# Mahishi

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{{about||the demoness in Hindu mythology|Mahishi (demoness)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Mahishi
| type                    = [Village](/source/Saharsa_District)
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| pushpin_map             = India Bihar#India
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates             = {{coord|25.8543767|86.4650201|region:IN-BR_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint           = Mahishi
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Bihar](/source/Bihar)
| subdivision_type2        = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_India)
| subdivision_name2        = [Mithila](/source/Mithila_(region))
| subdivision_type3       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name3       = [Saharsa](/source/Saharsa_district)
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| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 06478
| postal_code_type        = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 852216
| registration_plate      = BR
| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 47.0
| population_total        = 19073
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_density_km2  = auto
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| blank1_name_sec2        =  Regional Language
| blank1_info_sec2        =  [Maithili](/source/Maithili_language)
| blank2_name_sec2        = Additional language
| blank2_info_sec2        = [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [English](/source/English_language)
| timezone1               = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +05:30
| blank1_name_sec1        = [Sex ratio](/source/Human_sex_ratio)
| blank1_info_sec1        = 900 females per 1000 males [♂](/source/male)/[♀](/source/female) [♂](/source/male)/[♀](/source/female)
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| iso_code                = [IN-BR](/source/ISO_3166-2%3AIN)
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'''Mahishi''' is a village situated in the [Saharsa](/source/Saharsa) district of northern [Bihar](/source/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](/source/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)) |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](/source/Bangaon%2C_Bihar). It is place of utmost religious importance due to Shaktipeeth of Goddess Ugratara. It is known as [Ugratara Sthan](/source/Ugratara_Sthan). People of the village speak [Maithili](/source/Maithili_language). The western [Kosi embankment](/source/Kosi_embankment) is only a few hundred meters away. It is situated near the bank of [Dharmamoola](/source/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](/source/List_of_villages_of_Saharsa)

== References ==
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{{Saharsa district}}

Category:Villages in Saharsa district
Category:Populated places in Mithila, India

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