Siraha District

Siraha District सिराहा जिल्ला
District
Lahan Bazar in Siraha District
Siraha District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
Country	Nepal
Region	Mithila
Province	Madhesh
Admin HQ.	Siraha
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Siraha
Area
• Total	1,188 km2 (459 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	637,328
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Languages	English, Nēpālī,[1] Maithili, others
Website	daosiraha.moha.gov.np

Siraha District (Nepali: सिराहा जिल्ला; Listen^ⓘ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,188 km² (459 sq mi). It has population of 637,328 according to census of 2011.The District is bordered with Saptari district in the east, Udayapur districting the north, Bihar state of India in the south and Dhanusa district in the west. Majority of the population here is yadav, Kushwaha(mahato),Tharus, Sahs(sahukar), Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking English, Maithili language and Nēpālī language.^[2]

Lahan is so far one of the most developed towns of Siraha and is popular for Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital. It lies in Mahendra highway.

Thadi (Nepali: ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form India and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha.

Thadi is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal.^[3] Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.^[4] The town connects Lahan to India.