Siraha ( Nepali: , ) is the headquarters and municipality of

Siraha District Siraha District (; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai#Outer Terai, Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters ...

, a part of Madhesh Province,

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. Siraha had a population of 28,442 according to the census of 2011. and a population of 82,531 as of 2015. The current population of Siraha

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as of census 2022, is 96,543. It has a male population of 47,306 and female population of 49,237. The present mayor of Siraha Municipality is Dr. Nabin Kumar Yadav and Deputy Mayor is Babita Kumari Sah. Both assumed office on 25 May 2022. His predecessor mayor was Asheswor Yadav and the deputy mayor was Dr. Namita Yadav. Both assumed office on 25 September 2017 and their last working day was on 24 May 2022. The town is at altitude, ESE of Janakpur.

Siraha municipality

Siraha municipality is in

Siraha district Siraha District (; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai#Outer Terai, Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters ...

of Madhesh Province. It is one of the old municipalities among 58 municipalities. When dividing Nepal into 34 districts, Siraha was in Saptadi district. Siraha municipality was established in 2053 (BS) composed of 5 VDCs namely Siraha, Maknaha, Manpur, Basbitta and Thangi, which was divided into 9 wards. Ward numbers 1, 2, 7, and 8 were made from Maknaha VDC; 3, 4, and 5 were made from Manpur; number 6 was made from Basbitta, and number 9 was made from Thangi VDC. Siraha is also a headquarter of Siraha district. It is around 20 KM south from Mahendra Highway.

Merged VDC

The Siraha municipality is composed of total 22 wards, including Laxminya, Sanhaitha, Lagdigadiyani, Lagdigoth, Hakpara. All these were villages Development Committee consisting of 9 wards in each VDC, and all were merged to Siraha municipality making total 22 wards. Its area is 94.20 km² and population as of 2015 was 82,531. Its headquarters is the old Siraha municipality office. Its neighbours to the north are Bishnupur and Arnama Gaupalika, to the south is Bihar (India) to the west is Dhanusha District, and to the east are Aurhi and Arnama Gaupalika. The population consists of Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists, and the main languages are Nepali, Maithali, Hindi, and Urdu.

Educational institutes

* Surya Narayan Satya Narayan Morbaita Yadav Bahumukhi Campus Siraha * Shree Chandra Higher Secondary School * Mount Everest secondary school * Evergreen Academy Siraha * Balsansar English Boarding School * Everest English Boarding School * Shree Kanya Primary School * Pentagon Academy * Kinder Garten English School * Sarswar Nath higher secondary school, Sarswar * Nepal Avalanche Academy, Ramaul * Secondary School, Ramaul *EASTERN STAR ENGLISH BOARDING SCHOOL, KHIRAUNA * Sagarmatha higher secondary school, Mirchiya * Siddhartha sissu niketan ma vi. school. (near shiv chock) * Morning pearl secondary school * Moon light secondary school * Aeron hill secondary school * purbaaanchal Secondary school * Shree Janta Secondary School, Brahampuri * Shree Aadharbhut Bidyalaya, Lattatol * Galaxy public school siraha madar 16 *Ambition academy

Infrastructure

Janakpur Airport is the nearest airport to the district, roughly 29 km away from various locations. Janakpur Airport operates daily flights between Janakpur and

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Nearby towns

Laukaha Laukaha is a very old border town and a Community development block in the district of Madhubani district, Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha i ...

in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

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and

Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. Nearby town is Lahan, Nepal where there is a popular Eye Hospital by name of Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan.

Transportation

The district through its border town Thadi town is also connected to Laukaha Bazar railway station which is located in adjacent Indian town of

. The long ''Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj'' line and ''Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali'' line were converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011–2012.

is well connected to NH 57 via khutauna to phulparas. Aprrox distance from laukaha to phulparas is 30 km.

Notable People

Notable people from Siraha includ
Dr. Ram Ray
an Associate Professor and Researcher, who has made hundreds of publications and has made contributions to knowledge about landslide hazards.

Media

* Siraha Cit
Facebook.com/Sirahacity
* Salhesh Time
Facebook.com/salheshtimes
* Apan Daini
Facebook.com/Apandainik

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Siraha District
{{Siraha District Siraha District Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border Populated places in Mithila, Nepal Municipalities in Madhesh Province Populated places in Siraha District Nepal municipalities established in 1997