Seemanchal
| Seemanchal सीमाञ्चल سیمانچل |
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|---|---|
| Subregion/Aspirant state | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Proposed Capital | Purnia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Seemanchal is a subregion of Mithila region in the northeastern part of Bihar consisting of four districts - Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj and Katihar. It was one of the backward areas of India, but now it is in developing phase. The dropout rate after high school is as high as 98 percent (but present data must be vary, will update later).
As per 2011 census the population is around 10.8 million in an area of just around 11,000 km2.
Many religious conferences are organised in the region which include the islamic Ijtemas namely Dagarua Ijtema and Araria Ijtema and many Hindu conferences.
Maithili is the native language of most of the residents of this area. Hindi, Urdu, Surjapuri and Kulhaiya boli are also spoken in this area.
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