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{{For|state of India|Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = North Bihar
| settlement_type = Geographic Region
| coordinates = {{coord|26.07|N|85.45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| unemployment_rate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 21
| website = {{URL|northbihar.in}}
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 127+2
| blank3_name_sec1 = Districts
| blank3_info_sec1 = 21
| blank4_name_sec1 = Main Languages
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Hindi]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = Emerging towns
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Supaul]], [[Araria]], [[Madhepura]], [[Samastipur]], [[Madhubani, Bihar|Madhubani]], [[Bettiah]], [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[katihar]], [[saharsa]], [[sitamarhi]]
| blank6_name_sec1 = Emerged towns
| blank6_info_sec1 = [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Purnea]], [[Begusarai]]
| blank7_name_sec1 = Industrial and Financial capital
| blank7_info_sec1 = [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]
| image_skyline = North Bihar.gif
| imagesize =
| image_seal = Bihar Government Banner.png
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| seal_alt = Emblem of Bihar
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'''''North Bihar''''' is a term used for the region of [[Bihar]], India, which lies north of the [[Ganga river]].

==Towns and cities==
[[File:Divisions of Bihar.svg|right|thumb|38 Districts of Bihar]]
#[[Naugachia]] is a sub-division in the [[Bhagalpur district]]. It is famous for Banana farming, and known as Kelanchal of Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naugachia|url=http://bhagalpurcity.com/nabard/banana_farming_tissue_plant.html|access-date=10 October 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012222132/http://bhagalpurcity.com/nabard/banana_farming_tissue_plant.html |archive-date=12 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Purnia]] is the headquarters of the [[Purnia division]] and [[Purnia district]]. It is the 2nd largest city in North Bihar by population. It is also known as "Mini Darjeeling" due to its humid climate. This city is called the Gateway of [[North East India]] in Bihar. {{jct|NH|27|country=IND}} also passes through the city that connects North East to the whole of [[India]]. [[Purnia Junction railway station|Purnia Junction]] is the major railway of this city. [[Gulabbagh]] agriculture market is the biggest maize market in [[Asia]].
#[[Katihar]] is the headquarters of the [[Katihar district]]. Katihar is known for [[Jute]] production.<ref>{{cite news|last=TOI|title=Katihar Jute|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/katihar-jute-mill|access-date=31 December 2017|work=The Times Of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231215339/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/katihar-jute-mill|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Kishanganj]] is the headquarters of the [[Kishanganj district]]. It is the easternmost district of Bihar. A part of this district is known as the chicken neck region of India.
#[[Araria]] is the headquarters of the [[Araria district]]. [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] (Old NH57) connects Araria to other parts of the state.
#[[Madhepura]] is the headquarters of the [[Madhepura district]]. This district was curved out from the [[Saharsa district]]. This is a flood-prone district of the [[Kosi division|Kosi region]].
#[[Supaul]] is the headquarters & chief town of the [[Supaul district]]. Supaul is set to get India's largest road bridge sharing some parts with the Madhubani district. The construction site of the bridge is 6 to 8 miles away from Supaul. A bridge on the [[Kosi division|mighty kosi river]] was built in 2012 near [[Nirmali]] in Supaul. After the inauguration of the koshi mega bridge. The bridge which was already a part of the eastern-western corridor became operational & hence completing the whole circuit of the 3507 km long Porbandar-Silchar highway, and providing direct road connectivity to cities like Lucknow & Kanpur<ref>{{cite news|title=Mithilanchal gets back its lifeline|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mithilanchal-gets-back-its-lifeline/article2872645.ece|access-date=31 December 2017|author=Shoumojit Banerjee|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 February 2012|location=Chennai, India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510203709/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mithilanchal-gets-back-its-lifeline/article2872645.ece|archive-date=10 May 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Saharsa]] is the headquarters of the [[Saharsa district]] and the [[Kosi division]]. Saharsa is located in the Mithila region, one of the earliest centers of Brahminical civilization in India. Saharsa is considered the heart of the whole [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]]. It's the birthplace of many legends like [[Maṇḍana Miśra|Mandana Misra]], [[Laxminath Gosain (Babajee)|Laxminath Gosain]], Ubhai Bharti, etc. The region of Bangaon and Mahisi is one of the most civil servants producing areas.
#[[Khagaria]] is the headquarters of the [[Khagaria district]]. Two major rivers of the North Bihar [[Ganga river]] and the [[Kosi river]] flows through the district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rivers near Khagaria|url=http://www.touristlink.com/india/khagaria/cat/rivers.html|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103721/http://www.touristlink.com/india/khagaria/cat/rivers.html|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Begusarai]] is the industrial and financial capital of [[Bihar]], and headquarters of the [[Begusarai district]]. [[Barauni]] and [[Begusarai]] are the main industrial hub of Bihar. [[Barauni]] is one of the important railway junctions of [[Bihar]]. It is the land of great people like [[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]] and [[Shri Krishna Sinha]].
