| Runni Saidpur | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District(s) | Sitamarhi |
| Parliamentary constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Assembly constituency | Runnisaidpur |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 47 metres (154 ft) |
Runni Saidpur is a town and a block located in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India. It is situated on the southern bank of the Lakhandei River. National Highway 77, the main national highway connecting Sonbarsa-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur, passes through Runni Saidpur. Thus it is a gateway to Sitamarhi and parts of Nepal.
This town is basically a block headquarter. Even though it is managed by gram panchayats, it is far more developed than many small towns run by nagar panchayat. Even this is far bigger than belsund which is a nearby sub-division. Local people say it as just saidpur. Runni is name of another village which is a mile south of it. The name of this block is combinedly Runni Saidpur. Outsiders know it as Runni Saidpur only. In early days this area had large number of mango orchards.
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The village town is situated between Lakhandei river in the north and the Bagmati river to the south. This area has been hit by flood many times, though the land is very fertile. It is basically gangetic plain with alluvial soil. The whole area lies to the south of the Someswar mountain range of the southern Himalayas in its north and the holy Ganges in its south. Summer is moderate and the winter is chilling cold. Runni Saidpur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 feet).
The Runni Saidpur block lies in the southwest corner of the Sitamarhi district. It is bordered by the Belsand and Parsauni blocks to the northwest, Dumra to the north, Bajpatti to the northeast, and Nanpur to the east. On the south, it borders the Minapur and Aurai blocks of the Muzaffarpur district.
It is located in at the confluence of Mithila, Vajji(Licchvians) and Bhojpur region of Bihar. Most of the people are either Maithils or Vajji. But their culture is deeply affected by Bhojpur too. Language spoken is Hindi, English, Bajjika (Vajjika), bhojpuri and Maithili. But the local people used to talk in Bajjika which resembles with Maithili, bhojpuri and Hindi which is a consequence of its location being surrounded by these regions. People give importance to their family before their personal interest. The area has got a rich culture. They respect their guests too much. Education is first preference among the people. Their culture festival such as Sama which is played by girls of the area for their brothers good wish is one of the most famous one. It is really enjoyable to see this festival in the chilling cold of the winter season. The major cultural event is marriage in this area which takes a large amount of preparations and arrangement with many cultural rituals.
The major festival of this area is Chhath puja in which people offer their prayer to Lord Sun.Almost all the people wherever they are, their major desire is to celebrate Chhath puja at their home with their family members and villagers.Holi and Diwali are other two festivals celebrated with so much of gaiety. Other festivals such as Dusshera, makar sakranti Id, Christmas and others are also celebrated with full enjoyment. Among all festival celebrated here what remains common is enjoyment, co-operation and brotherhood.
The major food crops are rice, wheat and maize. Apart from it this area is major producers of sugarcane, tobacoo and other cash crops. People here are very laborious. Lentils, sun flower and mustard is also grown in this area. Crop and agriculture has given rise to many agro based industries in this area.
This area is famous for litchi sahi and china. The litchi crop is available from May to June only.There are large number of mango and litchi orchards in this area. Export of these licthi bring a large amount of foreign currency to the country. At the same time it is boosting the economic scenario of the whole area.
This is one of the biggest market in nearby area. Better it can be called the wholesale market of southern sitamarhi. Balusahi (locals say balsahi) of runni saidpur is famous across the country and is supplied up to delhi. The market is very cheap and well-developed one. The market provides most of the need of local people.
The town is 35 km from Muzaffarpur, which is the biggest town of north Bihar and 25 km from Sitamarhi, its district headquarters. 24-hour bus service, both private operators and government, run BSRTC buses to provide connectivity to the village from Muzaffarpur, Patna and Sitamarhi.
One can find a large number of trains from Muzaffarpur junction to almost all parts of India. People prefer to go to Muzaffarpur for catching a train. A new railway line is being constructed between Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur. After its completion the town will have its own railway station.
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This is the educational hub of nearby area. Many private schools have come up, including DAV group of educational institutions. Other privately run convent schools are also there. Government-run schools are also there. There is Ram Daun High School, Morsand. Sometime before this was so good, the great scholars got education from here, due to government Schools; now its condition is bad.
A large number of tourist places are in nearby area.
It is located in western part of Sitamarhi.The temple is nearly 100 years old. A large number of tourist visit this place.
This is the birth place of Goddess Sita. It is said that once Raja Janak ploughed the field for rain. It is now declared as Religious Tourist Spot by Government of Bihar.
other famous tourist places in nearby area are:
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