Kusheshwar Asthan

Kusheshwar Asthan K. Asthan
Town
Kusheshwar Asthan Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°47′46″N 86°17′06″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Darbhanga District
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• MP	Prince Raj
• MLA	Shashi Bhushan Hajari
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,285
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	848213, 848209
Vehicle registration	BR07
Lok Sabha constituency	Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kusheshwar Asthan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Website	https://darbhanga.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/

Kusheshwar Asthan or K. Asthan is a town and a notified area of the Darbhanga in the Indian state of Bihar. Kusheshwar Asthan also known as mithilanchal dev ghar.

Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary

Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary is a perfect tourist spot for all the wildlife lovers. It consists of 14 villages that come under Kusheshwar Asthan block in Darbhanga that remain waterlogged most of the times. These wetlands are winter capital to at least 15 endangered species of migratory birds from places as far as Mongolia and Siberia. Under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, these villages (spreading over 7019.75 acres) have been declared as Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary. You can spot Dalmatian Pelican, Indian Darter, Bar-headed goose, Siberian Crane and many more between November and March. Kusheshwar Shiva Temple lies nearby from which the name of this place is derived.

Kusheshwar Asthan Shiv Temple

Kusheshwar Asthan Shiv Temple also known as mithilanchal dev ghar in Kusheshwar Asthan. It is an important religious place, situated about 16 Km. east of Singhia and 22 Km. northeast of Hasanpur Road railway station on the Samastipur, Khagaria Branch line of North Eastern Railway. It is noted for the temple of Lord Shiva known as baba Kusheshwarasthan. Pligrims visit this place all the year round for worship. The origin of this temple is traced to the epic period.

Transport

Railways

Harinagar Railway Station lies on the East Central Railway. It is connected indirectly to all the major cities of India.

Roadways

SH 56 passes through Kusheshwar Asthan wich is connect Biraul, Benipur and Darbhanga and also SH 88 passes through satighat in Kusheshwar Asthan wich is connect Singhiya, rosera, Samastipur. via Roadways Kusheshwar Asthan Connect all Major city of Bihar. A New SH is under construction (Darbhanga to Khagaria via Kusheshwar Asthan)

Public transport

For local transport, the commuters have the options of buses operated by BSRTC and auto-rickshaw. Bus services are available from Kusheshwar Asthan to all the major cities of India and Bihar Like Delhi, Patna, Gaya, Kolkata, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, Darbhanga, Siliguri, Samastipur, Saharsa.

Nearby Airports

The nearest domestic airport is Darbhanga Airport in Darbhanga, approximately 67 kilometres away and 2nd nearest airport is roughly 150 km away Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Patna.

Tourism

There are many tourist places in Kusheshwar Asthan like Kusheshwar Asthan Shiv Temple, Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary, Kusheshwar Asthan Maa Durga Temple, Kusheshwar Asthan kali Temple.