#[[Samastipur]] is the headquarters of the [[Samastipur district]]. The [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University]], India's first-ever Imperial Agriculture Research Institute, is located in Pusa, Samastipur district.
#[[Darbhanga]] is the headquarters of [[Darbhanga district|the Darbhanga district]] and [[Darbhanga division]]. [[Darbhanga]] is the cultural capital of Bihar. It is considered the Medical Capital of North Bihar. It has [[Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital|DMCH]] & second AIIMS Hospital in the State after Capital Patna.
#[[Madhubani, India|Madhubani]] is the headquarters of the [[Madhubani district]]. [[Jainagar, Bihar|Jainagar]] in the [[Madhubani district]] connects North Bihar to [[Janakpurdham]] in [[Mithila (Nepal)|Mithila region of Nepal]].
#[[Hajipur]]<ref>{{cite book|title=East Central Railway|publisher=Indian Railway|pages=2|url=http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1327063979253-For%20website%20information%20of%20SEE%20Div..pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529200542/http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1327063979253-For%20website%20information%20of%20SEE%20Div..pdf|archive-date=29 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is the headquarters of the [[Vaishali district]], located on the northern bank of [[Ganga river]], opposite [[Patna]], on the southern bank. It is the headquarters of the [[East Central Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Website of Sonpur Division of East Central Railway |url=http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/ |publisher=Government of India |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506225623/http://www.sonpurrail.gov.in/ |archive-date= 6 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref>
#[[Muzaffarpur]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/patna/30454254_1_bjp-mp-assembly-seats-nitish-kumar|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103085134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-29/patna/30454254_1_bjp-mp-assembly-seats-nitish-kumar|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=31 December 2017|date=29 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|title=BJP MP poser to Nitish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=AAHSKK: ALPSANKHYAK AVAM HARIJAN SAMAJ KALYAN KENDRA|title=An AGO in Muzaffarpur|url=http://www.alpsankhyak.org/otherpage.php?page_code_no=3|access-date=21 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814160746/http://www.alpsankhyak.org/otherpage.php?page_code_no=3|archive-date=14 August 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is the financial capital of North Bihar. It is the headquarters of the [[Muzaffarpur district]] and [[Tirhut division]]. All the important roadways (like NH 27, NH 28, NH 57, NH 77, NH 102) and railways (like Muzaffarpur-Hajipur, Muzaffarpur-Motihari, Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur-Samastipur) have their junction in the city.<ref>{{cite book|title=District - Muzaffarpur|publisher=Road constructor Department, Government of Bihar|location=Patna, India|pages=1|url=http://rcd.bih.nic.in/Maps/Muzaffarpur.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023605/http://rcd.bih.nic.in/Maps/Muzaffarpur.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Sitamarhi]] is the headquarters of the [[Sitamarhi district]]. It has Vedic importance as [[Sita|Goddess Sita]] is believed to be unearthed here.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sitamarhi Temple|title=Sitamarhi district|url=http://sitasamahittemple.in/|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623150029/http://sitasamahittemple.in/|archive-date=23 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Sheohar]] is the headquarters of the [[Sheohar district]], the smallest district of North Bihar. It was carved out from [[Sitamarhi District]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Bihar News Information Portal|title=Sheohar district|url=http://www.bihar.com/dist_sheohar.aspx|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103731/http://www.bihar.com/dist_sheohar.aspx|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Motihari]] is the headquarters of the [[East Champaran]] district. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] launched a non-cooperation movement there. It has been announced to establish a Central University in Motihari. This would be the first nationalized University in North Bihar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Central University at Motihari in Bihar, says govt|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/news/33261176_1_motihari-central-university-bihar-government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819205521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/news/33261176_1_motihari-central-university-bihar-government|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2012|agency=PTI|access-date=31 December 2017|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 August 2012}}</ref>
#[[Bettiah]] is the headquarters of the [[West Champaran]] district. It is the westernmost district of North Bihar, and the Northernmost district of Bihar state.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Brand Bihar|title=West Champaran|url=http://www.brandbihar.com/english/districts/west_champaran/west_champaran.html|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910041826/http://brandbihar.com/english/districts/west_champaran/west_champaran.html|archive-date=10 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#[[Chhapra]] is the headquarters of [[Saran district|the Saran]] district.
#[[Siwan, Bihar|Siwan]] is the headquarters of the [[Siwan district|Siwan]] district.
#[[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]] is the headquarters of the [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]] district.

