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Siwan district | |
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  Baba Mahendra Nath Mandir, Mehdar | |
 Location of Siwan district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Saran |
| Headquarters | Siwan, Bihar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Siwan,Maharajganj (=Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th in the state of Bihar |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,330,465 |
| • Density | 1,501/km2 (3,890/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.45% |
| • Sex ratio | 988 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 841xxx (Siwan)[1] |
| Major highways | NH 531 |
| Website | siwan |
Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran division since 1972. The district was previously also known as Aliganj Siwan after the name of Raja Ali Bux Khan. Siwan has historical and mythological importance attached to it. There is ancient ashram of sage Dronacharya in the Don village. It is believed that Dronacharya had spent his time here. [2]The Member of Parliament from Siwan is Vijaylakshmi Devi.[3]
The district occupies an area of 2,219 square kilometres (857 sq mi).[4]
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- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ 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.
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