Sheohar

Sheohar lies on the northern Bihar plain, in a country watered by the Bagmati and Budhi Gandak river systems. Its name is traditionally associated with Shiva, and the nearby shrine at Devkuli is dedicated to that god. In the late eighteenth century the parganas of Mehsi and Babra were associated with the Sheohar estate. They were included in the revenue settlement of 1791, which was confirmed under the Permanent Settlement two years later.