Siddharthnagar district

Siddharthnagar district
District of Uttar Pradesh

Location of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh
Country India
State Uttar Pradesh
Administrative division Basti Division
Headquarters Naugarh
Tehsils 1. Naugarh
2. Shohratgarh
3. Bansi
4. Itwa
5. Domariyaganj
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Domariyaganj
Area
 • Total 2,752 km2 (1,063 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,553,526
 • Density 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy 67.81%
 • Sex ratio 970
Vehicle registration UP-55
Coordinates 27°0′N 82°45′E / 27.000°N 82.750°E / 27.000; 82.750 - 27°28′N 83°10′E / 27.467°N 83.167°E / 27.467; 83.167
Website Official website

Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India. Naugarh town is the district headquarters. Siddharth Nagar district is a part of Basti division.

According to the Government of India, Siddharthnagar district is one of the Muslim concentrated districts in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.[1]

Siddhartnagar district is also famous for the cultivation of Kalanamak rice, which is a short grain, scented variety of rice and its aroma is said to be a gift of Lord Buddha. This rice has also been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Government of India in 2013 to define area of origin, which is a stretch of 65 km along the Nepal border in Siddharthnagar district.

History

Some scholars have suggested that modern-day Piprahwa-Ganwaria was the site of the ancient city of Kapilavastu, the capital of the Shakya kingdom,[2][3][4] where Siddhartha Gautama spent the first 29 years of his life, according to Buddhist texts such as the Pāli Canon.[5] Others suggest that the original site of Kapilavastu is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the northwest, at Tilaurakot, in what is currently Kapilvastu District in Nepal.[2][6][7]

Notable individuals from the region have included Ahmad Hussain Akrahra, Khajuria Baadshah Mehdi Hasan Khan Khajuria, freedom fighter Qazi Adeel Abbasi (Bayara Qazi), Qazi Iftekhar Ahmad (Wasadargah), Haji Noorul Haque (Naugarh Bazar) and Maulana Abdul Qayyum Rahmani. Saddened by communal riots and massacre during the partition of India, Maulana Abdul Qayyum Rahmani, an eminent leader of Congress, abandoned politics and settled down in his native village of Dudwania in his later years. Freedom fighter Prabhudayal Vidyarthi, arrested at Sevagram and confined in an isolation cell from 1942 to 1945 in Nagpur Jail, Maharashtra, came from Siddharthnagar district. The bridge on Farenda Naugarh-Barhni Shravasti Road is named Prabhu Dayal Vidyarthi Van Ganga Bridge to honour him.[8]

Er. Izhar Khan a young Engineering Graduate from university of Mumbai and postgraduate from University of Glasgow, UK has taken initiatives to promote education in district. He is also founder and chairman of National Technical Institute in UP.

Geography

Siddharthnagar district lies between 27°N to 27°28'N and 82°45'E to 83°10'E. It is part of Purvanchal. The district borders Nepal's Kapilvastu district on the north and Rupandehi district on the northeast. Otherwise, it is surrounded by other districts of Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj on the east, Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar on the south, and Balrampur on the west. Siddarthnagar's area is 2,752 km2.

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Siddharthnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[9] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[9]

Education

University

Divisions

Siddharthnagar district comprises 5 tehsils:

Demographics

Religions in Siddharthnagar District
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 69.93%
Muslims
  
 29.23%

According to the 2011 census, Siddharthnagar district has a population of 2,553,526,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[11] or the US state of Nevada.[12] This gives it a ranking of 164th in India (out of a total of 640).[10] The district has a population density of 882 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280/sq mi).[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.17%.[10] Siddharth Nagar has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 67.81%.[10]

The minority population is about 27% of the total population of the district. Siddharth Nagar is a category "A" district; that is, it has socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=28770
  2. 1 2 Peppe, WC (July 1898), "The Piprahwa Stupa, containing relics of Buddha", With a note by V.A. Smith. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Article XXIII): 573–88, JSTOR 25208010 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Bühler, Georg (April 1898), "Preliminary note on a recently discovered Sakya inscription", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Correspondence: Note 14): 387–389, JSTOR 25207982 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Srivastava, KM (1980), "Archaeological Excavations at Piprāhwā and Ganwaria and the Identification of Kapilavastu", The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 13 (1): 103–10
  5. ↑ Trainor, K (2010). "Kapilavastu". In Keown, D; Prebish, CS. Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Milton Park, UK: Routledge. pp. 436–7. ISBN 978-0-415-55624-8.
  6. ↑ Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu - Revisited" (PDF), Ancient Nepal (151): 1–7
  7. ↑ Sharda, Shailvee (4 May 2015), "UP’s Piprahwa is Buddha’s Kapilvastu?", The Times of India
  8. ↑ [PDF] LegalSoft - Online Legal Library - India Law Legal Database legaldatabase.in/LegalDB/Home/ExportToPdf?SID=f1c803f3-d4f7... 24 May 2002 - known as 'Prabhu Dayal Vidyarthi Van Ganga Bridge', Siddharth Nagar. ...
  9. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  11. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Kuwait 2,595,62
  12. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nevada 2,700,551
  13. ↑ MINUTES OF THE 34th MEETING OF EMPOWERED COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE REVISED PLAN FOR BALANCE FUND FOR THE DISTRICTS OF GHAZIABAD, BAREILLY, BARABANKI, SIDDHARTH NAGAR, SHAHJANPUR, MORADABAD, MUZAFFAR NAGAR, BAHRAICH AND LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH) UNDER MULTI-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN MINORITY CONCENTRATION DISTRICTS HELD ON 22nd JULY, 2010 AT 11.00 A.M. UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS. F. No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
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