Siddharthnagar also known as Naugarh is a city and the district headquarters of
Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the five
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, also known as the Vidhan Sabha or the Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in each of the states and certain union territories of India. Members of the legislative assembly are often directly elected to serve fiv ...
constituencies in Siddharthnagar district, though the constituency has been renamed to Kapilvastu, and is near Lumbini, Nepal the birthplace of Gautam
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),*
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was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was ...
. It is north of
Siddharthnagar railway station 20 kilometers from India.
Demographics
India census the total population of Siddharthnagar city was 23,97,051.
Male
Male (Planet symbols, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or Egg cell, ovum, in the process of fertilisation. A male organism cannot sexual repro ...
s accounted for about 53% (12,11,347) and
females
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and male ...
47% (11,85,704) of the total population.
Transport
Siddharthnagar railway station is located on the way to
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the West Rapti River, Rapti river in the Purvanchal , Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of ...
from
Gonda. The city also has a bus station and is connected to Gorakhpur via
National Highway 730 and also connected with Basti via
National Highway 28
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.
See also
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Uska Bazar
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Mahanga
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Bansi
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Domariyaganj
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Shohratgarh
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Itwa
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Barhani Bazar
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Khajuria Sarki
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Biskohar
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Piprahwa
Piprahwa is a village near Siddharthnagar city in Siddharthnagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy variety, is grown in this area. It lies in the heart of the historical Buddha's homeland and ...
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Birdpur
References
External links
{{Siddharthnagar district
Cities and towns in Siddharthnagar district