Siraha District


Siraha District 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, Nepal to India.

Infrastructure

There are no airports in this district but Rajbiraj Airport in nearby Saptari district is the nearest airport to the district, roughly 28–58 km away from various locations. Shree Airlines operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu
Thadi in Siraha is a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade and custom point between India and Nepal. Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station. So in simple import and export are allowed through this point.
Largest town is Lahan, where there is a popular Eye Hospital by the name of Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan.

Transportation

The district is well connected with Mahendra Highway as this national Highway passes right through the district while connecting all the major towns. Other rural municipalities are also well connected by Postal Highway which is under construction and taking shape rapidly. Another major project i.e. East-West Railway also will run through this district in future and is in the process of development.

Geography and Climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Lower Tropicalbelow 300 meters 90.5%
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 9.5%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Siraha District had a population of 637,328. Of these, 85.8% spoke Maithili, 4.3% Nepali, 3.6% Urdu, 2.7% Tharu, 1.0% Tamang and 0.8% Magar as their first language.
42.9% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 5.0% Hindi and 3.9% Maithili as their second language.
English and Nepali are two major medium of written and spoken languages used in schools and public and government offices.

Notable Persons

The district consists of seventeen municipalities, out of which eight are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows: