Saharsa district

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administrative district district

Saharsa district is an administrative region in the Indian state of Bihar, known for its Maithili-speaking population and location in the fertile Kosi river basin.

Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district →
district →
administrativeDivisionOf Bihar →
administrativeHeadquarters Saharsa →
borderedBy Darbhanga district →
Khagaria district →
Madhepura district →
Purnia district →
Supaul district →
climate humid subtropical climate →
country India →
floodedBy Kosi River →
governingBody District administration of Saharsa →
hasCity Saharsa →
hasCulturalRegion Maithili cultural region →
hasLokSabhaConstituency Khagaria (partly) →
Madhepura (historically, partly) →
hasMajorReligion Hinduism →
hasMinorityReligion Islam →
hasRailwayLine East Central Railway zone →
hasTown Saharsa →
hasTransport Saharsa Junction railway station →
headquarters Saharsa →
isFloodProne true →
knownFor fertile alluvial plains →
flood-prone areas →
languageGroup Maithili-speaking population →
locatedIn Bihar →
Kosi division →
Kosi river belt →
eastern India →
locatedInRiverBasin Kosi River basin →
mainCrops maize →
paddy →
pulses →
wheat →
majorLanguage Maithili →
officialLanguage Hindi →
partOf Kosi region →
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture →
region Mithila →
regionalLanguage Maithili →
riverBasin Kosi River →
state Bihar →
subdivisionType district of Bihar →
timezone Indian Standard Time →
utcOffset +05:30 →
vehicleRegistrationCode BR-19 →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saharsa district ("Saharsa") →
administrativeHeadquarters
Samastipur district →
borderedBy
Darbhanga district →
borderedByDistrict
Saharsa district ("District administration of Saharsa") →
governingBody
Madhubani district →
hasBorderWith
Saharsa district ("Saharsa") →
hasCity
Mithila region →
hasPart
Saharsa district ("Saharsa") →
hasTown
Saharsa district ("Saharsa") →
headquarters
Maithili →
spokenIn
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