About Siswa Bazar

About Siswa Bazar: (Pargana Tilpur, Tahsil Nichlaul and District Maharajganj)

• The town of Siswa Bazar is situated in the district of Maharajganj to the north east of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also near the border with Nepal.
• Siswa Bazar is very cool and nice town.
• Also here are many big businessmen becaause Siswa Bazar is one of the famous oldest market.This town is also famous for a sweet dish known as Halwa Sohan.
• Here a famous markets are held on each Wednesdays and Saturdays. also a big fair is held on the occasion of Dasehra.

Siswa Bazar History:

• Siswa Bazar an old business centre, was first declared a town on 25th November 1871, under the Bengal Chaukidari Act of 1856. At present, it is administered under the Uttar Pradesh town areas Act of 1914.
• It is administered by the town area committee consisting of some members including the chairman all elected by the people of the town for a term of four years.
• It is best known as a historic town. Because the name of Siswa Bazar town came from its old tradition of market for the Shessham trees, So it was historically called "Shesshamwa ke bazar", which was changed to its current name over time.

Siswa Bazar Maps

It is situated around 66 kilometre north-east from the city of Gorakhpur and around 29 kilometer to the east of Maharajganj district.The location of the town is around 12 kilometer north of Ghughali, 14 kilometer east of Senduria, 12 km west of Kohar Gadi and 12 km north of Bharwalia and 18 kilometer from Tahshil Nichlaul.

Siswa Bazar Latitude/Longitude:

• Latitude: 27.15
• 27° 9' 0" N
• 27 degrees, 9 minutes, 0 seconds North
• Longitude: 83.766667
• 83° 46' 0" E
• 83 degrees, 46 minutes, 0 seconds East

Sources: http://gorakhpur.nic.in/chap5.htm