Saharsa | |
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  Saharsa Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°53′N 86°36′E / 25.88°N 86.6°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Saharsa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Saharsa Municipal Corporation |
| • Member of the Legislative Assembly | Alok Ranjan Jha (BJP) |
| • Mayor | Bain Priya Sanjiv Jha |
| Area | |
• Total | 243.8 km2 (94.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Bihar |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 156,540[1] |
| • Rank | 15th in Bihar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 852201-852154-852221-852127 (Saharsa)[3] |
| Telephone code | 916478 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-19 |
| Sex ratio | 933 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Saharsa |
| Website | saharsa |
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pin Codes of Saharsa, Bihar, India, Saharsa Pincode Search". indiapincodes.net.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.