Saharsa district was established on 1st April, 1954 and since
2 October 1972, it is the headquarter of Kosi Division.
Saharsa district was established on 1st April, 1954 and since 2
October 1972, it is the headquarter of Kosi Division.
Saharsa was part of Mithila and the history can
be traced back to Raja Janak(in mythical accounts, the father of Sita, who later became wife of Lord Rama).
Deaths were reported in Kishanganj, while Darbhanga accounted for 19 deaths, Purnea(9), Gopalganj(9), Sheohar(4), Muzaffarpur(7), Samastipur(1)
and Saharsa(4) registered four deaths each while Khagaria
and Saran accounted for 7 deaths each.