Overview

Saharsa district is district of Bihar, India.

It is located in Kosi division, India.

The population is about 1,900,661 (2011).

It covers about 1,702 square kilometre.

Also known as: AST distritu de Saharsa, Saharsa (distritu)

Media

Image

Image A Distributary of Kosi River near Saharsa Town.jpg

Locator map

Locator map Bihar district location map Saharsa.svg

Facts

second-order administrative division in India (AS)

Basic Data

  • Name Saharsa
  • Admin Code IN.34.214
  • Type second-order administrative division (ADM2)
  • a subdivision of a first-order administrative division

Geography

  • Coordinates
    25° 49' 0" N, 86° 35' 23" E
    25.81659, 86.58980
  • Elevation DEM: 42 m
  • Timezone Asia/Kolkata
  • Time Shift GMT 5.5 (DST 5.5)

Statistics & Country

  • Population 1,900,661
  • Currency Rupee (INR)
  • Phone Prefix +91
  • Internet TLD ..in

Subdivisions

  • Kahara
    third-order administrative division Pop: 298,345
  • Simri Bakhtiarpur
    third-order administrative division Pop: 280,582
  • Sonbarsa
    third-order administrative division Pop: 235,841
  • Saur Bazar
    third-order administrative division Pop: 214,166
  • Mahishi
    third-order administrative division Pop: 206,774
  • Nauhatta
    third-order administrative division Pop: 161,784
  • Satar Kataiya
    third-order administrative division Pop: 151,060
  • Salkhua
    third-order administrative division Pop: 132,844
  • Patarghat
    third-order administrative division Pop: 128,322
  • Banma Itahri
    third-order administrative division Pop: 90,943

Places in Saharsa

Alternate Names

hi
सहरसा
abbr
SHS
wkdt
Q100120

Sources

Last updated 2018-05-26
geonames https://www.geonames.org/1257805

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