Siwan District, Bihar

Siwan District is an administrative district in the state of Bihar, India. It is situated about 150 km from Patna, the state capital of Bihar. The district headquarters is located at Siwan. Hindi and Bhojpuri are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 2,219 km², including 2,192.12 km² of rural area and 26.88 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Siwan District

Siwan District is divided into 19 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,615 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Andar 72179.86
2Barharia 145179.50
3Basantpur 4552.04
4Bhagwanpur Hat 114158.29
5Darauli 11594.43
6Daraundha 82133.03
7Goriakothi 84143.31
8Guthani 11165.77
9Hasanpura 71156.77
10Hussainganj 5582.87
11Lakri Nabiganj 4393.28
12Maharajganj 79111.38
13Mairwa 65125.95
14Nautan 4759.27
15Pachrukhi 99128.54
16Raghunathpur 13199.65
17Siswan 91124.42
18Siwan 85130.44
19Ziradei 81100.20

Population of Siwan District

As per the Census 2011, Siwan District has a total population of 33,30,464 people, consisting of 16,75,090 males and 16,55,374 females. There are 5,35,661 households in the district with an average population density of 1,501 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population33,30,46431,47,5511,82,913
Male Population16,75,09015,79,68595,405
Female Population16,55,37415,67,86687,508
Total Households5,35,6615,07,05528,606
Population Density1,501 / km²1,436 / km²6,805 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 19,30,175 literate people and 5,51,418 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,86,685 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 87,000 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)5,51,4185,25,96025,458
Literate Population19,30,17518,07,4661,22,709
Illiterate Population14,00,28913,40,08560,204
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,86,6853,75,37511,310
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population87,00083,7733,227

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.