Saharsa
Sign in to saveSaharsa 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saharsa
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 156,540
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Saharsa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mithila
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Saharsa
- Settlement.established_date
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Saharsa district
- Population
- +156540
- Elevation
- +48
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Saharsa district
- Image
- DB Road, Saharsa.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Transport
- Geography
- Rivers
- Demographics
- Educational institutes
- Government College
- Private College
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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 regional language of the city is Maithili. Alongside Maithili, Hindi is widely understood and spoken.