History

Siwan became a fully-fledged district when it was split from Saran in 1976.^[4]

[edit] Geography

Siwan district occupies an area of 2,219 square kilometres (857 sq mi),^[5] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Wilczek Land.^[6]

[edit] Divisions

Administrative Division

• Sub Divisions: Siwan, Maharajganj
• Blocks: Mairwa, Pachrukhi, Raghunathpur, Andar, Guthani, Maharajganj, Darauli, Siswan, Daraunda, Husainaganj, Bhagwanpur, Hat, Goriyakothi, Baraharia, Habibpur, Siwan Sadar, Basantpur, Lakari, Nabiganj, Jiradei, Nautan, Hasanpura, Firozpur.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2011 census Siwan district has a population of 3,318,176,^[7] roughly equal to the nation of Uruguay^[8] or the US state of Connecticut.^[9] This gives it a ranking of 101st in India (out of a total of 640).^[7] The district has a population density of 1,495 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,870 /sq mi) .^[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.25 %.^[7] Siwan has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males,^[7] and a literacy rate of 71.59 %.^[7]