Saharsa district

Saharsa district
District of Bihar
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.nic.in

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.^[1] 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. The region of Bangaon and Mahisi is known for producing a large number of civil servants.