Saharsa district
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Saharsa is one of one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Saharsa district is a part of a larger territory, the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1 April 1954 and subsequently has become smaller with other districts being carved form it, most notably Madhepura in 1981.
Headquarters: Saharasa
Area: 1,696 km?
Population: Total: 1132413 Rural: 1052264 Urban: 80149
Sub Divisions: Saharasa Sadar, Simri Bakhtiyarpur
Blocks: Nauhatta, Simri bakhtiyarpur, Salkhua, Kahra, Mahishi, Sonbarsa, Saurbazar, Patarghat, Sattar, Kateya, Banma Itahari
Agriculture: Paddy
Industry: Jute Factory
Rivers: Kosi, Baghmati,
Villages: BARGAON,BARA[1],Rakia,Teghra, Bangaon, Chainpur, Parari, Soha, Sonpura, Ghazipeta, Dumra, Garual, Mahisi, Patarghat, Panchgachhia<zory(chandrayan)
College: MLT saharsa college, Sarva Narayan Singh college, R M College, Saharsa College
The place surrounded on the west by the river Kosi boasts an abundance of fish, milk, makhana apart from some exotic varieties of Mangoes and a summer berry known as Litchi. The great saint "shree shree 108 paramhans goswami laxminath" was born in parsharma(Saharsa). His big ashram is located in Bangaon and know as Babji Kuti.
[edit] See also
- Saharsa - The Municipality
- Districts of Bihar
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