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Seemanchal

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Country
  
India

Proposed Capital
  
Purnia

State
  
Bihar

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

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Seemanchal region is the northeastern part of Bihar consisting of four districts - Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj and Katihar which was backward region of India. but now its in developing phase, Just near Nepal as a tourist place. The dropout rate after high school is as high as 98 percent (but present data must be vary, will update later).

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As per 2011 census the population is around 10.8 million in an area of just around 11,000 km2.

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Religious organisations

Many religious conferences are organised in the region which include the islamic Ijtemas namely Dagarua Ijtema and Araria Ijtema and many Hindu conferences.

Languages

Hindi-Urdu or Hindustani, Surjapuri, Maithili and Kulhaiya boli are spoken in this region.

Notable personalities

  • Taslimuddin, one of the most popular leaders in the area.
  • Phanishwar Nath Renu, author and memoirist.
  • Mohammad Asrarul Haque, politician and educationist.
  • Pradeep Kumar Singh, politician.
  • References

    Seemanchal Wikipedia