Sitamarhi district | |
|---|---|
| Sitamarhi district | |
 Janaki Kund, Sitamarhi | |
 Location of Sitamarhi district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Tirhut |
| Headquarters | Dumra |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sitamarhi |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Riga, Bathnaha, Parihar, Sursand, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Runnisaidpur, Belsand |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,185 km2 (844 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 3,423,574 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.71 per cent |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 53.53 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 899 females \ 1000 males |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 104 |
| HDI (2016) |  0.132[1] (low) |
| Website | sitamarhi |
Sitamarhi is one of the districts in the Mithila region of the Indian state of Bihar, India. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of the Tirhut Division and is located along the border of Nepal.
- ^ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.