Bihariganj

Bihariganj a town in Bihar, India. It is in Madhepura district.Bihariganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बिहारिगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar.HistoryThe ancient name of Bihariganj was "Nishankhpur kodha". In medieval times this place was ruled by "Sen dynasty". In the 16th century the main stream of the Koshi river flowed to this place, named "ha-ha dhar", & there have a small market in Bihariganj. Approximately 2 kilometers near this place, also Gamail Gola was used as a local market where jute, rice, wheat, and other commercial items were purchased and bought by the local people. Biharignaj Railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in northern India. This was the only one of way of communication during 2008 flood.AboutBihariganj City is located within Madhepura district In Bihar. It has a literacy ratio of 58% with 61,527 total people literated. In terms of literacy, Bihariganj ranks at 1st in Madhepura district and ranked 357th in Bihar.GeographyBihariganj is the central market of its surrounded villages. It is surrounded by the villages like Gangaura, Madhukarchak, Mohanpur, Laxmipur, Belahi, Babhangama, Tulsia, Baijnathpur, Vishanpur, Gamail, Mahikhand, Madhuvan Tintenga, and others. There are several chauk (zebra crossing) such as Jawahar chauk, Shastri chauk, Viswkarma chauk, Gandhi Chauk, Subhash Chauk, and Panchwati Chauk, Babhangama chauk. Bihariganj is a Block in Madhepura District. It belongs to Kosi Division. It is located 41 km towards South from District headquarters Madhepura.