Sheohar district
Sheohar district
Shivahar | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituencies Sheohar | | |
Area | ||
• Total | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 656,246 | |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | |
Demographics | ||
• Sex ratio | 893 | |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 8433xx (Araria)[1] | |
Major highways | Gorakhpur - Siliguri Expressway, SH-54, NH-227, Ram - Janki Marg, Mehsi - Sheohar Rd, Sheohar - Muzaffarpur Expressway | |
Average annual precipitation | 720.4 mm | |
Website | http://sheohar.bih.nic.in/ |
Sheohar (pronounced Shivahar) is an administrative
Its name is derived from two words, Shiva(शिव) and Har(हर), these both are names of
Geography
Sheohar district occupies an area of 349 square kilometres (135 sq mi). It is bordered by three districts from north and east Sitamarhi, from west East Champaran and from south Muzaffarpur.[3] Belwa Ghat (a panchayat) is sharing bordered by west East Champaran, from where devotees take jal for offer jal at Areraj temple from Bagmati river. Belwa Ghat and Indarwa Khurd is most flooded area of Sheohar District.
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Sheohar | 22 | Sheohar | Chetan Anand | RJD | NDA |
Economy
In 2006 the
Sub-divisions
The district comprises only one sub-division, namely, Sheohar, which is further divided into five blocks: Sheohar, Tariyani, Piprahi, Dumri-katsari, Purnahiya.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 157,686 | — |
1911 | 162,800 | +0.32% |
1921 | 157,618 | −0.32% |
1931 | 168,264 | +0.66% |
1941 | 185,635 | +0.99% |
1951 | 201,431 | +0.82% |
1961 | 228,420 | +1.27% |
1971 | 258,839 | +1.26% |
1981 | 304,431 | +1.64% |
1991 | 377,699 | +2.18% |
2001 | 515,961 | +3.17% |
2011 | 656,246 | +2.43% |
source:[5] |
According to the
At the time of the
Politicians
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha , Freedom Fighter, Member 1st Lok Sabha, popularly known as the father of Cooperative Movement
- Ram Dulari Sinha, Freedom Fighter, Former Union Minister & Governor
- Raghunath Jha, Former Union Minister, maker of Sheohar District
- Hari Kishore Singh, Former Ambassador of Syria
- Anwarul Haque, Former MP of Sheohar
- Sitaram Singh, Former MP of Sheohar
- Rama Devi, Current MP of Sheohar
References
- ^ Sheohar
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Sheohar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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- ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
Vermont 625,741
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.