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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Siwan, Bihar}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Siwan district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Baba Mahendra Nath Mandir Mehdar.jpg
| image_caption = Baba Mahendra Nath Mandir, Mehdar
| image_map = Bihar district location map Siwan.svg
| map_caption = Location of Siwan district in Bihar
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Siwan, Bihar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Bihar|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Saran division|Saran]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Siwan, Bihar]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2219
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,330,465
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 71.59 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 984
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Siwan]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siwan]], [[Ziradei (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ziradei]], [[Darauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darauli]], [[Raghunathpur, Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpur]], [[Daraunda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daraunda]], [[Barharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barharia]], [[Goriakothi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goriakothi]], [[Maharajganj, Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 85 (India)|NH 85]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{URL|https://siwan.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Siwan district''' is one of the [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India. [[Siwan, Bihar|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. Member of Parliament from Siwan is [[Kavita Singh (politician)|Kavita Singh]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Singh|first=Kavita|title=Chapter-24 Antepartum Haemorrhage|date=2007|work=Gynecological Cancer|pages=200–212|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.|isbn=9788180619090|doi=10.5005/jp/books/10333_25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html|title=District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001|first=Dr. Arun C.|last=Mehta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414170051/http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html|archive-date=2010-04-14}}</ref>

The district occupies an area of {{convert|2219|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref>

==History==
Siwan district, situated in the western part of the state, was originally a sub-division of Saran district, which in ancient times formed a part of [[Kosala Kingdom]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://siwan.bih.nic.in/District_Profile.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717101742/http://siwan.bih.nic.in/District_Profile.aspx |archive-date=2015-07-17 }}</ref> Siwan became a fully-fledged district when it was split from [[Saran district|Saran]] in 1976.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111017155710/http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | archive-date = 2011-10-17 }}</ref>

Don, a village in the area, has the ruins of a fort believed to be that of Drona, and contains a stupa that contained the vase of Buddha's ashes. A recently excavated marvelous statue of [[Lord Vishnu]] at Bherbania village from underneath a tree indicates that there were large numbers of followers of Lord Vishnu. It is now dominated by [[Yadav]]s and [[Rajput]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/this-week-bihar/1118304/|title=This week: Bihar - Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813072804/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/this-week-bihar/1118304/|archive-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>

Siwan was a part of Banaras Kingdom during the 8th century. Muslims came here in the 13th century. [[Sikandar Lodi]] brought this area under his kingdom in the 15th century. Babar crossed [[Ghaghra]] river near Siswan in his return journey. By the end of the 17th century, the Dutch came first; followed by the English. After the battle of [[Buxar]] in 1764, it became a part of Bengal.

Siwan played an important role in 1857 independence movement. A good number of them rebelled and rendered their services to Babu Kunwar Singh. The last ruler of Siwan was Raja Ismail Ali Khan. The anti pardah movement in Bihar was started by Sri Braj Kishore Prasad who also belonged to Siwan in response to the Non Co-Operative movement in 1920.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Siwan District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|81.45}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|18.26}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.29}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Siwan district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,330,464.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | archive-date = 2011-06-11 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 101st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1495|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.25%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Siwan has a [[sex ratio]] of 984 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 71.59%.<ref name="districtcensus" />

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.36% of the population in the district spoke [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 4.30% [[Urdu]] and 2.12% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=8,22,808|13=1911|14=7,81,902|15=1921|16=7,99,141|17=1931|18=8,49,186|19=1941|20=9,76,835|21=1951|22=10,77,453|23=1961|24=12,13,268|25=1971|26=14,62,067|27=1981|28=17,78,930|29=1991|30=21,70,971|31=2001|32=27,14,349|33=2011|34=33,30,464|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Notable people==
*[[Rajendra Prasad]], 1st [[President of India]]
*[[Akhilendra Mishra]]
*[[Azazul Haque]]
*[[Abdul Ghafoor]]
*[[Avishek Sinha]]
*[[Apoorvanand]]
*[[Baccha Prasad Singh]]
*[[Bishwanath Singh]]
*[[Brajkishore Prasad]]
*[[Chandrashekhar Prasad]]
*[[Indradeep Sinha]]
*[[Jai Prakash Narayan Singh]]
*[[Janardan Tiwari]]
*[[Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi]]
*[[Kavita Singh (politician)|Kavita Singh]]
*[[Khesari Lal Yadav]]
*[[Mangal Pandey]]
*[[Manoj Bhawuk]]
*[[Mihir Diwakar]]
*[[Mohammad Shahabuddin]]
*[[Natwarlal]]
*[[Nirupama Pandey]]
*[[Om Prakash Yadav]]
*[[Prabhavati Devi]]
*[[Ramesh Singh Kushwaha]]
*[[Raza Naqvi Wahi]]
*[[Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi]]
*[[Satyendra Dubey]]
*[[Sunil Prasad]]
*[[Shyam Bahadur Singh]]
*[[Vashishtha Narayan Singh]]
*[[Meeran Haider]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://siwan.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Siwan district
|North = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Saran district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Ballia district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Deoria district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Blocks of Siwan district}}
{{Saran Division}}
{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Saran Division topics}}

{{coord|26.2000|N|84.4000|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siwan District}}
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[[Category:Districts of Bihar]]
[[Category:Saran division]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Bihar]]

Siwan district - Revision history

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