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Morsand
मोरसंड ग्राम
— village — Coordinates 26°29′N 85°30′E / 26.49°N 85.5°ECoordinates: 26°29′N 85°30′E / 26.49°N 85.5°E Country India State Bihar District(s) Sitamarhi Nearest city Sitamarhi Parliamentary constituency Sitamarhi Assembly constituency Runnisaidpur Civic agency Gram panchayat raj morsand Population 17,000 (Aprox) (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Morsand (मोरसंड ग्राम) is a village in the Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India. It is situated 18 km. to the southeast of the town of Sitamarhi on the banks of the Lakhandei River, and is connected to the district center via National Highway 77 Sitamarhi- Hajipur. The nearest railway stations are Sitamarhi (about 18 km) and Muzaffarpur (about 35 km), and the nearest airport is in Patna (about 110 km).Now new railway station is established in village itself with the name "Runni Saidpur" . Which will be providing rail connectivity to rest of the india from this village.
The average height of village from sea level is 75 meters. There are number of temples in the village, three of which are devoted to Lord ram-janki and Hanuman. Most of the people are religious. Being in Mithila region, people of Morsand treat Goddess Sita as their sister and Lord Rama as brother in law.
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Culture
It is located in at the confluence of Mithila and Vajji(Licchvians). Most of the people are either Maithils or Vajji.
Education
The village is popular in the district for its education standards. Students from this village are admitted to prestigious institutions of India, like AIIMS, JIPMER, SMVDU, merchant navy. There are many engineers, architects and doctors from this village. There are number of govt and private schools which provides high quality education to the students of morsand and nearby villages.Most important thing is that in every family there is person who owned teaching profession.
Crops
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.
Industry
The most important agricultural products are sugarcane, Rice, paddy, wheat, lentils, maize, pointed gourd, potatoes, bananas, onions, mangoes and milk.
Festival
Festivals celebrated in the village include Jhula (in the month of sawan), Chhath, Diwali, Durgapuja and Holi.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 (Tila Sakraat) are also celebrated with full enjoyment. Among all festival celebrated here what remains common is enjoyment , co-operation and brotherhood.Sawan mela on the banks of lakhandai is worth watching. On this day, girls play Sama for the last time in the month of Karthik. Balusahi sweet of Runni saidpur is famous which is used in every festival by villagers.
Crops
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.
How to reach
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.
References
Categories:- Villages in Sitamarhi district
- Bihar geography stubs
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