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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Sheohar.

Sheohar district
Shivahar

District of Bihar

Location of Sheohar district in Bihar

Country India

State Bihar

Region Mithila

Division Tirhut

Headquarters Sheohar

Government

• Lok Sabha Sheohar

constituencies

• Vidhan Sabha Sheohar

constituencies

Area

• Total 443.99 km2 (171.43 sq mi)

Population

(2011)

• Total 656,246

• Density 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)

Demographics

• Sex ratio 890

Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)

PIN 8433xx (Araria)[1]

Major highways Gorakhpur - Siliguri Expressway, SH-54, NH-

227, Ram - Janki Marg, Mehsi - Sheohar Rd,
Sheohar - Muzaffarpur Expressway
 Average annual 720.4 mm
precipitation

Website http://sheohar.bih.nic.in/

Sheohar (pronounced Shivahar) is an administrative district in the state 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. 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.The district occupies an area of 443 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.[2]

Geography[edit]
Sheohar district occupies an area of 443 square kilometres (171 sq mi). It is bordered
by three districts from north and east Sitamarhi, from west East Champaran and from
south Muzaffarpur.[3] Belwa Ghat (a panchayat) is sharing bordered by west East
Champaran, from where devotees take jal for offer jal at Areraj temple
from Bagmati river. Belwa Ghat and Indarwa Khurd is most flooded area of Sheohar
District.

Politics[edit]
This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)

No Part
District Constituency Name Alliance Remarks
. y

Sheohar 22 Sheohar Chetan Anand RJD MGB

Economy[edit]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sheohar one of the country's 250 most
backward districts (out of a total of 640).[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently
receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[4]

Sub-divisions[edit]
The district comprises only one sub-division, namely, Sheohar, which is further divided
into five blocks: Sheohar, Tariyani, Piprahi, Dumri-katsari, Purnahiya.

Demographics[edit]
Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1901 157,686 —

1911 162,800 +0.32%

1921 157,618 −0.32%

1931 168,264 +0.66%

1941 185,635 +0.99%

1951 201,431 +0.82%

1961 228,420 +1.27%

1971 258,839 +1.26%

1981 304,431 +1.64%

1991 377,699 +2.18%

2001 515,961 +3.17%

2011 656,246 +2.43%

source:[5]
Religions in Sheohar District (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism 84.19%
Islam 15.14%
Other or not stated 0.67%

According to the 2011 census Sheohar district has a population of 656,246,[2] roughly
equal to the nation of Montenegro[7] or the US state of Vermont.[8] This gives it a ranking
of 511th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 1,882
inhabitants per square kilometre (4,870/sq mi). Rampur Kesho is a village known for its
highest illiteracy rate.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was
27.32%.[2] Sheohar has a sex ratio of 890 females for every 1000 males,[2] 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.[2]
Languages of Sheohar district (2011)[9]

Other 'Hindi' (68.70%)

Hindi (22.97%)
Urdu (7.78%)
Others (0.55%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 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.[9] The main
language of the region is Bajjika, variously regarded as dialect of Maithili.

Politicians[edit]
 Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha , 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, Former Ambassador of Syria
 Anwarul Haque, Former MP of Sheohar
 Sitaram Singh, Former MP of Sheohar
 Rama Devi, Current MP of Sheohar

References[edit]
1. ^ Sheohar
2. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Sheohar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar
General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
3. ^ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar:
Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional
Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite
book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
4. ^ Jump up to:a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward
Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived
from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
5. ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901:
Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and
Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the
original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
 8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on
2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Vermont 625,741
9. ^ Jump up to:a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue:
Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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