Jhanjharpur

Jhanjharpur stands in the Mithila plain on the banks of the Kamala River. The river descends from the Himalayan foothills and crosses a low, flat landscape before joining the waterways of north Bihar. Seasonal floods and river channels shape the surrounding countryside, where settlements occupy the fertile alluvial plain. Jhanjharpur belongs to the network of towns and villages linked by these waterways across Mithila.