- Saharsa district
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 adistrict on1 April 1954 and subsequently has become smaller with other districts being carved form it, most notablyMadhepura in1981 .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
Villages: BARA [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=25.9274035&lon=86.5311956&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2] ,BARGOAN Rakia,Teghra, Bangaon, Chainpur, Parari, Soha, Sonpura, Ghazipeta, Dumra, Garual, Mahisi, Patarghat, Panchgachhia
Schools: Jila School Saharsa,Saraswati sisu vidyalaya new colony, S.S High School Nowhatta,Sant javiours school saharsa,Manohar Navodaya vidyalaya saharsa,veer Kunwar singh high school Saharsa.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.The Matasya gandha temple in the north corner of saharsa is established by the D.M tej Narayan Lal das.Every year,there is a fare organized in the patel maidan and stadium in nov-december month.This is the temple of Kali maa.The lenguage that is mainly spoken in Saharsa is Maithili and Hindi.Saharsa is a Head quarter of Koshi kamishnary.Koshi Kamishnary has three districts namely Saharsa,Supaul and Madhepura.
References
ee also
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Saharsa - The Municipality
*Districts of Bihar village : BARGAON SAHAPUR,SAHMORA,LAGMA
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