Siraha District ( ne, सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in
Madhesh Province
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, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It has population of 637,328 according to census of 2011.The District is bordered with
Saptari
Saptari ( ne, सप्तरी जिल्ला}), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Outer Terai district. This district covers an area of and has ...
district in the east, Udayapur districting the north,
Bihar
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state of
India
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in the south and Dhanusa district in the west. Majority of the population here is Yadav, Tharus, Sahs(sahukar), Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking Maithili language and Nepali language.
Lahan is so far one of the most developed towns of Siraha and is popular for Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital. It lies in
Mahendra highway
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.
Thadi ( ne, ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form
India
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and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha.
Thadi is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between
India
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and
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
.
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. The town connects Lahan to India.
Infrastructure
There are no airports in this district but Rajbiraj Airport in nearby Saptari district is the nearest airport to the district, roughly 28–58 km away from various locations.
Shree Airlines
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operates daily flights between
Rajbiraj
Rajbiraj ( ne, राजविराज) is a mid-sized municipality located in the south-eastern part of Madhesh Province of Nepal. Rajbiraj is the district headquarters of Saptari and is the eighth largest city in the province. The township of ...
Thadi in Siraha is a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade and custom point between
India
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and
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
.
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town and Government of
India
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has set up a Land Customs Station. So in simple import and export are allowed through this point.
The largest town is Lahan, where there is a popular eye hospital called Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan.
Transportation
The district is well connected with Mahendra Highway as this national Highway passes right through the district while connecting all the major towns. Other rural municipalities are also well connected by Postal Highway which is under construction and taking shape rapidly. Another major project i.e. East-West Railway also will run through this district in future and is in the process of development.
Geography and Climate
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siraha District had a population of 637,328 and male populations and female populations were 310,101 and 327,227 respectively. Female population is accounts for 51.34 percent while the male population is 48.66 percent. Of these, 85.8% spoke Maithili, 4.3% Nepali, 3.6%
Tamang
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first language
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42.9% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 5.0%
Hindi
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English and Nepali are two major medium of written and spoken languages used in schools and public and government offices.
Notable people
Dr. Ram Ray an Associate Professor and Researcher, who has made hundreds of publications and has made contributions to knowledge about landslide hazards.
* Tulsi Giri - Former Prime Minister of Nepal (1975-1977), Chairman of Council of Ministers(1963, 1964, 1965)
* Pradip Giri -
Nepali Congress
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Nepali Congress
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politician and former minister and member of
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Nepali Congress
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treasurer and member of
House of Representatives
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Nepali Congress
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politician and Member of
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People's Socialist Party, Nepal
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Municipality
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Rural
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Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
Chandralalpur
Chandralalpur is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census
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Zones of Nepal
Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones (Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 districts (Nepali: जिल्ला; ''jillā''). The 14 administrative zones were grouped i ...