Siswa Bazar | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.09°N 83.46°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorakhpur |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Maharajganj district |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 89 |
Population Total: | 18920 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 273153 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 915523 |
Registration Plate: | UP |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1.07 ♂/♀ |
Siswa Bazar is a small Indian town towards the east of the province of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, near the border with Nepal.
Near the Nepal and Bihar border, Siswa Bazar is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 89 metres (295 feet).
The name of the town came from the market of Shessham trees which came from the rivers in Nepal. Hence, its original name was "Shesshamwa ke bazar", but over the years, it became known as Siswa Bazar.
Siswa Bazar railway station is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Varanasi railway division of North Eastern Railway zone.[2]