Ghoghardiha, a subdivision and station in the eastern part of Madhubani district, sits in the watery transition country between the Kamala and the Kosi — a land of ponds, embankments and paddy. The railway gives it the role of a small market and administrative centre for the surrounding villages.
Its old, slightly mysterious name (locally tied to legends of a sage and a serpent) is a reminder that even the most ordinary Maithil town carries its own thread of folklore.