Siddharthnagar also known as Naugarh is a city and the district headquarters of
Siddharthnagar in
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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. It is one of the five
Vidhan Sabha
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constituencies in Siddharthnagar district, though the constituency has been renamed to Kapilvastu. It is a town located near
Lumbini
Lumbinī ( ne, लुम्बिनी, IPA=ˈlumbini , "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mahamayadevi gave birt ...
, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
Lumbini is the best place to visit from Siddharthnagar, It is situated north from
Siddharthnagar railway station at the distance of 20 Kilometer.
Demographics
India census the total population of Siddharthnagar city was 25,422.
Males
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A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...
accounted for about 53% (11,570) and
females
Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...
47% (10,361) of the total
population
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.
Transport
Siddharthnagar railway station is located on the way to
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...
from
Gonda via broad gauge of Indian Railway and Buddhist circuit road, the transport facility of Uttar Pradesh. The city also has a bus station and is connected to Gorakhpur via
National Highway 730 and also connected with Basti via
National Highway 28. From here you can also go to
Lucknow
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,
Mumbai
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and
Delhi
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.
Educational
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Siddharth University
Siddharth University (SU), is a state university located at Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established on 17 June 2015 and affiliates colleges formerly affiliated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and D ...
See also
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Uska Bazar
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Mahanga
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Bansi
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Domariyaganj
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Shohratgarh
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Itwa
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Barhani Bazar
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Khajuria Sarki
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Biskohar
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Piprahwa
Piprahwa is a village near Siddharthnagar city in Siddharthnagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalanamak rice, a scented and spicy variety of rice is grown in this area. It lies in the heart of the historical Buddha's hom ...
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Birdpur
References
External links
{{Siddharthnagar district
Cities and towns in Siddharthnagar district