[2] It is one of the five Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Siddharthnagar district, though the constituency has been renamed to Kapilvastu, and is near Lumbini, Nepal the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.

It is north of Siddharthnagar railway station 20 kilometers from India.

As of the 2011[update] India census the total population of Siddharthnagar city was 23,97,051.

Males accounted for about 53% (12,11,347) and females 47% (11,85,704) of the total population.

[3][4] Siddharthnagar railway station is located on the way to Gorakhpur from Gonda.