==Languages and dialects==
*[[Bajjika]] is spoken in [[Muzaffarpur district]], [[Vaishali district]], [[Sitamarhi district]] and [[Sheohar district]].
*[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] is predominantly spoken in [[Saran district|Saran]], [[Siwan district|Siwan]], [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]], [[West Champaran district|West Champaran]], [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]] and some parts of [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]].
*[[Maithili language|Maithili]] is spoken in [[Darbhanga division]], [[Kosi division]], [[Purnia division]] and in some parts of [[Tirhut division]] as well as in [[Begusarai district]] and [[Naugachia]].
*[[Surjapuri language|Surjapuri]] is spoken in [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]], [[Katihar district|Katihar]] and in some eastern parts of [[Purnia district]].

==Proposed state==
{{Further|Mithila, India}}
There is an ongoing movement in the Maithili-speaking region of Bihar for a separate [[Mithila (proposed Indian state)|Mithila state]]. The capital of the state has yet to be decided, but [[Begusarai]], [[Muzaffarpur]] and [[Darbhanga]] are the most likely candidates.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&pg=PA148|author=Braja Bihārī Kumāra|title=Small States Syndrome in India|year=1998|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=146|isbn=9788170226918|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231104020/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&pg=PA148|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Economy==

===Agricultural economy===
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the region.

The industries have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of small industries, including a few cottage industries. The most important item that is manufactured in Muzaffarpur city is the railway wagon. Barauni is the prominent industrial town of North Bihar, and Bihar state, having [[Barauni Refinery]], Barauni Fertilizer, Barauni Carbons, a railway yard, and the [[Barauni Thermal Power Station|Barauni thermal power station]]. Hajipur is also a new emerging industrial area due to its proximity with [[Patna]] leading to the development of an industrial area.

North Bihar is also home to majority of sugar production of Bihar and more than 20 sugar industries are located in Bihar but about a third of it is operational mostly in Champaran belt, Gopalganj, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, etc.

==Rivers and floods==
There are several rivers flowing through this region from north to south and merge in the [[Ganges]] river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/bihar-floods-2017/|title=Bihar's scary new flood}}</ref> These rivers, along with floods, bring fertile soil to the region on a yearly basis. However, sometimes government sponsored floods{{Huh|reason=What do you mean by "governmentally sponsored floods"|date=May 2023}} causes loss of thousands of lives. Major rivers of North Bihar are [[Mahananda River|Mahananda]], [[Gandaki River|Gandak]], [[Koshi River|Kosi]], [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]], [[Kamala River|Kamala]], [[Balan River|Balan]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Budhi Gandak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bihar.ws/info/Geography-of-Bihar/Rivers-of-Bihar.html|title=Rivers of Bihar | Bihar Articles|publisher=Bihar.ws|access-date=4 May 2012|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723055131/http://www.bihar.ws/info/Geography-of-Bihar/Rivers-of-Bihar.html|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Natural floods===
Since the beginning of human civilization, rivers have been an important part of human life. North Bihar has 7 major rivers and several tributaries to them. North Bihar districts are vulnerable to at least five major flood-causing rivers during the [[monsoon]] – [[Mahananda River]], [[Koshi River]], [[Bagmati River]] , [[Burhi Gandak River]] and [[Gandaki River|Gandak]] – which originate in Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-gears-up-to-fight-annual-floods/articleshow/76268881.cms#:~:text=The%20area%20is%20vulnerable%20to,Sone%2C%20Punpun%20and%20Falgu%20rivers.|title=Bihar gears up to fight annual floods|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> All these rivers receive water from the [[Himalaya|Himalayas]], so these rivers always have an adequate water supply. Every year, these rivers bring valuable floods for the people of North Bihar. Flood waters used to enter the agricultural land, leave their quite fertile silt and recede to the river. This pattern of humane flood was beneficial for North Bihar, making the land perfectly fertile. However, there are no more natural floods as of today.

