Back सिवान AWA सिवान Bihari সিওয়ান Bengali/Bangla Siwān (lungsod) CEB Siwan (Stadt) German Sivan Esperanto سیوان (بیهار) Persian Siwan French સીવાન Gujarati सीवान Hindi
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  Siwan Location in Bihar, India  Siwan Siwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′N 84°22′E / 26.22°N 84.36°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Subdivision | Siwan Subdivision |
| Block | Siwan Block |
| Established | 1924[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Siwan Municipal Council |
| • Chairperson | Sindhu Singh[2] (BJP) |
| • Deputy chairman | Bablu Shah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.4 km2 (26.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 53rd |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 135,066 |
| • Rank | 18th |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[4] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[4] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin Code | 841226-841227 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-29 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Siwan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Siwan |
| Website | siwan |
Siwan is a city and nagar parishad in the Indian state of Bihar.[6] It is the administrative headquarters of Siwan district and one of the urban settlements out of three in the district. It is located close to Uttar Pradesh.[7]
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Census2011Govwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Culture & Heritage | District Siwan, Government Of Bihar | India". siwan.nic.in/. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Municipalities of Siwan district". siwan.nic.in. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Siwan News". www.siwanonline.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.