Siswa Bazar

Siswa Bazar
Siswa Bazar
Village
	Siswa Bazar Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 27°05′N 83°28′E / 27.09°N 83.46°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
Division	Gorakhpur
District	Maharajganj district
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	18,920
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	273153
Telephone code	915523
Vehicle registration	UP
Sex ratio	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.

Name

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,^[when?] it became known as Siswa Bazar.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Siswa Bazar railway station is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Varanasi railway division of North Eastern Railway zone.^[1]

Geography

Near the Nepal and Bihar border, Siswa Bazar is located at 27°05′N 83°28′E / 27.09°N 83.46°E / 27.09; 83.46.^[2] It has an average elevation of 89 metres (295 feet).

References

^ "17 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Siswa Bazar NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Siswa Bazar

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[1] "17 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Siswa Bazar NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Siswa Bazar

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