Kosi division

Kosi division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Saharsa is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of Saharsa district, Madhepura district, and Supaul district.

State of Bihar

Capital: Patna

State symbols	Animal: Gaur Bird: House sparrow Flower: Kachnaar Tree: Sacred fig

History	Magadha Nanda Dynasty Maurya Empire Sunga Empire Kanva dynasty Gupta Empire Chandragupta Maurya Chanakya Bindusara Ashoka the Great Buddhism in India Edicts of Ashoka Samudragupta Chandragupta II Arthashastra Lion Capital of Asoka Ashoka Chakra Pataliputra Bimbisara Ajatashatru Anga Rajgir Vaishali Aryabhata

Administration	Government Legislative Assembly Legislative Council Chief Ministers Governors High Court Police

Overviews	Cinema Climate Cuisine Demography Economy Education Geography History Media People Transportation Politics Tourism

Divisions and districts	Bhagalpur Banka Bhagalpur Darbhanga Darbhanga Madhubani Samastipur Kosi Madhepura Saharsa Supaul Magadh Arwal Aurangabad Gaya Jehanabad Nawada Munger Begusarai Jamui Khagaria Munger Lakhisarai Sheikhpura Patna Bhojpur Buxar Kaimur Nalanda Patna Rohtas Purnia Araria Katihar Kishanganj Purnia Saran Gopalganj Saran Siwan Tirhut East Champaran Muzaffarpur Sheohar Sitamarhi Vaishali West Champaran

Cities	Patna Gaya Bhagalpur Muzaffarpur Purnia Darbhanga Bihar Sharif Arrah Begusarai Katihar Munger Chhapra

Poltics	Elections in Bihar Janata Dal JD-U RJD Other Political Parties

Culture	Bihari Cuisine Languages Music Art and craft Religion Festivals Cinema Culture of Bihar Culture of Angika Region Culture of Bhojpuri Region Culture of Magadh Region Culture of Maithili Region

Cities and towns in Kosi Division

Madhepura district	Bihariganj Madhepura Murliganj

Saharsa district	Saharsa Simri-Bakhtiarpur

Supaul district	Birpur Kunauli Nirmali Supaul Triveniganj

Related topics	Kosi division topics

Cities and towns in other Divisions	Bhagalpur Darbhanga Magadh Munger Patna Purnia Saran Tirhut

Kosi basin

Rivers

The Bagmati basin is not included in the Kosi basin in this Navbox

Dams, barrages, bridges

Geographical features

Important localities

Floods

Riparian districts/ areas

Tibet Autonomous Region of China	Nyalam County Tingri County

Nepal	Kosi Zone Sagarmatha Zone

Bihar, India	Darbhanga division Kosi division Purnia division Munger division

Languages/ people

Standard Tibetan
Nepali
Nepal Bhasa
Limbu
Maithili
Vajjika

Transport

Friendship Highway
Araniko Highway
Mahendra Highway
NH 57
NH 106
NH 107

Other basins

Damodar
Godavari
Mahanadi-Brahmani-Baitarani
Narmada
Son

References

Coordinates: 25°53′N 86°36′E / 25.88°N 86.6°E / 25.88; 86.6

Kosi division

See also

References