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Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran division since 1972. The district was previously also known as Aliganj Siwan after the name of Raja Ali Bux Khan. Siwan has historical and mythological importance attached to it. The Member of Parliament from Siwan is Kavita Singh. The district occupies an area of .

Siwan district, situated in the western part of the state, was originally a sub division of Saran district, which in ancient times formed a part of Kosala Kingdom. Siwan became a fully fledged district when it was split from Saran in 1976. Siwan was a part of Banaras Kingdom during the 8th century. Sikandar Lodi brought this area under his kingdom in the 15th century. Babar crossed Ghaghra river near Siswan in his return journey. By the end of the 17th century, the Dutch arrived first, followed by the English. After the battle of Buxar in 1764, it became a part of Bengal. Siwan has been religious centre of various religions. During the 16th century, Dhanauti Monastery was established and Bijak was written here. It is believed that the Buddha attained nirvana in Siwan. Siwan played an important role in 1856 independence movement. A good number of them rebelled and rendered their services to Babu Kunwar Singh. The last ruler of Siwan was Raja Ismail Ali Khan. The anti pardah movement in Bihar was started by Sri Braj Kishore Prasad who also belonged to Siwan in response to the Non Co Operative movement in 1920.

According to the 2011 census Siwan district has a population of 3,330,464. of which 1,675,090 are males while 1,655,374 are females. This gives it a ranking of 101st in India (out of a total of 640). and sex ratio of 988 females for every 1000 males,

Siwan is divided into 2 sub divisions, 19 Blocks, 4 municipalities and 293 Gram Panchayats (village councils). District Subdivision CD Block Area (KM2) Population (2011)12192,2193,330,465 Siwan MaharajganjBasantpur 62.22 105,229Bhagwanpur Hat149.402,20,651Goriakothi138223,709Lakri Nabiganj95.211,28,899Maharajganj115.481,90,217Daraundha126.601,73,200 Siwan SadarAndarBarharia68.803,21,292DarauliGuthaniHasanPuraHussainganjMairwaNautanPachrukhiRaghunathpurSiswanSiwan SadarZiradei