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Sitamarhi | |
|---|---|
City | |
Clockwise from top: Goddess Sita, Janaki Sthan Mandir, Bagahi Math | |
  Sitamarhi Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°36′N 85°29′E / 26.6°N 85.48°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 106,093 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional languages | Bajjika, Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 843302, 843301, 843331,843323, 843325 (Sitamarhi)[3] |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-30 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Website | sitamarhi |
Sitamarhi is an Indian city in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division.[4] The city was named in honour of the goddess Sita, who was born in Sitamarhi in Hinduism.[5]
In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was created within the Muzaffarpur district.[6] Sitamarhi was detached from Muzaffarpur and made a separate district on December 11, 1972.[7] The district headquarters is located in Dumra, five kilometres (3 mi) south of Sitamarhi's main temple.[8]
- ^ "Census of SITAMARHI". Biharonline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Sitamarhi
- ^ "Tirhut Division". Tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Bihar Tourism official". Bihar Tourism. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Official Website of the District and Civil Court of Sitmahri Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 26 May 2010
- ^ District Health Action Plan, National Rural Health Mission, Government of Bihar, Retrieved 25 May 2010
- ^ "जानकी मंदिर, सीतामढ़ी | Welcome to Sitamarhi District | India" (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 May 2023.