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Sitamarhi

Sitamarhi is the headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division, Bihar. The city was named in honour of Sītā, wife of Rāma, who was born in Sitamarhi according to Hindu legends.

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Settlement.name: Sitamarhi
Settlement.other_name: Mithila
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Goddess Sita, Janaki Sthan Mandir, Bagahi Math
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Bihar
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bihar, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sitamarhi
Settlement.established_date: 11 Dec 1972
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 56
Settlement.population_total: 1,06,093
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Sitamarhi is the headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in Tirhut Division, Bihar. The city was named in honour of Sītā, wife of Rāma, who was born in Sitamarhi according to Hindu legends.

In 1875, a subdivision for Sitamarhi was created within the Muzaffarpur district. Sitamarhi was detached from Muzaffarpur and made a separate district on December 11, 1972. The district headquarters is located in Dumra, south of Sitamarhi's main temple.