Purnia is the oldest district in the bihar (india), the area of the purnia was 3,229 sq km. Its major rivers flowing from the himalayas, Rivers are the Suwara, the mahananda, the kosi, the koli.  Distance from purnia to katihar district (bihar) about 28 km in bus routes.
                                                            Purnia is the oldest district in the state of Bihar. In 1912, Bihar and Orissa were carved as separate provinces out of the
old Bengal Province and Purnia became the district of the new provincial unit. Before the state re-organization in 1956, Purnia was contiguous to Purnia
has an area of 3,229 Square km. It is a level, depressed tract of country, consisting for the most part of a rich, loamy soil of alluvial formation. It is
traversed
by several rivers flowing from the Himalayas, which afford great advantages of irrigation and water-carriage. Its major rivers are the Kosi, the Mahananda,
the Suwara Kali and the Koli. In the west the soil is thickly covered with sand deposited by changes in the course of the Kusi.. It is the oldest district in the
state of Bihar. In 1912, Bihar and Orissa were carved as separate provinces out of the old Bengal Province and Purnia became the district of the new
provincial unit. Before the state re-organization in 1956, Purnia was contiguous to East Pakistan. The area of this district was about 75 square miles
Buchanan Hamilton the first historian-geographer of India visited Purnia in 1801-10. Nurtured by The Kosi, pampered by the mellifluous Mahananda,
showered gracefully by Lord Indra, abuzz with sweet Maithili and portrayed beautifully by Renu, Purnia, no doubt, qualifies itself to be calle Mini
Darjeeling. More....................