Saharsa district
Saharsa district | |
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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
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.
History
Saharsa is part of the
Mandan Mishra whose conversation with the Shankaracharya was considered one of the most intellectual conversations in the world was done in Mahismati village, nowadays Mahisi village. During the Dharma Vijaya yatra of Adi Shankara, He visited Mahisi village (then called Mahishmati) to debate Mandana Misra. After winning in all discussions in all over the nation, He lost the Sastrartha there.[6]
Earlier, the Saharsa district was part of the Munger and Bhagalpur districts. On 1 April 1954 it was made a district of its own. It was also made headquarters of Kosi division on 2 October 1972, comprising Saharsa, Purnia and Katihar district, with its headquarters at Saharsa. Similarly a new Civil Sub-Division Birpur was created on 1 December 1972, consisting of 24 development blocks, including Raghopur, Chhatapur, Basantpur and Nirmali, which were previously under Supaul subdivision of the district. Two new districts, Madhepura and Supaul, were formed from Saharsa district on 30 April 1981 and 1991. Saharsa district now consists of two subdivisions, Saharsa Sadar and Simri Bakhtiarpur. The district consists of 10 development blocks and anchals each.
Geography
Saharsa district occupies an area of 1,687 square kilometres (651 sq mi),[7]
Saharsa district is surrounded on the west by the river
Saharsa district comprises the following Sub-Divisions: Saharasa Sadar and Simri Bakhtiyarpur.
Politics
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Saharsa | 74 | Sonbarsha | Ratnesh Sada | JD(U) | NDA | |||
75 | Saharsa | Alok Ranjan Jha | BJP | NDA | ||||
76 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Yusuf Salahuddin | RJD | MGB | ||||
77 | Mahishi | Gunjeshwar Sah | JD(U) | NDA |
Administration
Saharsa consists of 10 blocks arranged in two subdivisions:[8]
Saharsa subdivision
- Nauhatta
- Sattar Kataiya
- Mahishi
- Kahara
- Sour Bazar
- Patarghat
- Sonbarsa
Simri-Bakhtiyarpur subdivision
- Simri-Bakhtiyarpur
- Salkhua
- Banma Itahri
Economy
It is the major producer of best quality of
or Tectona grandis) trees are now grown on a large scale.Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 397,566 | — |
1911 | 409,867 | +0.31% |
1921 | 395,756 | −0.35% |
1931 | 418,762 | +0.57% |
1941 | 422,038 | +0.08% |
1951 | 489,307 | +1.49% |
1961 | 582,156 | +1.75% |
1971 | 721,202 | +2.16% |
1981 | 902,008 | +2.26% |
1991 | 1,132,413 | +2.30% |
2001 | 1,508,182 | +2.91% |
2011 | 1,900,661 | +2.34% |
source:[9] |
According to the
At the time of the
Notable people
- Mehboob Ali Kaiser - Politician and MP from Khagaria
- Yusuf Salahuddin - Politician and MLA from Simri Bakhtiarpur MR
- A. A. Khan - Physicist
- Anand Singh - Gangster and politician
- Abdul Ghafoor - Politician and former minister
- Baldev Mishra - Maithili writer
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav - Politician and MP
- Jamshedpur Gopeshwar - Trade union leader and politician
- Laxminath Gosain - Yogi and Poet
- Mandana Mishra - Advaita scholar
- Ulka Gupta - TV Serial actress
See also
- List of villages of Saharsa
References
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- ISBN 9788175330344.
- ^ Michael Witzel (1989), Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143
- ^ Witzel, M. (1989). "Tracing the Vedic dialects". In Caillat, C. (ed.). Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes. Paris: Fondation Hugot. pp. 141–143.
- ^ Hemchandra, R. (1972). Political History of Ancient India. Calcutta: University of Calcutta.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Bharatvarsh: Episode 4: Watch the glorious story of Adi Shankaracharya". YouTube.
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- ^ "Subdivision & Blocks | Saharsa District | India". Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Saharsa" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.