The name Saharsa originates from the Sanskrit word Sahasra Dhara meaning 'land of thousand river tributaries'.

[4] Important temple as Diwari Asthan(maa vishhara/maa Mansa devi)about 1 km parminiya halt railway station, Mateswar dham (kantho), Maa Katyani mandir (near dhamhra ghat railway station) Tara sthan (mahishi), Kali mandir (matsyagandha)etc.

[6] During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videhas developed as one of the major political and cultural centres of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla.

The following crops are grown in the region: Makhana,[9] rice, mangoes, litchi, bamboo, mustard, corn, wheat, and sugarcane.

Apple Ber, Sagwan, or Teak Tectona Grandis trees are grown on a large scale.

Spicejet and Indigo operate flights to cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad.

Saharsa and its surrounding areas occupy a flat alluvial plain forming part of the Kosi river basin.

The land is very fertile but frequent changes in the course of the Kosi, one of the largest tributaries of the Ganges,[11][12] have led to the problems associated with soil erosion.

In the previous census of India in 2001, Saharsa District recorded an increase of 33.03 percent in its population compared to 1991.

Earlier, there was only a meter-gauge line on the Khagaria – Mansi – Forbesganj section of the East Central Railway.

Saharsa is directly connected to New Delhi, Sealdah, Kolkata, Amritsar, Bandra the Ranchi via Train.