Siddharthnagar district
Siddharthnagar district | |
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![]() Stupa at Piprahwa | |
![]() Location of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh | |
Coordinates (Siddharthnagar): 27°0′N 82°45′E / 27.000°N 82.750°E - 27°28′N 83°10′E / 27.467°N 83.167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Basti |
Headquarters | Siddharthnagar |
Tehsils | 1.Siddharthnagar(Naugarh) 2.Shohratgarh 3.Bansi 4.Itwa 5.Domariyaganj |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Domariyaganj |
• District Magistrate | Dr.Rajaganpathy R Sir [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,895 km2 (1,118 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,559,297 |
• Density | 882/km2 (2,280/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 59.2% |
• Sex ratio | 976 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-55 |
Languages | Hindi, Bhojpuri, Awadhi |
Website | siddharthnagar |
Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division. It was under the ancient Kosala kingdom and also the Shakya kingdoms.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Tehsils
[edit]Siddharthnagar district comprises five tehsils or sub-divisions each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):
Blocks
[edit]These Tehsils are further divided into 14 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO):[2]
- Naugarh
- Barhani Bazar
- Shohratgarh
- Birdpur
- Jogia
- Uska Bazar
- Bansi
- Methwal
- Khesraha
- Bhanwapur
- Itwa
- Khuniyaon
- Domariaganj
- Lotan
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 701,884 | — |
1911 | 695,902 | −0.09% |
1921 | 731,947 | +0.51% |
1931 | 790,038 | +0.77% |
1941 | 830,952 | +0.51% |
1951 | 907,736 | +0.89% |
1961 | 962,262 | +0.59% |
1971 | 1,089,054 | +1.25% |
1981 | 1,300,583 | +1.79% |
1991 | 1,607,964 | +2.14% |
2001 | 2,040,085 | +2.41% |
2011 | 2,559,297 | +2.29% |
source:[3] |
Religion
[edit]According to the 2011 census, Siddharthnagar district has a population of 2,559,297,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[6] or the US state of Nevada.[7] This gives it a ranking of 164th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 882 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.17%.[5] Siddharthnagar has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 67.81%. 6.28% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 15.97% and 0.47% of the population respectively.[5]
Languages
[edit]At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 80.51% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.06% Bhojpuri, 4.73% Urdu and 4.61% Awadhi as their first language.[8]
The minority population is about 27% of the total population of the district. Siddharthnagar is a category "A" district; that is, it has socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.[9]
History
[edit]Some scholars have suggested that modern-day Piprahwa-Ganwaria was the site of the ancient city of Kapilavastu, the capital of the Shakya kingdom,[10][11][12][13] where Siddhartha Gautama spent the first 29 years of his life, referring to Buddhist texts such as the Pāli Canon.[14] Others suggest that the original site of Kapilavastu is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the northwest, at Tilaurakot, in what is currently Kapilvastu District in Nepal.[11][15][16]
Chetia Estate
[edit]Chetia Estate or riyasat of Chetia is a zamindari of Tripathi Brahmins, their seat was at Chetia, village in Siddharthnagar, constitute many villages.[17]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Tripathi_Haveli_Chetia.png/350px-Tripathi_Haveli_Chetia.png)
Geography
[edit]Siddharthnagar district lies between 27°N to 27°28'N and 82°45'E to 83°10'E. It is part of Purvanchal. The district borders Nepal's Kapilvastu district on the north and Rupandehi district on the northeast. Otherwise, it is surrounded by other districts of Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj on the east, Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar on the south, and Balrampur on the west. Siddharthnagar's area is 2,895 km2.
Economy
[edit]In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Siddharthnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[18] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[18]
Kalanamak rice is grown in Siddharthnagar[19]
Education
[edit]University and Colleges
[edit]- Siddharth University is a state university in Kapilvastu, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- Madhav Prasad Tripathi Medical College and Hospital, a government medical college in Siddharthnagar.
Notable people
[edit]Notable people from the district include:
- Kazi Jalil Abbasi, former minister of UP Government, former MLA of Domariyaganj Assembly constituency and former MP Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Jagdambika Pal, former chief minister of UP Government and current Member of Parliament for Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Mata Prasad Pandey, former speaker of UP Assembly MLA for Itwa.
- Brij Bhushan Tiwari, former MP Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Mohammed Muqueem, former MP Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency) and former MLA Itwa Assembly constituency.
- Jai Pratap Singh, Former Minister of Health Uttar Pradesh MLA for Bansi Assembly constituency.
- Satish Chandra Dwivedi, Minister of state (Independent charge) MLA for Itwa.
- Shyam Dhani, MLA Kapilvastu.
- Amar Singh Chaudhary, MLA Shohratgarh.
- Raghvendra Pratap Singh, MLA Domariyaganj.
- Keshav Dev Malviya, Father of Indian petroleum industry.
- Yogendra Singh, Sociologist
- Saiyada Khatoon, MLA Domariyaganj.
References
[edit]- ^ "about - who is who". Siddharthnagar NIC Official Website. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "सिद्धार्थनगर ब्लॉक प्रमुख चुनाव: बवाल के बीच सात ब्लॉकों में भाजपा, दो सपा और एक निर्दल विजयी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Siddharthnagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Kuwait 2,595,62
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nevada 2,700,551
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ [Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine F. No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
- ^ "The story of neglected birthplace of Gautam Buddha, Siddharth Nagar". Maverick Times. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b Peppe, WC (July 1898), "The Piprahwa Stupa, containing relics of Buddha", With a Note by V.A. Smith. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Article XXIII): 573–88, JSTOR 25208010 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
- ^ Bühler, Georg (April 1898), "Preliminary note on a recently discovered Sakya inscription", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Correspondence: Note 14): 387–389, JSTOR 25207982 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
- ^ Srivastava, KM (1980), "Archaeological Excavations at Piprāhwā and Ganwaria and the Identification of Kapilavastu", The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 13 (1): 103–10
- ^ Trainor, K (2010). "Kapilavastu". In Keown, D; Prebish, CS (eds.). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Milton Park, UK: Routledge. pp. 436–7. ISBN 978-0-415-55624-8.
- ^ Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu - Revisited" (PDF), Ancient Nepal (151): 1–7
- ^ Sharda, Shailvee (4 May 2015), "UP's Piprahwa is Buddha's Kapilvastu?", The Times of India
- ^ "Proceedings. Official Report"
- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Kala Namak rice ready for International market". Maverick Times. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.