| Voice of Sitamarhi :
Pradip Singh
Sitamarhi shares an open border with Nepal, which has a vital role
to play in women trafficking.
The district is also very sensitive to disaster like flood &
earthquake. Once in every year, we have floods in the district.
Sitamarhi is earthquake prone area.
Sitamarhi District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2200.0 Km2
Population in Sitamarhi (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 3,419,622
Male : 1,800,441
Female : 1,619,181
Under 6 population
Total : 643,851
Male : 333,315
Female : 310,536
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 49273
In seeing : 22630
In speech : 4618
In hearing : 2600
In movement : 14654
Mental : 4771
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 243
Sex Ratio Rank : 132
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 161 (Census 2001)
HIV : Does not figure in A & B Category districts
Minority : Yes
Literacy Ratio : 572 (Census 2001)
Brief About Sitamarhi District
This is the place where Sita was born, the main
character of the epic Ramayana. The town is situated along the border
of Nepal.The district of Sitamarhi was carved out of Muzaffarpur
district on 11th December 1972. It is situated in the northern part
of Bihar. Its headquarter is located at Dumra, five kilometers south
of Sitamarhi.
Sitamarhi is a sacred place in Hindu mythology.
Its history goes back to Treta Yug. Sita, the wife of Lord Rama
sprang to life out of an earthern pot, when Raja Janak was ploughing
the field somewhere near Sitamarhi to impress upon Lord Indra for
rain. It is said that Raja Janak excavated a tank at the place where
Sita emerged and after her marriage set up the stone figures of
Rama, Sita and Lakshman to mark the site. This tank is known as
Janaki-kund and is south of the Janaki Mandir.
In course of time, the land lapsed into a jungle
until about 500 years ago, when a Hindu ascetic, named Birbal Das
came to know the site by divine inspiration. He came down from Ayodhya
and cleared the jungle. He found the images set up by Raja Janak,
built a temple over there and commenced the worship of Janaki or
Sita. The Janaki Mandir is apparently modern and is about 100 years
old only. The town however contains no relics of archaeological
interest.
It has witnessed communal violence lead by local
politicians in the past but on the whole both the leading communities
here a good rapport. This district is often bereaved by natural
calamities. One of the most devastating is excess flooding due to
mis-management of the banks by both civilians and government officials.
Head Quarters: Sitamarhi Area: Population: Total:
2013796 Rural: 1894203 Urban: 119593 Sub Divisions: Sitamarhi Sadar,Pupri
Blocks:Bairgania, Bajpatti, Bathnaha,Belsand, Parihar, Nanpur, Riga,
Sursand, Pupri, Sonbarsa, Dumra, Runni Saidpur, Majorganj, Suppi,
Parsauni, Bokhra, Chorout Villages: Ratwara, Bela, Madhopur, Amanpur,
Rudauli, Boha, Rasalpur, Paktola Agriculture: Paddy, Wheat, Maize,
Lentils Industry: Sugar Factory, Rice and Oil Mills. Rivers: Bagmati,
Lakhandei Sports: Heman Trophy (cricket) is organised every year
at the Goinka College Grounds, which adds some zeal to the life
of the youths. Cricket is played in every nook and corner of the
district. Festivals: Durga puja, Vishwakarma puja, Sarswati puja
and other festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm.
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