Where is Siraha District located?

Siraha District is located in Madhesh Province, Nepal.

What is the population of Siraha District?

The population of Siraha District is 739,953 (as of 2011).

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Siraha District

सिराहा जिल्ला

District in Nepal

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Siraha District (Maithili: सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha Municipality as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,188 km2 (459 sq mi). It has population of 739,953 according to census 2021 in which 49.2% are male where as 50.8% are female. The District is bordered with Saptari district in the east Balan River, Udayapur districting the north Chure Hill, Bihar state of India in the south and Dhanusa district in the west Kamala River. Majority of the population here is Yadav, Kushwaha(mahato), Tharus, Sah(teli), Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking English, Maithili language and Nēpālī language.

Quick facts

Type: district of Nepal wd
Located in: Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) wd
Population: 739,953 (2011) wd
Area: 1,188 km² wd
Official website: ddcsiraha.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 26.7167° N, 86.3333° E wd

About

Lahan is the biggest and developed city of Siraha district which is also a top 5 biggest city of Madhesh Province which is popular for Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital. Where most of the patients comes from Bihar, India. It lies in Mahendra highway like Mirchaiya and Golbazar which are 2nd and 3rd big cities of siraha district.

Siraha district do have tourism place like Salahesh Fulbari, Salhesh Palace, Kamal Daha, Haathi Daha, Patari Mela, Dhamini Than, Aakash Ganga, etc.

Thadi (Maithili: ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main entry point for the district form India and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha.

Thadi is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal. Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. The town connects Lahan to India.

Places in Siraha District

Siraha — Place in Madhesh, Nepal
Lahan — Municipality in Siraha District, Nepal
Sukhipur — Municipality in Madhesh Province, Nepal
Dumari — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Devipur, Siraha — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Mirchaiya — Municipality in Madhesh, Nepal
Gautari — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Karjanha — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Dhodhana — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Sakhuwanankarkatti Rural Municipality — Village development committee in Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal
Navarajpur Rural Municipality — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
Chikana — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal

Nearby places

Belhi, Siraha — 1 km
Sukhipur — 2 km
Durgapur, Nepal — 3 km
Mahanaur — 3 km
Silorba Pachhawari — 3 km
Kabilasi, Siraha — 4 km

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Questions

Where is Siraha District located?: Siraha District is located in Madhesh Province, Nepal.
What is the population of Siraha District?: The population of Siraha District is 739,953 (as of 2011).

Sources

Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Siraha District". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/siraha-district. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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