Siddharthnagar

This article is about the Indian city. For the city in Nepal, see Siddharthanagar.

Siddharthnagar Naugarh
City
Nickname:  Shivansh Misha city
Siddharthnagar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Siddharthnagar Siddharthnagar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°18′02″N83°05′40″E / 27.300501°N 83.094498°E / 27.300501; 83.094498
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Siddharthnagar
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Body	Municipal Board
• District Magistrate	Dr rajaganpath rai (IAS) [1]
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,422
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Regional	Bhojpuri, Awadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	272207
Telephone code	05544
Vehicle registration	UP-55
Nearest city	Gorakhpur, Basti
Website	siddharthnagar.nic.in

Siddharthnagar also known as Naugarh is a city and the district headquarters of Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, India. ^[2] It is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Siddharthnagar district, though the constituency has been renamed to Kapilvastu, and is near Lumbini, Nepal the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. It is north of Siddharthnagar railway station 20 kilometers from India.

Demographics

As of the 2011 ^[update] India census the total population of Siddharthnagar city was 23,97,051. Males accounted for about 53% (12,11,347) and females 47% (11,85,704) of the total population. ^{[3] [4]}

Transport

Siddharthnagar railway station is located on the way to Gorakhpur from Gonda. 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Uska Bazar
• Mahanga
• Bansi
• Domariyaganj
• Shohratgarh
• Itwa
• Barhani Bazar
• Khajuria Sarki
• Biskohar
• Piprahwa
• Birdpur

References

1. "about – who is who". Siddharthnagar NIC Official Website. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. "Naugarh Siddharthnagar Pin Code | Postal Code (Zip Code) of Naugarh Siddharthnagar, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. "2011 India census" . Retrieved 29 July 2016.
4. "2011 India census PDF File" (PDF). Retrieved 29 July 2016.