Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division. It was under Kosala kingdom and also the Shakya Kingdom in ancient times. Kalanamak rice is notable rice of Siddharthnagar, it is one of the finest and highest selling price rice. Presently its market selling price is 12000 rupee per quintal. Kalanamak rice farming boost the local economy which expended to 5000 hectare. Now Kalanamak rice is categorised under ODOP scheme. From Wikipedia
