Saharsa is located in the Mithila region, one of the earliest centers of Brahminical civilization in India. Saharsa is considered as the heart of whole Mithila region. it is the place which gave birth to Many Legends. legends like Mandana Misra, lakshminatinath baba, Ubhai Bharti, etc. The region of Bangaon and Mahisi is considered as one of the most civil servants producing area of the Nation. Mandan Mishra whose conversation with the Shankaracharya was considered as one of the most intellectual conversations in the world was done in Mahismati village, nowadays Mahisi village of saharsa district. During the journey of " Dharm vijay" Yatra of Sankaracharya, he visited Mahisi village of Saharsa district of Bihar which was then called Mahishmati Village and the point is, after winning in all discussions in all over the nation, He lost the Sastrartha there. So, it is said that it is the most educationally fertile land in the state.