Siraha District ( ne, सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in

Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...

, is one of the seventy-seven

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of admi ...

. 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,

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state of

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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 Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...

Thadi Thadi ( ne, ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha. It is currently part of Bhagwanpur Rural municipality. It is located nearly 370 kilomete ...

( ne, ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form

and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of

Laukaha Laukaha is a very old Border Town in the district of Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha is between 11, 000 and 15, 000. Laukaha has a primar ...

is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between

and

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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 Rajbiraj Airport is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018. The airport is used by ...

in nearby Saptari district is the nearest airport to the district, roughly 28–58 km away from various locations.

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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 ...

and

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in Siraha is a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade and custom point between

and

Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town and Government of

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 Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

, 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%

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Tharu, 1.0%

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and 0.8% Magar as their

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. 42.9% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 5.0%

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and 3.9% Maithili as their

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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 Tulsi Giri ( mai, तुलसी गिरि; 26 September 1926 – 18 December 2018) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers (a ''de facto'' Prime Ministerial position) in 1963, and again in ...

- Former Prime Minister of Nepal (1975-1977), Chairman of Council of Ministers(1963, 1964, 1965) * Pradip Giri -

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politician and Member of House of Representatives * Padma Narayan Chaudhary-

politician and former minister and member of

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* Sita Devi Yadav-

treasurer and member of

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politician and Member of

, Former Education Minister *

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(sahukar)- Nepali Chef * Dharmanath Prasad Sah, Deputy chairman of

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* Lila Nath Shrestha,

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leader and former minister * Mohammad Khalid Siddiqui,

People's Socialist Party, Nepal The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...

Member of

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Education

Surya Narayan Satya Narayan Marbaita Multiple Campus
(Tribhuvan University)
JS Murarka Campus (Tribhuvan University)
* Sagarmatha Higher School
Lahan Technical Institute
(CTEVT)
Little Star School

Administration

The district consists of seventeen

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, out of which eight are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Lahan Municipality * Dhangadhimai

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

* Siraha

* Golbazar

* Mirchaiya

* Kalyanpur

* Karjanha

Sukhipur Sukhipur is a municipality in Siraha District in thMadhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Mohanpur Kamalpur, Vidhyanagar, Kushaha L ...

* Bhagwanpur Rural

* Aurahi

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* Bishnupur

* Bariyarpatti

* Lakshmipur Patari

* Naraha

* Sakhuwanankar Katti

* Arnama

* Navarajpur

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

* Arnama Lalpur * Arnama Rampur * Aurahi * Ayodhyanagar * Badharamal * Barchhawa * Bariyarpatti * Bastipur * Belaha * Belhi *

Betauna Betauna is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census In this Village Mainly ( Pal/ Raut /Gaderi /Vediyaar /Mah ...

Bhadaiya Bhadaiya is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घ ...

* Bhagawanpur * Bhagawatipur * Bhawanipur *

Bhawanpur Kalabanzar Bhawanpur Kalabanjar is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 3796 people living in 7 ...

* Bhokraha * Bishnupur Pra. Ma. * Bishnupur Pra. Ra. * Bishnupur Katti * Brahmagaughadi * Chandra Ayodhyapur *

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 Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

* Chandraudyapur * Chatari * Chikana * Devipur * Dhangadi * Dhangadhimai Municipality * Dhodhana * Dumari *

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* Gadha * Gauripur * Gautari * Golbazar Municipality *

Govindapur Malahanama Govindapur Malahanama is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Ce ...

* Govindpur Taregana * Hakpara * Hanumannagar * Harakathi * Inarwa * Itarhawa * Itari Parsahi * Itatar * Jamadaha * Janakinagar * Jighaul * Kabilasi * Kachanari * Kalyanpur Jabadi * Kalyanpur Kalabanjar * Karjanha * Kharukyanhi * Khirauna * Krishnapur Birta * Kushaha Laksiminiya * Lagadi Gadiyani *

Lagadigoth Lagadigoth is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

* Lahan Municipality * Lalpur * Laksminiya * Laksmipur (Pra. Ma.) * Laksmipur Patari * Madar * Mahadewa Portaha * Mahanaur * Maheshpur Gamharia * Maheshpur Patari * Majhauliya * Majhau * Makhanaha *

Malhaniya Gamharia Malhaniya Gamharia is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Centr ...

Raj mahisotha * Malhaniyakhori * Mauwahi * Mirchaiya Municipality *

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* Mohanpur Kamalpur * Muksar * Nahara Rigaul * Naraha Balkawa * Navarajpur * Padariya Tharutol * Phulkaha Kati * Pipra Pra. Dha. * Pipra Pra. Pi * Pokharbhinda * Rajpur * Ramaul * Rampur Birta * Sakhuwanankar Katti * Sanhaitha * Sarshwar * Sikron * Silorba Pachhawari * Siraha Municipality * Sisawani *

Sitapur Pra. Da. Sitapur Pra. Da. is a town in Mirchaiya, Mirchaiya Municipality in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee was merged to form new municipalit ...

* Sitapur Pra. Ra. * Sonmati Majhaura * Sothayan * Sukhachina * Sukhipur Municipality * Tenuwapati * Thalaha Kataha *

Thegahi Thegahi is a village development committee in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

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* Vidhyanagar