Sitamarhi district
Sitamarhi district | |
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| Sitamarhi district | |
Janaki Kund, Sitamarhi | |
Location of Sitamarhi district in Bihar | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| Founded by | King Janaka |
| Named after | Sita |
| Headquarters | Dumra |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sitamarhi |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Riga, Bathnaha, Parihar, Sursand, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Runnisaidpur, Belsand |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,185 km2 (844 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,423,574 |
| • Density | 1,567/km2 (4,058/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.71 per cent |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 53.53 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 899 females \ 1000 males |
| Languages | |
• Official language
| Hindi,Urdu
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 104 |
| HDI (2016) | 0.132 (low) |
| Website | sitamarhi |
Sitamarhi district is one of the districts in the Indian state of Bihar. Dumra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of the Tirhut division It is believed to be the place of manifestation of Goddess Sita in the ancient Mithila Kingdom while the legendary King Janaka in the epic Ramayana was ploughing a farm field in the present city of Sitamarhi. Presently in the city of Sitamarhi, there are two locations claimed to be the birthplace of the Goddess Sita. The two locations are Urvija Kund at Janaki Sthan and Janaki Kund at Punauradham.