Saharsa
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Saharsa
Bihar • India |
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| District(s) | Saharsa |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population | 124,015 (2001) |
Saharsa is a city and a municipality in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar in northeast India, east of the Kosi River. It is the administrative headquarters of the Saharsa District, and is in the Kosi Division. Sahrasa is also the name of the Parliamentary constituency, which contains the city and major part of the district. The origin of the name Saharsa is unknown.
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[edit] Geography
Saharsa is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet).
Saharsa and its surrounding areas are a flat alluvial plain forming part of the Kosi (Dudh Kosi) river basin. This makes the land very fertile. However, frequent changes in the course of the Kosi river[1] [2]has led to soil erosions and is a major reason for the poor connectivity of the area as bridges tend to get washed away.[3]The area witnesses major flooding almost annually leading to significant loss of life and property.[4]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Saharsa had a population of 124,015. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Saharsa has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 64.4%: male literacy is 66%(national average:75.6%), and female literacy is 48%(national average:54.2%). In Saharsa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Agriculture
[edit] Industry
- Jute Factory
[edit] Rivers
- Kosi and its tributaries [6]
[edit] Colleges
- M L T Saharsa college (formerly known as Saharsa College)
- R M College(Rajendra Mishra College)
- RJM College(Ramesh Jha Mahila College)
- Sarva Narayan Singh college
[edit] High Schools
- Zila High School Saharsa : This is one of the oldest school in kosi devision(almost a century old)
- Manohar high School
- Chitragupt High School
- Jail Colony high School
- Girls High School
[edit] Important Personalities
The place has distinction of producing some great scholars
- Mandan Mishra
- Pranay Kumar
- Bindeshwari Prasad Bhagat
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Udit Narayan
- Raghwendra sinha [7]
- Kashyap Kumar
[edit] Communication Links
Saharsa is connected by rail and road to other major towns in Bihar. National Highway NH - 107 connects it to Maheshkhunt and Purnia[8]. It does not have any air or river connectivity. The train connectivity to the city has the dubious distinction of being the victim of one of the worst train disasters in India (Bihar train Disaster). Earlier there was only a metre gauge line, but in early 2006, a much awaited broad gauge line connected it to Khagaria on the New Delhi Guwahati main line. In early 2006, a weekly train was started to connect it to the national capital, New Delhi. In October 2006, a low fare completely air conditioned weekly train christened "Garib Rath" (Poor's Chariot), has been started to connect Saharsa to Amritsar, with much fanfare[9]. The city is serviced by the India Post. Its Postal Code is: 852201. Landline telephone services have been augmented by cellular services, the quality deteriorating as one moves away from the city centre. A few cyber cafes on dial up connection have also sprung up.
[edit] Tourist Places
[edit] Language Issues
The lingua franca is Maithili, a Bihari version of Hindi and Angika is also widely spoken. Over the years the emphasis has been on exclusive Hindi education due to political compusions, which has lead to backwardness in technical education which is primarily taught in English in other parts of the country. The usage of English as form of verbal communication is looked down upon. Maithili itself has a chequered history and has been a victim of frequent political wranglings. It was branded as a language of "Upper castes" and was denied due recognition. However, it has been included in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution in 2004, which lists India's major languages.
[edit] Miscellaneous
- RTO District: Saharsa: BR-19[12]
- Railway Station: Saharsa Junction (Samastipur Division of East Central Railway - erstwhile North Eastern Railway [13])
- Station Code: SHC [14]
- STD Code: 06478
[edit] External links
- Map of Mansi-Saharsa Railway Track:WikiMapia
- Official Website of Saharsa District Administration:Saharsa District
- Saharsa District Profile:Saharsa Distric Profile
- Saharsa District Data:Empowerpoor.org
- Income Tax Office in Saharsa:ITO 1 and ITO 2
- Saharsa Parliamentary Election Data (14th Lok Sabha:Parliamentary Election
- BioData of sitting MP:Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- List of Corporators (in Hindi):PDF Document
- Saharsa News:Topix.net
- Saharsa NGO:Lok Parivartan Kendra
- Hundred Block Project:HBP Saharsa Report
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Saharsa:PMGY
- Medical research in Saharsa published papers:PubMed
- LN Mithila University of Saharsa:[15]
- Homeopathic College in Saharsa:BNM Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Agricultural Market in Saharsa:Mandi Profile
- Central Bank Of India in Saharsa:CBI
- Bihar State Electricity Board Telephone Directory of Saharsa;BSEB
- Saharsa Pin Codes:Pin Code
- Saharsa from a steam engine enthusiast's point of view:Steam Engine
- NSPS Contact address in Saharsa:PDF Document
- Kosi Embankment:PDF Document
- Labour Distribution: 1991 census
- FAO Integrated Plant Nutrition Information System:IPNIS
- World Bank Survey of the Living conditions:World Bank
- More about SAHARSA:[16]
