REPORT ON AQUIFER MAPS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN OF SHEOHAR DISTRICT OF BIHAR
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Bihar
|
District |
Sheohar |
Block |
Dumari Katsari Piprahi Purnahiya Sheohar Tariyani |
Year of Issue |
2023 |
Number of Authors |
6 |
Name of Authors |
Sh. Alok Kumar Sinha Scientist-C (Hg.),Sh. Imam Hasan (Scientist-B,HG)Dr. Subrata Das Scientist-C (Gp)Sh. Rittik DasScientist-B (Gp.)Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar Scientist-D (Hg.) |
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REPORT ON AQUIFER MAPS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN OF SHEOHAR DISTRICT OF BIHAR |
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The district of Sheohar, which till the 1991 Census was a part of Sitamarhi district as one of
its subdivisions, was elevated to the status of a district on 6th October, 1994.The study area
forms a part of the Baghmati River basin which is a productive aquifer system in north Bihar
area. The district is situated in the northern part of Tirhut Division and lies on the extreme
north region of the state of Bihar. It is surrounded on the north and east by the district of
Sitamarhi, on the south by the district of Muzaffarpur and on the west by the district of East
Champaran. It is one of the historical districts in the State of Bihar both in terms of size of
population and total area of the district. The district Sheohar lies between N 26º 20’ 50” and
26º 39’ 45” and E 85º 10’ 50” and 85º 23’ 20” covering an area of 443 Sq. Km It has an
average elevation of 53 meters. The area falls in the Survey of India degree sheets 72F and
toposheet nos. 72F/2, 3, 6 and 7. The districthas only one subdivision viz. Sheohar and five
C.D. Blocks viz., Sheohar, Piprahi, Purnahiya, DumriKatsari and Tariyani Chowk. Sheohar is
the only town in the district. There are altogether 53 panchayats comprising 203 villages in
the district