Country India District Patna Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 47,953 (2011) ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Bihar Demonym(s) patnites PIN 803212 Local time Tuesday 11:54 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 64% Humidity Named for Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji Neighborhoods Hakikatpur, Anchal, Chatrapal Nagar, Naya Tola | ||
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Bakhtiyarpur is a city and a notified area in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. Bakhtiyarpur is under the Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency), and is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bihar in Patna District under the Barh sub-division of Bihar. It is a major railway junction in Danapur railway division, ECR. In 1193 when Ikhtiyar ad-Din Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji was on conquest of Bihar, he came to destroy Glorious Nalanda University.[1] En-route he destroyed Buddhist monasteries of Bakhtiyarpur, and Muslim soldiers he left there named place Bakhtiyarpur. The incumbent Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar belongs to Bakhtiyarpur.
Contents
- Watch monkey attacks voters at polling booth in bihar s bakhtiarpur india tv
- Map of Bakhtiyarpur Bihar 803212
- Demographics
- Economy
- Religious places
- Naming
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
Map of Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar 803212
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Bakhtiyarpur had a population of 32,288. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bakhtiyarpur has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. About 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Religious places
Masjid, Jagdamba Sthan, Ram mandir, Thakurbari, catholic church,badi thakurbadi,shidhighat thakurbadi,chhoti thakurbadi and mahadev sthan are located here.
Naming
Bakhtiarpur is named after Bakhtiyar Khilji, who was military general of Qutb-ud- din Aybak and destroyer of Nalanda University.
Transport
Bakhtiyarpur railway station is located on the Howrah–Delhi main line and is about 46 km away from Patna. Bakhtiyarpur-Tilaiya line also originates here, connecting Rajgir, Bihar Sharif and Harnaut of Nalanda district up to Tilaiya and to be extended to Koderma Junction railway station.
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna is the nearest airport. Gaya Airport is also close to Bakhtiyarpur city with a distance of approximately 120 km.
Bakhtiarpur is connected to Patna by NH 30, a 4-lane Expressway in the west, and NH 31 towards south to connect Bihar Sharif up to Ranchi and Barh in the east. Regular bus service is available for these places. It is also connected to Mokama by a 2-lane NH parallel to the Ganga River. A 4-lane bridge Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Bridge is also under construction for connecting Patna district to Samastipur district. A state highway road SH 108 between bakhtiyarpur and fatuha which is old NH 30,