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Sayyad Mohammad, Shri Braj Kishore Prasad and Shri Phulena Prasad. Uma Kant Singh (Raman jee) of Narendrapur achieved martyrdom during the Quit India Movement. Jwala Prasad and Narmedshwar Prasad of Siwan helped Jai Prakash Narayan after his escape from Hazaribagh Central Jail. One of the most renowed literaturer of this country Pandit Rahul Sankritayayana started peasant Movement here between 1937 to 1938. During his visit to Champaran Mahatma Gandhi and Madan Mohan Malviya visited Siwan and Gandhiji even spent a night at Zeradei in the house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The chowki on which he slept then is still kept intact there.
[edit] Changes in jurisdiction
The major changes in the jurisdiction of the district were creation of Siwan as district and the changes resulting there from, and the implementation of Trivedi Award on the 10th June, 1970 resulting in substantial alteration of jurisdiction. Siwan was being declared as a district in 1972 in which it was proposed to include 10 blocks of Gopalganj and 13 blocks of Siwan subdivisions. Two blocks Bhagwanpur and Basantpur of Siwan were declared to be added to the jurisdiction of proposed Marhaura subdivision. But after one year later in 1973 Gopalganj was made a separate district with it’s 10 blocks included in Siwan earlier and thus Siwan constituted its original 15 blocks including Bhagwanpur and Basantpur blocks. Trivedi Award was implemented on 10th June 1970. Thereby fourteen villages of Siwan having an area of 13092 acres were transferred to U.P. and twelve villages of U.P. with an area of 6679 acres were transferred to Siwan. The basis of this transfer was the position of Ghaghara river in 1885. After 1885 the course of the river changed from time to time resulting in intermixing the areas of U.P. with those of Siwan. Hence the position of 1885 was taken to be the base and those transfer were made accordingly. Before the Trivedi Award the boundary of Siwan with U.P. was flexible changing with the course of the river. After the Award this boundary was fixed by installing pillars on the conspicuous points, the maintenance of which is done by Govt. of Utter Pradesh and the administration of Siwan as per the provisions of the Awards. Thus after this Awards, the so far flexible boundary of Siwan vis-a-vis U.P. on both banks of Ghaghara river was given a stability. Presently four more blocks have been created namely Lakri Nabiganj, Nautan, Jiradei and Hasanpura block. Out of these newly created blocks Lakri Nabiganj is functional and rests of the three are not functional. Thus there are sixteen functional blocks in the district Namely - Siwan, Mairwa, Darauli, Guthani, Hussainganj, Andar, Raghunathpur, Siswan, Barharia, Pachrukhi under Siwan subdivision and Maharajganj, Duraondha, Goreakothi, Basantpur, Bhagwanpur and Lakri Nabiganj under Maharajganj subdivision.
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