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Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi is an Indian city and the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar and is a part of the Tirhut Division. It dates back to the time of Ramayana and is considered as the place where Janaka found Sita. The Bihar government declared Sitamarhi a municipal council. A temple dedicated to Sita, the main subject of the epic Ramayana, is located at Punaura Dham Sitamarhi. A rock-cut sanctuary from the great Mauryan period is found near Sitamarhi. In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was created within the Muzaffarpur district. Sitamarhi was detached from the Muzaffarpur district and made a separate district on 11 December 1972.District Health Action Plan
National Rural Health Mission, Government of Bihar, Retrieved 25 May 2010
It is situated in the northern part ...
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Sitamarhi District
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. History This place is considered as birthplace of Sita, the main character of the epic ''Ramayana'' and a temple dedicated to Sita lies near Sitamarhi town. A Rock cut sanctuary of Mauryan period is found near Sitamarhi. In 1875, a Sitamarhi subdistrict was created within the Muzaffarpur district. Sitmarhi was detached from Muzaffarpur and became a separate district as of 11 December 1972.District Health Action Plan
, National Rural Health Mission, Government of Bihar, Retrieved 25 May 2010
It is situated in the northern part of Bihar. The district headquarters is locate ...
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Dumra, Sitamarhi
Dumra is a town and a notified area in Sitamarhi district in Bihar, India. Dumra is the headquarter of Sitamarhi district. It has approximately 16 wards. There is a small railway station situated in Dumra. Geography Dumra is located at . It has an average elevation of 86 metres (282 feet). Demographics India census, Dumra is a Census Town city in district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Dumra Census Town has population of 326,332 of which 173,053 are males while 153,279 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Education *Springdales International Girls' School, Sitamarhi *Brilliant Public School Sitamarhi *Delhi Public School Lagma *Hellen's School Sitamarhi *Janki Vidya Niketan 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. Hi ... *Kamala-Girls High Sch ...
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Sita
Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She is also the chief goddess of Rama-centric Hindu traditions. Sita is known for her dedication, self-sacrifice, courage, and purity. She is one of the seventeen national heroes (r''astriya bibhuti'') of Nepal. Described as the daughter of Bhūmi (the earth), Sita is brought up as the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Videha. Sita, in her youth, chooses Rama, the prince of Ayodhya as her husband in a swayamvara. After the swayamvara, she accompanies her husband to his kingdom, but later chooses to accompany her husband, along with her brother-in-law Lakshmana, in his exile. While in exile, the trio settles in the Dandaka forest from where she is abducted by Ravana, the Rakshasa king of Lanka. She is imprisoned in the garden of Ashoka Vatik ...
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Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dumra community development block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic .... Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 References External links * {{Authority control Assembly constituencies of Bihar Politics of Sitamarhi district ...
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Bhitthamore
Shrikhandi Bhittha or Bhitthamore is an Indian village in the Mithila region of Bihar, situated near the Indo-Nepal border, on the banks of the perennial Ratnawati (Raato) river. Geography It has a Border checkpoint at the crossing to Malibara, Jaleshwar, Nepal. It is about 30 kilometres away from its district headquarters Sitamarhi. National Highway 104 passes through Bhitthamore. Thus it is a gateway to Janakpur, Nepal and parts of Sitamarhi & Madhubani along the border side. Festivals The major festival of this area is Chhath Puja in which people offer prayers to Lord Sun. Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Makar Sankranti, Eid al-Fitr and Christmas are celebrated. Education This is the educational hub of the area. There are many private as well as government-run schools. *Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya Shrikhandi Bhittha *Upgraded High School Bhittha Bazaar *Middle School "Kanya" *High School Shrikhandi Bhittha, Bhitthamore * *Saraswati Shishu Mandir *Delhi Public School *Top I ...
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Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments Presently, Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments: Members of Parliament Election results See also * Sitamarhi district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ... References {{coord, 26.6, 85.5, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar Politics of Sitamarhi district ...
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Bairgania
Bairgania is a town and notified area in the Sitamarhi district in the state of Bihar, India. Bairgania is one of the blocks of Sitamarhi districts and is a border of India that links Nepal via Rautahat District through a custom checkpoint. Bairgania is the first town of India that is located on the bank of the Bagmati River.It has a good government medical hospital and experience doctors such as alumni from PMCH. Administration Bairgania is a Nagar Parishad city in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The city of Bairgania is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Bairgania has a population of 42,895, of which 22,789 are males and 20,106 are females. The population of children between the ages of 0-6 is 7,540, accounting for 17.58 percent of the total population of Bairgania (NP). In Bairgania, The sex ratio is 882 compared to the state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Bairgania is a ...
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Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's first empire, ...
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Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Bathnaha Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 24. Bathnaha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bathnaha and Majorganj community development blocks; Bagha, Khap Khopraha, Marpa, Kanhauli, Kachor, Bhutahi, Madhesra, Ghurghura, Hanuman Nagar and Bishanpur Gonahi gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...s of Sonbarsha CD Block. Bathnaha Assembly constituency is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 References External links * {{Bihar el ...
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Sonbarsha, Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sonbarsa Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. Overview It was part of Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Sonbarsa Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010. Election results 1977-2005 In the October 2005, February 2005, and 2000 state assembly elections, Dr. Ram Chandra Purvey of RJD won the 70 Sonbarsha assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals, Amzad Hussain Anwar of BSP in October 2005, Md. Anwarul Haque of LJP and Md. Hira Khan of Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ... in 2000. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ramjiwan Prasad of JD defeated Md. Anwaru ...
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Sursand
Sursand is an Indian town in the Mithila region of Bihar near the Indo-Nepal border. It is about 2679009986 kilometres away from Sitamarhi, the district headquarters, and approximately five kilometers away from Bhitthamore. History The village has the ruins of a fortress known as Sursandgarh, which was constructed during the Mughal period by King Sursen. According to an account published in the ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', The name of the place is said to be derived from Sur Sen, a chieftain who once lived there. After his death, it lapsed once more into jungle, until it was reclaimed by two brothers—Mahesh Jha and Amar Jha, the founders of the present Sursand family. These brothers, the story runs, left their home at Ghograha, in the district of Darbhanga, and came to settle at Jadupati, a village belonging to them, 8 miles from Sursand. One day Mahesh Jha went with his astrologer to hunt in the woods at Sursand, and came across the ruins of Sur Sen's fort. The astro ...
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India–Nepal Border
The India–Nepal border is an open international border running between Nepal and the Republic of India. The long border includes the Himalayan territories as well as Indo-Gangetic Plain. The current border was delimited after the Sugauli treaty of 1816 between Nepal and the British Raj. Following Indian independence, the current border was recognised as the border between the Kingdom of Nepal and the Dominion of India. Description The border starts in the west at the western tripoint with China near the Tinkar Pass. It then proceeds to the south-west through the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and then the Gangetic plain, initially overland and then utilising the Mahakali river or Sharda River. Just east of Majhola it turns to the south-east and proceeds in that direction overland, occasionally utilising various rivers and hill crests. North-west of Islampur the border turns to the north-east and proceeds overland to the eastern Chinese tripoint. History The border region ...
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