तिरहुत डिवीजन tirahuta ḍivījan
‘(On the) River Bank(s)’ Division, Bihar
Skt: tīra ‘shore’, ‘bank’; and bhukta, ‘occupy’, ‘own’.
Tirhut Division is an administrative unit/geographical region of Bihar in India with Muzaffarpur as its HQ.
The Division is mage up of the following six districts: Muzaffarpur, West Champaran , East Champaran, Vaishali, Sitamarhi and Sheohar.
Tirhut is a region bounded by three rivers: the Gandak, Kosi River and Ganga.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Bihar place names.