===Man-made floods===
Soon after independence, the [[Congress Government of Bihar]] made several attempts to domesticate these rivers. High barriers or Bandhs were made on their both banks. This resulted in inhumane and destructive floods. Bandhs caused deposition of silts in the bottom of rivers, because of which, depth of rivers decreased, and so their water holding capacity also decreased. This is the reason these rivers bring more frequent floods now. With flood water, sand comes in force and gets deposited on the land. This way the land of the region in turning barren. Floods, once a boon for North Bihar, has now become a curse.

===Kosi flood 2008,===
{{Infobox flood
| image location = Flooded Bihar.JPG
| image name = Flooded North Bihar
| name = 2008 Kosi flood
| duration = 18 August 2008
| total damages =
| total fatalities = 434<ref>A report by the Department of disaster management, Government of Bihar</ref> (Dead bodies were found until 27 November 2008)
| areas affected = North Bihar
}}

The '''2008 Kosi flood''' was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of North Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated region in [[India]]. A breach in the [[Kosi embankment]] near the Indo-Nepal border (at [[Kusha (Buddhism)|Kusha]] in [[Nepal]]) occurred on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and inundated areas which were not flooded in decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/dalit-watchs-report-bihar-flood-relief-camps-wake-devastating-floods-india-nepal-border|title=A Dalit watch report on the flood camps in Bihar|publisher=India Water Portal|date=22 June 2011|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103510/http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/dalit-watchs-report-bihar-flood-relief-camps-wake-devastating-floods-india-nepal-border|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The flood affected over 2.3 million people in North Bihar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/half-of-bihar-under-water-30-lakh-suffer/72587-3.html|title=Half of Bihar under water, 30 lakh suffer|date=1 September 2008|agency=CNN IBN|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080903134616/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/half-of-bihar-under-water-30-lakh-suffer/72587-3.html|archive-date=3 September 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The flood killed 250 people and forced nearly 3 million people from their homes in North Bihar.<ref name=abc>{{cite news|author=Michael Coggan in New Delhi|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-29/death-toll-rises-from-indian-floods/493582|title=Death toll rises from Indian floods - Just In (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|publisher=ABC|date=29 August 2008|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105081642/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-29/death-toll-rises-from-indian-floods/493582|archive-date=5 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> More than 300,000 houses were destroyed and at least 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) of crops were damaged.<ref name=abc/> Villagers in North Bihar ate raw rice and flour mixed with polluted water. Hunger and disease were widespread. The [[Supaul district]] was the worst-hit; surging waters swamped 1,000 square kilometers (247,000 acres) of farmlands, destroying crops.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sunil Kataria|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-35231420080829?sp=true|title=Bihar villagers desperate as floods spread|work=[[Reuters]]|date=29 August 2008|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103657/https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-35231420080829?sp=true|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
<gallery>
Image:The Kosi, August 8, 2008.jpg|The Kosi before it flooded in August 2008
Image:The Kosi, August 24, 2008.jpg|The Kosi during the August 2008 flood

