Siddharthnagar district
Siddharthnagar district | |
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Coordinates (Siddharthnagar): 27°0′N 82°45′E / 27.000°N 82.750°E - 27°28′N 83°10′E / 27.467°N 83.167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Basti Division |
Headquarters | Siddharthnagar |
Tehsils | 1.Siddharthnagar(Naugarh) 2.Shohratgarh 3.Bansi 4.Itwa 5.Domariyaganj |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Domariyaganj |
Area | |
• Total | 2,895 km2 (1,118 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,559,297 |
• Density | 882/km2 (2,280/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 59.2% |
• Sex ratio | 976 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-55 |
Languages | Hindi, Awadhi, Bhojpuri |
Website | http://siddharthnagar.nic.in |
Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh also known as the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.[1]Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division.
Kalanamak rice is notable[2] rice of Siddharthnagar, it is one of the finest and highest selling price rice. Presently its market selling price is 12000 rupee per quintal.[3] Kalanamak rice farming boost the local economy which expended to 5000 hectare.[4] Now Kalanamak rice is categorised under ODOP scheme.[5]
Divisions[edit]
Siddharthnagar district comprises five tehsils:
- Siddharthnagar (Naugarh)
- Shohratgarh
- Bansi
- Itwa
- Domariyaganj
Demographics[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 701,884 | — |
1911 | 695,902 | −0.09% |
1921 | 731,947 | +0.51% |
1931 | 790,038 | +0.77% |
1941 | 830,952 | +0.51% |
1951 | 907,736 | +0.89% |
1961 | 962,262 | +0.59% |
1971 | 1,089,054 | +1.25% |
1981 | 1,300,583 | +1.79% |
1991 | 1,607,964 | +2.14% |
2001 | 2,040,085 | +2.41% |
2011 | 2,559,297 | +2.29% |
source:[6] |
Religion[edit]
According to the 2011 census, Siddharthnagar district has a population of 2,559,297,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait[9] or the US state of Nevada.[10] This gives it a ranking of 164th in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 882 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,280/sq mi).[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.17%.[8] Siddharthnagar has a sex ratio of 970 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 67.81%.[8]
Languages[edit]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.22% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 4.73% Urdu as their first language.[11]
The minority population is about 27% of the total population of the district. Siddharthnagar is a category "A" district; that is, it has socio-economic and basic amenities parameters below the national average.[12]
History[edit]
Some scholars have suggested that modern-day Piprahwa-Ganwaria was the site of the ancient city of Kapilavastu, the capital of the Shakya kingdom,[13][14][15][16] where Siddhartha Gautama spent the first 29 years of his life, referring to Buddhist texts such as the Pāli Canon.[17] Others suggest that the original site of Kapilavastu is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the northwest, at Tilaurakot, in what is currently Kapilvastu District in Nepal.[14][18][19]
Geography[edit]
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 Kapilvastu district on the north and Rupandehi district 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. Siddharthnagar's area is 2,895 km2.
Economy[edit]
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Siddharthnagar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[20] It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[20]
Education[edit]
University[edit]
- Siddharth University is a state university in Kapilvastu, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
Notable people[edit]
Notable people from the district include:
- Kazi Jalil Abbasi, former minister of UP Government, former MLA of UP Assembly Domariyaganj Assembly constituency and former MP Domariganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Jagdambika Pal, former chief minister of UP Government and current Member of Parliament for Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Mata Prasad Pandey, former speaker of UP Assembly MLA for Itwa Assembly constituency.
- Brij Bhushan Tiwari, former MP Domariganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
- Mohammed Muqueem, former MP Domariganj (Lok Sabha constituency) and former MLA Itwa Assembly constituency.
- Jai Pratap Singh, Former Minister of Health Uttar Pradesh MLA for Bansi Assembly constituency.
- Satish Chandra Dwivedi, Minister of state (Independent charge) MLA for Itwa Assembly constituency.
- Shyam Dhani, MLA (Kapilvastu).
- Amar Singh Chaudhary, MLA (Apna dal ) Shohratgarh.
- Raghvendra Pratap Singh, MLA Domariyaganj.
- Siddhārtha Gautama, Founder of Buddhism.
- Keshav Dev Malviya, Father of Indian petroleum industry.
- Yogendra Singh,Sociologist.
He was one of the founders of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, where he was a professor emeritus of Sociology.
References[edit]
- ↑ "सिद्धार्थनगर के कालानमक के बाद अब गौरजीत आम को भी मिलेगी पहचान".
- ↑ "Kala Namak rice ready for International market". Maverick Times. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ "तीन गुना अधिक मिलती है इस धान की कीमत, जानिए काला नमक के बारे में सबकुछ". News18 India. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ "CM योगी ने सिद्धार्थनगर में काला नमक चावल महोत्सव का किया शुभारंभ, बोले- ODOP ने दिलाई अंतरराष्ट्रीय पहचान". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ "ODOP: यूपी के काला पानी चावल को मिली नई पहचान, सिद्धार्थनगर से निकलकर देश में महक रही खुशबू". Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand (in हिन्दी). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ↑ "Siddharthnagar District : Census 2011 data". Census India 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Kuwait 2,595,62
- ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nevada 2,700,551
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ↑ [Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine F. No. 3/64/2010-PP-I, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
- ↑ "The story of neglected birthplace of Gautam Buddha, Siddharth Nagar". Maverick Times. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Peppe, WC (July 1898), "The Piprahwa Stupa, containing relics of Buddha", With a Note by V.A. Smith. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Article XXIII): 573–88, JSTOR 25208010 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
- ↑ Bühler, Georg (April 1898), "Preliminary note on a recently discovered Sakya inscription", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Correspondence: Note 14): 387–389, JSTOR 25207982 – via JSTOR (subscription required)
- ↑ Srivastava, KM (1980), "Archaeological Excavations at Piprāhwā and Ganwaria and the Identification of Kapilavastu", The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 13 (1): 103–10
- ↑ Trainor, K (2010). "Kapilavastu". In Keown, D; Prebish, CS (eds.). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Milton Park, UK: Routledge. pp. 436–7. ISBN 978-0-415-55624-8.
- ↑ Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu - Revisited" (PDF), Ancient Nepal (151): 1–7
- ↑ Sharda, Shailvee (4 May 2015), "UP's Piprahwa is Buddha's Kapilvastu?", The Times of India
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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