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 East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.The district headquarters are located at Motihari. Prior to 1st Dec 1977, there was a single district called "Champaran". On 1st Dec 1977, the district was divided int ...

.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.

Geography

Sheohar district occupies an area of . It is bordered by three districts from north and east Sitamarhi, from west East Champaran and from south Muzaffarpur. Belwa Ghat (a panchayat) is sharing bordered by west East Champaran, from where devotees take jal for offer jal at

Areraj Areraj is a town and a notified area in East Champaran district in the state of Bihar, India. District entry point Mehsi City Geography Areraj is located at . It is just 30 KM away from Motihari. No train route is available to reach here, ...

temple from Bagmati river. Belwa Ghat and Indarwa Khurd is most flooded area of Sheohar District.

Politics

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheohar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

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

According to the 2011 census Sheohar district has a population of 656,246, roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro or the US state of Vermont. This gives it a ranking of 511th in India (out of a total of

). The district has a population density of . Rampur Kesho is a village known for its highest illiteracy rate. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.32%. Sheohar has a sex ratio of 893 females for every 1000 males, 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. At the time of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, 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. The main language of the region is

Bajjika Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of eastern India and Nepal. It is closely related to Maithili (of which it is often considered a dialect). Territory and speakers Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...

, variously regarded as dialect of Maithili.

Politicians

Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha or JK Sinha (1908–1980) was an Indian politician, member of the first Lok Sabha and independence activist. He was elected as the member of the parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha from Muzaffarpur-North-West Bihar pa ...

, 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 Hari Kishore Singh was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Sheohar, Bihar as a member of the Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in Ind ...

, Former Ambassador of Syria *

Anwarul Haque Anwarul Haque ( – 13 July 2017) was a Bangladesh Supreme Court justice who served as the Chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1. Education Haque completed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Dhaka Government Muslim High School and Hi ...

, Former MP of Sheohar *

Sitaram Singh Sitaram Singh (12 November 1948 – 11 January 2014) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Life Singh represented the Sheohar constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; t ...

, 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

External links

Official website
{{Tirhut Division topics Tirhut division Districts of Bihar 1994 establishments in Bihar