Baghwa is a village situated in the south west corner of
Saharsa district
Saharsa is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1 April 1954 and has subsequently become ...
in the north Indian state of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
. It is a small village by population, but its area is not that small. This village is also known as IAS/IPS officer village. It is surrounded by two water channels, being Sathrath (which merges into the
Ganges
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
) and Balwa dhar (koshi) which part it from Khagaria.
Baghwa is part of Simri Bakhtiyarpur Block and khagaria constituency. Some of the neighbouring places include Mahishi (5 km north), bangaon, Chainpur, khajuri (2 km east) and Balwa Haat (3 km east). Baghwa is divided into three sections (sub blocks) namely Baghwa Gaon, Majhwa and Gopalpur.
Baghwa and its surrounding areas are part of the
Kosi river basin.
Education
Colleges
*R.P.H.S INTER COLLEGE Baghwa
Schools
* Raam Padarath Ramayani High School
* Middle School Baghwa
See also
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Saharsa
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 Saharsa District an ...
– the municipality
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List of villages in Saharsa district
References
{{Saharsa district
Villages in Saharsa district