{{about||the demoness in Hindu mythology|Mahishi (demoness)}} {{refimprove|date=May 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mahishi | type = Village | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Bihar#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India | coordinates = {{coord|25.8543767|86.4650201|region:IN-BR_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = Mahishi | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Bihar | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Mithila | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Saharsa | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = {{ref|area|†}} | area_total_km2 = | area_note = | area_rank = | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 06478 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 852216 | registration_plate = BR | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 47.0 | population_total = 19073 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | blank1_name_sec2 = Regional Language | blank1_info_sec2 = Maithili | blank2_name_sec2 = Additional language | blank2_info_sec2 = Hindi, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 900 females per 1000 males ♂/♀ ♂/♀ | website = | iso_code = IN-BR | footnotes = }}
'''Mahishi''' is a village situated in the Saharsa district of northern Bihar.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2011 |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=May 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=2022-07-11}}</ref> It is 16 kilometers west of the Saharsa district headquarters and 8 kilometers west of Bangaon, Bihar. It is place of utmost religious importance due to Shaktipeeth of Goddess Ugratara. It is known as Ugratara Sthan. People of the village speak Maithili. The western Kosi embankment is only a few hundred meters away. It is situated near the bank of Dharmamoola river.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=बोले सहरसा : धर्ममूला नदी की हटे गाद, बने बांध तो खुशहाल होंगे किसान |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-threat-to-dharmmula-river-conservation-efforts-needed-for-water-source-201742321875236.html |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref>
== See also == *List of villages of Saharsa
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Category:Villages in Saharsa district Category:Populated places in Mithila, India