Saharsa district
Saharsa district | |
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Chandika Sthan Temple near Saharsa | |
Location of Saharsa district in Bihar | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Kosi |
| Established | 1 April 1954 |
| Headquarters | Saharsa |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Madhepura |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Sonbarsha, Saharsa, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Mahishi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,702 km2 (657 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,900,661 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 54.57 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 906 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 231 and NH 327 |
| Website | saharsa |
Saharsa is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1 April 1954 and has subsequently become smaller with other districts being carved from it, most notably Madhepura in 1981.
Saharsa is located in the Mithila region, one of the earliest centers of Brahminical civilization in India. Saharsa is considered as the heart of whole Mithila region. it is the place which gave birth to legends such as like Mandana Misra, Laxminath Gosain, Ubhai Bharti, etc.