Kosi-Seemanchal Explained

Kosi-Seemanchal
Settlement Type:Subregion
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Mithila
Seat Type:Largest city
Seat:Purnea
Parts Type:Divisions
Parts Style:para
P1:Kosi and Purnia
Unit Pref:Metric
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili (including Thēthi), Surjapuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
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Blank Name Sec2:Major Railway Lines
Blank Info Sec2:Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections
Barauni-Guwahati line

Kosi-Seemanchal is a subregion of Mithila region[1] in the Northeastern part of Bihar. It consists of Kosi and Purnia divisions. It has seven districts — Araria, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Purnea, Kishanganj and Katihar.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Small States Syndrome in India . 16 February 2017 . 146 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904152044/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&pg=PA148&dq=Mithila+Seemanchal+India+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL0fDo2pXSAhVEKcAKHej6AicQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=Mithila%20India%20state&f=false . 4 September 2017 . dmy-all . 9788170226918 . Kumāra . Braja Bihārī . 1998 . Concept Publishing Company .
  2. Web site: Seemanchal highly polarised; RJD upbeat, BJP worried. 23 April 2014.