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Sitamarhi is an Indian city in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division. The city was named in honour of the goddess Sita, who was born in Sitamarhi in Hinduism.
In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was created within the Muzaffarpur district. Sitamarhi was detached from Muzaffarpur and made a separate district on December 11, 1972. The district headquarters is located in Dumra, five kilometres (3 mi) south of Sitamarhi's main temple.




Geography


Sitamarhi has an average elevation of 56 metres (184 ft).
Pupri, Bairgania, Sursand and Bhitthamore are all towns on the Indo-Nepal border not far from Sitamarhi.




Culture


Sitamarhi dates back to the time of the Ramayana epic, which describes it as the place where King Janaka found the goddess Sita.
A temple dedicated to Sita is located at Punaura Dham Sitamarhi. A rock-cut sanctuary from the Mauryan period is also found near Sitamarhi.
Several cultural events occur annually in Sitamarhi: Dumra hosts festivities for Rama Navami each spring; a ceremony commemorating the marriage of Ram and Sita happens every year in Janaki Sthan; and the winter festival of Sama Chakeva celebrates brother-sister relationships.




Demographics


As of the 2011 Census, Sitamarhi District has a total population of around 106,093. There are around 56,693 males and 49,400 females. 69,507 people are literate, including 39,537 males and 29,070 females. The average literacy rate is 52.04% in total, 60.64% for males, and 42.41% for females. The sex ratio is 899, and the child sex ratio is 872.




Administration


Sitamarhi is a part of the Tirhut Division. Currently, Sitamarhi consists of three sub-divisions and seventeen blocks. Its headquarters are located at Dumra, five kilometers south of Sitamarhi. The District Magistrate is the top-most official of revenue and civil administration and is assisted by ADM and other district officers.
The district has been divided into three subdivisions: Sadar, Pupri, and Belsand. Each is headed by sub-divisional officers either from the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) or BAS (Bihar Administrative Service). Sub-divisional officers are under the direct authority of the District Magistrate. Subdivisions are divided into 17 development blocks where BDOs (Block Development Officers) are charged with carrying out development and welfare projects. Sitamarhi district has 845 revenue villages. The district's judicial system is headed by the District and Sessions Judge, who is in turn assisted by other Judges and Munsiff magistrates posted at district and sub-division levels.




Pilgrimage sites


Sita Kund
Urvija Kund
Janaki Sthan
Janaki Janmsthali Mandir
Panaura Dham
Haleshwar Sthan
Manokamna Dham, Bariyarpur
Kumari Bua, Sundargama
Hanuman Mandir, Sundargama
Kali Mandir, Sundargama
Paakar Tree, PanthPakar
Gaya Babu Temple Complex, Dayanagar
Shiv Mandir, Dhangar
Baudhi Devi, Dhangar
Shiv Temple, Anhari




Transportation


National Highway 77 connects Sitamarhi to Mehsi, Muzaffarpur and Patna, and other roads connect the city to adjoining districts. National Highway 227 runs towards Sheohar in the west and the border town Bhitthamore in the east. State highways link Sitamarhi to Madhubani district in the east.
Sitamarhi Junction railway station is a five-platform station on the Darbhanga–Raxaul–Narkatiaganj line, which was converted to broad gauge in February 2014. Another broad-gauge track connects Sitamarhi to Muzaffarpur. Direct train services are available from Sitamarhi Junction to cities including New Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Lucknow, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, and Mumbai.
The nearest airport to Sitamarhi is the Darbhanga Airport, about 82 kilometres (51 mi) away.
Sitamarhi is connected to cities in and around Bihar by state-owned transport services. Many private buses (both AC and non-AC) operate between Sitamarhi and Patna.




Notable people


Harnandan Prasad, ICS, zamindar, commissioner and vice chairman of Sitamarhi
Ramcharitra Rai Yadav, freedom fighter, veteran socialist leader, and former member of both the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Indian Legislative Assembly
Ramesh Thakur, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
Jainandan Prasad Yadav, Indian politician and former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha, former Member of Parliament, freedom fighter, and founder of the co-operative movement
Ram Dulari Sinha, former Union Minister, freedom fighter, and the first female governor from Bihar
Devesh Chandra Thakur, deputy leader of the Bihar Legislative Council
Prabhat Jha, politician and journalist
Nawal Kishore Rai, former Member of Parliament
Sanjay Prasad IAS, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer
Sitaram Yadav, former Member of Parliament
Ram Kumar Sharma, former Member of Parliament
Sunil Kumar Pintu, former Member of Parliament
Vikash Jha, journalist and author
Gaurav Sharma, author




References






External links


Main site
Portal of Sitamarhi
Official website of Tirhut Division

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