Siwan district is a part of Saran Division since 1972. The town is known for its great past especially for First President of Ind he word "Siwan" means the border in Bhojpuri. Currently it is not located as border district of Bihar, India but formerly it was the southern border of Greater Nepal that's why it called "Siwan", the border. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (डॉ0 राजेन्द्र प्रसाद ) (December 3, 1884
– February 28, 1963) was the first President of India.He was born in Zeradei, in the Siwan district of Bihar. Rajendra Prasad was an independence activist and, as a leader of the Congress Party, played a prominent role in the Indian Independence Movement. He served as President of the Constituent assembly that drafted the constitution of the Republic from 1948 to 1950. He had also served as a Cabinet Minister briefly in the first Government of Independent India. Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad as long as he remained in Patna to lead the Freedom Movement. He lived and worked here since the establishment of Bihar Vidyapeeth on 6 February 1921. Siwan City Total Male Female
Population 134,458 70,670 63,788
Literates 98,898 56,152 42,746
Children (0-6) 17,632 9,440 8,192
Average Literacy (%) 84.65 91.71 76.89
Sex ratio 903
Child Sex ratio 868
