Saharsa

Saharsa
Matsyagandha lake
Matsyagandha lake
Saharsa is located in Bihar
Saharsa
Saharsa
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°53′N 86°36′E / 25.88°N 86.6°E / 25.88; 86.6
Country India
State Bihar
RegionMithila
DistrictSaharsa
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodySaharsa Municipal Corporation
 • Member of the Legislative AssemblyAlok Ranjan Jha (BJP)
 • MayorBain Priya Sanjiv Jha
Area
 • Total243.8 km2 (94.1 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Bihar
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total156,540[1]
 • Rank15th in Bihar
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • RegionalMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
852201-852154-852221-852127 (Saharsa)[3]
Telephone code916478
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-19
Sex ratio933 females per 1000 males /
Vidhan Sabha constituencySaharsa
Websitesaharsa.bih.nic.in

Saharsa is a city and municipal corporation in the Saharsa District in the eastern part of the state of Bihar, India. It is situated near the eastern banks of the Kosi River. It serves as the administrative headquarters for the Saharsa District and is also the Divisional headquarters of the Kosi Division.

The name Saharsa originates from the Sanskrit word Sahasra Dhara meaning 'land of thousand river tributaries'.[citation needed] The regional language of the city is Maithili. Alongside Maithili, Hindi is widely understood and spoken.[4]

Important temple as Diwari Asthan(maa vishhara/maa Mansa devi)about 1 km parminiya halt railway station, Mateswar dham (kantho), Maa Katyani mandir (near dhamhra ghat railway station) Tara sthan (mahishi), Kali mandir (matsyagandha)etc.

  1. ^ "Saharsa District Census Handbook 2011 – Part B" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Pin Codes of Saharsa, Bihar, India, Saharsa Pincode Search". indiapincodes.net.
  4. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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