Mahishi is a village situated in the
Saharsa district of northern
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 16 kilometers west of the Saharsa district headquarters and 8 kilometers west of
Bangaon, Bihar
Bangaon is an ancient northern Indian village situated in the Saharsa district of Bihar. Some historians believe that 'Apannigam' referred in Buddhistic literature is Bangaon. Bangaon is part of Kahra Block of the district. Some of the neighbo ...
. It is place of utmost religious importance due to Shaktipeeth of Goddess Ugratara. People of the village speak
Maithili. The western
Kosi embankment The Koshi embankments were built in late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India and is one of the largest tributaries of the Ganges. It was conceptualised during the first Bihar Government of CM Shri B ...
is only a few hundred meters away.
See also
*
List of villages of Saharsa
This is a comprehensive list of villages (by subdivision block) in Saharsa district in Bihar State, India, per the results of the 2011 Census of India.
Nauhatta
*Asnahi Patti
*Auria Ramouti
*Bakaunia
*Baksuar
*Balwa
*Balugaon urf Chhatra ...
References
{{Saharsa district
Villages in Saharsa district
Populated places in Mithila, India