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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Region of Bihar, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kosi-Seemanchal<br />
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| settlement_type = '''Subregion'''<br />
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| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br />
|subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of India|Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]<br />
| seat_type = Largest city<br />
| seat = [[Purnea]] and [[Katihar]]<br />
| parts_type = Divisions<br />
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| p1 = [[Kosi division|Kosi]] and [[Purnia division|Purnia]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Additional&nbsp;official<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<br />
| demographics1_title3 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info3 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] (including [[Thēthi]] and [[Angika]]), [[Surjapuri language|Surjapuri]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| blank_name_sec2 = Major Railway Lines<br />
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'''Kosi-Seemanchal''' is in the Northeastern part of [[Bihar]]. It is a subregion within the larger cultural region of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thakur |first=Ripunjay Kumar |date=2022-03-01 |title=Historical Geography of Early Medieval Mithila: From Videha to Tirhut |url=https://www.academia.edu/72670545 |journal=Kanpur Philosophers |volume=8 |issue=2}}</ref>.It consists of [[Kosi division|Kosi]] and [[Purnia division]]s.{{cn|date=March 2025}} It has seven districts — [[Araria district|Araria]], [[Madhepura district|Madhepura]], [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]], [[Supaul district|Supaul]], [[Purnea district|Purnea]], [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]] and [[Katihar district|Katihar]]. [[Supaul district|Supaul]], [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]] and [[Madhepura district|Madhepura]] in [[Kosi region|Kosi Region]] and [[Purnia district|Purnia]], [[Katihar district|Katihar]], [[Araria district|Araria]] and [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]] in seemanchal region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/seemanchal-highly-polarised-rjd-upbeat-bjp-worried-683125.html|title=Seemanchal highly polarised; RJD upbeat, BJP worried|date=23 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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|+ Cities in Kosi–Seemanchal subregion with population over 1 lakh (Census 2011)<br />
! Rank !! City/Town !! District !! Population (2011) !! Remarks<br />
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| 1 || [[Purnia]] (UA) || Purnia || 312,669 || Urban Agglomeration<br />
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| 2 || [[Katihar]] (UA) || Katihar || 240,838 || Urban Agglomeration<br />
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| 3 || [[Saharsa]] || Saharsa || 156,540 || Municipality<br />
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| 4 || [[Kishanganj]] || Kishanganj || 105,782 || Nagar Parishad<br />
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==Name==<br />
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The name of the Kosi division comes from the [[Kosi River]] which flows through the region. On the other hand, Seemanchal (border area) is a colloquial alternate term for Purnia division owing to its close proximity with the [[Bangladesh–India border]], although the state of [[Bihar]] itself does not share any international borders with [[Bangladesh]]. The term gained popularity after the veteran [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] leader [[Mohammed Taslimuddin]] first proposed the creation of a separate Seemanchal state in 1992, during a period when he was a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] representing Purnia on a [[Janata Dal]] ticket. The proposal included the districts of Kishanganj, Purnia, Araria, Katihar, and sometimes [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]], and [[Khagaria district|Khagaria]]. The demand was based on Seemanchal’s distinct demography (high Muslim population) and overall socioeconomic backwardness of the region.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-12-14 |title=Now, fresh calls for Seemanchal state |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/now-fresh-calls-for-seemanchal-state/articleshow/5334371.cms |access-date=2025-08-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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