District Court, Siddharthnagar

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

General Introduction:
Siddharthnagar District was created on 29th December, 1988 in the name of Prince Siddharth, the childhood name of Mahatama Gautam Budha, who showed the world a path of salvation and taught and non-voilence and known as founder of Budha Dharma. Kapilvastu the capital of his father's kingdom lies in this District at the distance of 18 Km, from the District headquarter. Several incidents relating to life of Lord Buddha happened in this area. The ruins and dilapidated palaces of Buddha Bihars have also been found in this area. Lumbani, the birth place of Mahatama Budha is situated in north of the District in Nepal state.

Boundaries and Area:
The District of Siddharthnagar lies in eastern portion of Uttar Pradesh in between 27° 7’ to 27° 3’ North latitude and 82° 1’ to 83° 8’ East longitude and forms a part of Basti Division. It is bounded on the North by Nepal country, South by District Sant Kabir Nagar, East by District Maharajganj and on the West by the territories of District Balrampur. Its geographical shape is like a bowl with a lenth of 65 Kms. North to South having the total area of 2956 Sq.[...]