Bakhtiarpur
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| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-01 |
Bakhtiyarpur is a
notified area, in patna district the state of Bihar, India. Bakhtiyarpur is under the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. It is a major railway junction in Danapur railway division, ECR. The incumbent Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar
belongs to Bakhtiyarpur.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Bakhtiarpur had a population of 53,223. Males constitute 52.5% of the population and females 47.5%. Bakhtiarpur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the state average of 61.8%; with 78% of the males and 61.1% of females literate. About 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sex ratio is at 903 against the state average of 918. The majority of the residents follow Hinduism (approximately 95%), but there is a scant presence of Sikhs and Jains (0.01%) and approximately 5% of Muslims.
Naming
Bakhtiarpur is named after
Vikramshila University.[2]
Transport
- Rail link
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
.
- Air
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna is the nearest airport. Gaya Airport
is also close to Bakhtiyarpur city with a distance of approximately 120 km.
- Roads
Bakhtiarpur is connected to
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,
Notable people
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "ANCIENT NALANDA UNIVERSITY'S RUINS | District Nalanda, Government of Bihar | India". Retrieved 5 April 2023.