</gallery>

===2017 North Bihar Floods===
{{Infobox flood
|duration = August 2017
|image=Kishanganj 2017 north bihar flood.jpg
|name=2017 North Bihar Flood
|total affected = 17.18 Million
|total fatalities = 514
|areas affected = North Bihar, [[India]]
}}
{{Main|2017 Bihar Flood}}
The 2017 North Bihar Floods affected 19 districts of North Bihar causing death of 514 people.<ref>{{cite news|author=Abhay Singh|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/floods-in-state-not-man-made-says-minister/articleshow/60265509.cms|title=Floods in state not man-made, says minister|agency=TNN|date=29 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212313/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/floods-in-state-not-man-made-says-minister/articleshow/60265509.cms|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/flood-situation-improves-in-bihar-number-of-dead-at-514-1743155|title=Flood Situation Improves In Bihar, Number Of Dead At 514|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=28 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103712/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/flood-situation-improves-in-bihar-number-of-dead-at-514-1743155|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/flood-situation-worsens-in-bihar-death-toll-rises-to-253/articleshow/60147634.cms|title=Flood situation worsens in Bihar, death toll rises to 253|work=Times of India|agency=PTI|date=20 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231210806/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/flood-situation-worsens-in-bihar-death-toll-rises-to-253/articleshow/60147634.cms|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-floods-119-dead-rains-likely-to-continue-for-a-week/articleshow/60113191.cms|title=Bihar floods: 119 dead; bridge collapse caught on camera|work=Times of India|date=18 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027104517/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-floods-119-dead-rains-likely-to-continue-for-a-week/articleshow/60113191.cms|archive-date=27 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-rises-to-202-in-18-districts-thundershowers-likely-to-continue-today-3951357.html|title=Bihar floods: Death toll rises to 202 in 18 districts; thundershowers likely to continue today|date=20 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825163802/http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-rises-to-202-in-18-districts-thundershowers-likely-to-continue-today-3951357.html|archive-date=25 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This flood was result of sudden increase in water discharge through the Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, [[Kamla River|Kamla]], Kosi and Mahananda Rivers due to heavy rain in the catchment areas of the major rivers of north Bihar in Nepal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/alert-sounded-in-north-bihar-plains/articleshow/60026125.cms|title=Alert sounded in north Bihar plains|work=Times of India|agency=TNN|date=12 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212316/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/alert-sounded-in-north-bihar-plains/articleshow/60026125.cms|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Araria district]] accounted for 95 deaths alone,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-mounts-to-304/articleshow/60163110.cms|title=Death toll in Bihar floods mounts to 304; situation grim in UP|work=Times of India|agency=PTI|date=21 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212324/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-mounts-to-304/articleshow/60163110.cms|archive-date=31 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> followed by Sitamarhi (34), West Champaran (29), Katihar (26), East Champaran (19) while 22 have died in Madhubani, Supaul (13) and Madhepura (15). 11 deaths were reported in Kishanganj, while Darbhanga accounted for 19 deaths, Purnea (9), Gopalganj (9), Sheohar (4), Muzaffarpur (7), Samastipur (1) and Saharsa (4) registered four deaths each while Khagaria and Saran accounted for 7 deaths each. Nowadays, around 1.71 people on average are affected by floods alone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-flood-deaths-rise-to-440-prime-minister-announces-rs-500-crore-relief-1742458|title=Bihar Flood Deaths Rise To 440; Prime Minister Announces Rs. 500 Crore Relief|publisher=NDTV|date=27 August 2017|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919041915/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-flood-deaths-rise-to-440-prime-minister-announces-rs-500-crore-relief-1742458|archive-date=19 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Q0VX3xLI4jLwhnX5hfQWpI/Bihar-floods-death-toll-touches-440-171-crore-people-stil.html|title=Bihar floods' death toll touches 440, 1.71 crore people still affected|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827090850/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Q0VX3xLI4jLwhnX5hfQWpI/Bihar-floods-death-toll-touches-440-171-crore-people-stil.html|archive-date=27 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bihar-floods-cost-39-more-lives-up-staggers/article9831334.ece|title=Bihar floods cost 39 more lives, UP staggers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510203710/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/bihar-floods-cost-39-more-lives-up-staggers/article9831334.ece|archive-date=10 May 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-rises-to-304-1-38-crore-people-still-battling-deluge-in-18-districts-3958457.html|title=Bihar floods: Death toll rises to 304, 1.38 crore people still battling deluge in 18 districts|work=[[The Hindu]] [[Business Line]]|agency=PTI|access-date=31 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015321/http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-floods-death-toll-rises-to-304-1-38-crore-people-still-battling-deluge-in-18-districts-3958457.html|archive-date=28 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bihar]]
*[[North India]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.Tirhutlive.blogspot.com Tirhut]
*[http://www.NorthBihar.in North Bihar]

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