About Siddharthnagar.

 

The district was named after prince Siddhartha, the pre-enlightenment name of Buddha, as he spent his early years (till the age of 29 years) in Kapilavastu, parts of which included territory in this district.Siddharthnagar district lies between 27°N to 27°28'N and 82°45'E to 83°10'E. It is part of Purvanchal. The district borders Nepal's districts Kapilvastu on the north and Rupandehi on the northeast. Otherwise it is surrounded by other districts of Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj on the east, Basti and Sant Kabir Nagar on the south, and Balrampur on the west. Siddarthnagar's area is 2,752 km2.In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Siddharthnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Siddharthnagar district comprises 5 tehsils;
• Naugarh
• Shohratgarh,
• Bansi,
• Itwa and
• Domariyaganj.
5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies are located within this district. These are Shohratgarh, Kapilvastu, Bansi, Itwa and Domariyaganj. The only Lok Sabha constituency in this district is the Domariyaganj.

According to the 2011 census Siddharthnagar district has a population of 2,553,526, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada.This gives it a ranking of 164th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 882 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.17%.Siddharth Nagar has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.81%.

Minority population is about 27% of the total population of the district. Siddharth Nagar is a category "A" district, that is having socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.

Notable politicians

This district produce many political personalities in State Government. Freedom fighter and former state minister Qazi Jaleel Abbasi belongs to Bayara Village of Siddhartha Nagar. Freedom fighter and ex-MLA Mathura Prasad Pandey was a prominent politician of this region, Lt. Minister Dinesh Singh was the one who played important role in making the government of Samajwadi Party in 2003. Currently Shri Mata Prasad Pandey is the prominent political face from Siddharthanagar District. He is currently Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jagdambika Pal(who was among the most renowned person in Indian National Congress and has recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party) also contests in election from Dumariyaganj(Parliamentary seat in Siddharthanagar District).Ex- minister Abhimanyu Prasad Pandey, Taufeeq Ahmad, Mohammed Muqeem and Kamal Yusuf Malik (ex. state minister in State Government),Swayamber Chaudhary (ex-MLA BJP), Maulana Hamidullah Chaudhary (President NCP Siddharth Nagar),Ram Kripal Chaudhary (son of Swayamber Chaudhary and ex-zila panchayat member) also belong to this district. The great socialist leader, Samajwadi Party's 5 times MP and Vice President of Samajwadi Party Late Sri.Brij Bhushan Tiwari was the prominent and biggest face in politics who also belongs to Jamuni, a small village of Soharathgarh tehsil of this district.

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