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Runni Saidpur

Runni Saidpur
Town/ CD Block
Runni Saidpur is located in Bihar
Runni Saidpur
Runni Saidpur
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°22′59″N 85°29′00″E / 26.383°N 85.4833°E / 26.383; 85.4833Coordinates: 26°22′59″N 85°29′00″E / 26.383°N 85.4833°E / 26.383; 85.4833
Country  India
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Languages
 • Official Maithili, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 843328
Telephone code 06226
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR-30
Lok Sabha constituency Sitamarhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Runnisaidpur

Runni Saidpur is a town and a block located in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India. It is situated on the southern bank of the Lakhandei River. National Highway 22, the main national highway connecting Sonbarsa-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur-Patna-Gaya-Chandwa, National Highway 22 passes through Runni Saidpur. Thus it is a gateway to Sitamarhi and parts of Nepal.

This town is basically a block headquarters. Even though it is managed by gram panchayats, it is far more developed than many small towns run by nagar panchayat. This is far bigger than Belsand which is a nearby sub-division. Runni is the name of another village which is a mile south of it. The name of the block is combinedly Runni Saidpur. In the early days this area had a large number of mango orchards.

The village is situated between Lakhandei river in the north and the Bagmati river to the south. This area has been hit by flood many times, though the land is very fertile. It is basically gangetic plain with alluvial soil. The whole area lies to the south of the Someswar mountain range of the southern Himalayas in the north and the holy Ganges in the south. Summer is moderate and the winter is chilling cold. Runni Saidpur is located at 26°22′59″N 85°29′00″E / 26.383°N 85.4833°E / 26.383; 85.4833. It has an average elevation of 47 metres (154 ft).


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