Sheohar district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sheohar.

District of Bihar in India

Sheohar district

Shivahar

District of Bihar

Location of Sheohar district in Bihar

Country|  India
State| Bihar
Region| Mithila
Division| Tirhut
Headquarters| Sheohar
Government

• Lok Sabha constituencies| Sheohar
• 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|

843329 (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 district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Sheohar, and the district is a part of Tirhut Division. This district was carved out of Sitamarhi district in 1994 due to the extreme efforts of Raghunath Jha, former Union Minister. Eminent Hindi Novelist, Dr. Bhagwati Sharan Mishra was the first District magistrate of Sheohar ( https://www.bhagwatisharanmishra.org/). Sivas used to have a guest house in the Mehsi town of his time, which is still located in the name of Raja Bazar in East Champaran.The district occupies an area of 349 km2 and has a population of 656,246 (as of 2011). Sheohar is known for its greenery and cleanliness. Cadamba and teak are the principal trees of this district. Nilgai or blue bull is the regional animal of this area.

Its name is derived from two words, Shiva(शिव) and Har(हर), these both are names of Lord Shiva, it is named so due to the large number of temples in the city. Agriculture is the mainstay. It is one of the most flood-affected districts in Bihar, due to over flooding of the Bagmati and Budhi Gandak rivers. Devkuli is a holy place popular for ancient temple of Lord Shiva. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Bihar (out of 39), after Sheikhpura.[2]

## Geography

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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

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This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)

District  | No.  | Constituency  | Name  | Party  | Alliance  | Remarks

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Sheohar | 22  | Sheohar | Chetan Anand |  | RJD |  | NDA |

## Economy

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In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheohar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

## Sub-divisions

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The district comprises only one sub-division, namely, Sheohar, which is further divided into five blocks: Sheohar, Tariyani, Piprahi, Dumri-katsari, Purnahiya.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| 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]

Religions in Sheohar District (2011)[6]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 84.19%
Islam |

| 15.14%
Other or not stated |

| 0.67%

According to the 2011 census Sheohar district has a population of 656,246,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro[7] or the US state of Vermont.[8] This gives it a ranking of 511th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,880 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,900/sq mi). Rampur Kesho is a village known for its highest illiteracy rate.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.32%.[2] Sheohar has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 72%. 4.29% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14.73% and 0.05% of the population respectively.[2]

Languages of Sheohar district (2011)[9]

Other 'Hindi' (68.70%)

Hindi (22.97%)

Urdu (7.78%)

Others (0.55%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 22.97% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 7.78% Urdu as their first language. 68.70% of the population recorded their first language as a dialect classified as Other Hindi on the census.[9] The main language of the region is Bajjika, variously regarded as dialect of Maithili.

## Politicians

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* 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, former MP of Sheohar
* Lovely Anand Current MP of Sheohar JDU, alliance of NDA.

* Chetan Anand Current MLA of Sheohar JDU alliance of NDA.

## References

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1. ^ Sheohar
2. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Sheohar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
3. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. `{{cite book}}`: `|last1=` has generic name (help)
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ 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."
8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Vermont 625,741"
9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

## External links

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Populated places in Tirhut division by district

East Champaran|

| Cities
and towns|

* Areraj
* Chakia
* Dhaka
* Harsidhi
* Lauthaha
* Mehsi
* Motihari
* Raxaul
* Sugauli

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Villages
and localities|

* Bhawanipur
* Bijbani
* Dhaka Lahan
* Ekderwa
* Hussaini
* Jihuli
* Madhubani ghat
* Mohammadpur
* Pandari, Bihar
* Rajepur Nawada
* Rampur Jetha
* Siswa
* Tikuliya

Muzaffarpur|

| Cities
and towns|

* Kanti
* Motipur
* Muzaffarpur

|

Villages
and localities|

* Bakhra
* Barakapur
* Benibad
* Daudpur kothi
* Dora Chapara
* Geyaspur
* Jaintpur
* Jajuara
* Nargi-Jagdish
* Korra
* Kubauli
* Mahmada
* Pakri pakohi
* Panapur
* Pokharaira
* Pragya Nagar
* Rewaghat
* Saghari Rampur
* Sarmastpur
* Tengrari

Sheohar|

* Rajadih
* Sheohar

Sitamarhi|

| Cities
and towns|

* Bairgania
* Belsand
* Dumra
* Janakpur Road
* Runni Saidpur
* Sitamarhi
* Talkhapur

|

Villages
and localities|

* Akhta
* Athri
* Barari Behta
* Bela Bahadurpur
* Betaha
* Bhitha
* Dharharwa
* Dheng
* Dumari Kalan
* Gisara
* Harpur Kalan
* Jawabipur
* Kodhiyar
* Kora Khargi
* Madhesra
* Madhkaul
* Mahsaul urf Rampur Lachmi
* Manik Chowk
* Morsand
* Nanpura
* Naranga
* Pokhraira
* Rampur Parori
* Ratwara
* Sahiyara

Vaishali|

| Cities
and towns|

* Hajipur
* Lalganj
* Mahnar Bazar
* Bidupur Bazar

|

Villages
and localities|

* Adalpur
* Afazalpur Dhobghati Saidpur
* Ahmadpur LakhnichakAulai
* Akilabad
* Andharwara
* Ararah
* Bahuara
* Basarh
* Bhalui
* Birpur
* Bishunpur baladhari
* Bishunpur basant
* Chakjamal
* Chaksikandar
* Chakunda urf milki
* Dargah Bela
* Daulat pur dewaria
* Dayalpur panchayat
* Dayalpur
* Dighikala east
* Dighikala west
* Ekara
* Gadai Sarai
* Goshpur Ezra
* Govindpur Jhakhraha
* Hilalpur
* Hilalpur panchayat
* Ishmailpur
* Ismailpur
* Kashipur chakbibi
* Kernpura
* Khilwat
* Kiratpur Raja Ram
* Lavapur Narayan
* Laxmanpur
* Loma
* Madhaul Khurd
* Mahammadpur Turi
* Manua panchayat
* Matiya
* Narharpur
* Pahetiya
* Panapur langa
* Purantand
* Raghopur Narsanda Panchayat
* Sadullahpur
* Sahdullahpur
* Senduary
* Suhdulah pur satan
* Sultanpur panchayat
* Thathan Buzurg
* Vishunpur vasant urf shubhai

West Champaran|

* Bagaha
* Bettiah
* Chanpatia
* Narkatiaganj
* Ramnagar

See also|

* Tirhut Division topics

Cities and towns
in other divisions|

* Bhagalpur
* Darbhanga
* Kosi
* Magadh
* Munger
* Patna
* Purnia
* Saran

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Tirhut division topics

General|

* Kesaria
* Lauria Nandangarh
* Mahatma Gandhi Setu
* Tirhut/Mithila
* Tirhuta script
* Vaishali (ancient city)

Districts|

* East Champaran
* Muzaffarpur
* Sheohar
* Sitamarhi
* Vaishali
* West Champaran

Locations
other than cities and towns|

* Sonbarsa
* Anuja
* Auraia
* Bahuarwa
* Bahuarwa
* Bairia
* Bairia
* Baitapur
* Bakhri
* Banwaria
* Bargajwa
* Bargajwa
* Bargon
* Barnihar
* Barwa (216634)
* Barwa (216656)
* Barwa Barauli
* Baswaria
* Balua
* Belwa
* Belwania
* Bhabhta
* Bhagauna
* Bhasurari
* Bhataura
* Bheriharwa
* Bijbania
* Binwalia
* Bishunpurwa
* Bishunpurwa
* Champapur
* Chanki
* Chaurbar
* Chitamanpur
* Dakahwa
* Dhaarahwa
* Dhaminha
* Dhobaha
* Dhumnagiar
* Durgaulia
* Garurha
* Gobardhana
* Hainswa
* Harditerha
* Harpur
* Harsari
* Imilia
* Indarwa
* Jaimangalpur
* Jamunia
* Katahri
* Katgharwa
* Kesaria
* Khairwa
* Kharkatwa
* Khiria
* Koirganwan
* Kukurha
* Kundalpur
* Langra
* Laukaria
* Lediharwa
* Madhubani village
* Maga Rahi
* Maheshpur
* Mahuawa
* Majharia
* Majharia
* Malda
* Maldahia
* Maldi
* Manwa
* Marhia
* Mathia
* Mathia Khap
* Mathia Nisf
* Mathura
* Matiaria
* Merraul
* Motihari
* Mujauna, Shikarpur
* Mujauna, Sugauli
* Murli
* Murli
* Musaharwa
* Nankar
* Natkatia
* Nautanwa

Community development blocks|

* Desari
* Goraul
* Majorganj
* Raghopur
* Sahebganj

Rivers|

* Bagmati
* Burhi Gandak
* Gandaki
* Ganges
* Lakhandei

Transport|

* NH 19
* NH 57
* NH 77
* NH 102
* NH 103
* NH 227
* NH 527
* NH 527D
* NH 727
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Barauni–Samastipur–Muzaffarpur–Hajipur line
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line
* Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
* Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
* Barauni–Samastipur section

Railway stations|

* Desari
* Hajipur Junction
* Muzaffarpur Junction
* Narkatiaganj Junction
* Sonpur Junction

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Hajipur
* Muzaffarpur
* Paschim Champaran
* Purvi Champaran
* Sheohar
* Sitamarhi
* Vaishali
* Valmiki Nagar

Former Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Bagaha
* Bettiah
* Motihari

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

| West Champaran|

* Valmiki Nagar
* Ramnagar
* Narkatiaganj
* Bagaha
* Lauriya
* Nautan
* Chanpatia
* Bettiah
* Sikta

|

East Champaran|

* Raxaul
* Sugauli
* Narkatiya
* Harsidhi
* Govindganj
* Kesaria
* Kalyanpur
* Pipra
* Madhuban
* Motihari
* Chiraia
* Dhaka

Sheohar|

* Sheohar

Sitamarhi|

* Riga
* Bathnala
* Parihar
* Sursand
* Bajpatti
* Sitamarhi
* Runnisaidpur
* Belsand

Muzaffarpur|

* Gaighat
* Aurai
* Minapur
* Bochahan
* Sakra
* Kurhani
* Muzaffarpur
* Kanti
* Baruraj
* Paroo
* Sahebganj

Vaishali|

* Hajipur
* Lalganj
* Vaishali
* Mahua
* Raja Pakar
* Raghopur
* Mahnar
* Patepur

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Dhanaha
* Shikarpur
* Adapur
* Ghorasahan
* Majorganj
* Sonbarsha
* Pupri
* Jandaha

See also|

* Cities and towns in Tirhut Division
* Villages in West Champaran district
* Villages in East Champaran district
* Villages in Sitamarhi district
* Villages in Muzaffarpur district
* Villages in Vaishali district
* People from Sitamarhi district
* Bihar topics

Other divisions|

* Bhagalpur
* Darbhanga
* Kosi
* Magadh
* Munger
* Patna
* Purnia
* Saran

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