Bakhtiarpur
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Bakhtiyarpur बख़्तियारपुर بختیرپور |
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Maa Jagdamba temple
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 Bakhtiyarpur
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| Coordinates: 25°27′32″N 85°32′20″E / 25.459°N 85.539°ECoordinates: 25°27′32″N 85°32′20″E / 25.459°N 85.539°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Named for | Bakhtiyar Khilji |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar parishad |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,953 |
| Demonym(s) | patnites |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magadhi, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 803212 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-01 |
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 Nalanda University. 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.
As of 2001[update] 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.
Masjid, Jagdamba Sthan, Ram mandir, Thakurbari, catholic church,badi thakurbadi,shidhighat thakurbadi,chhoti thakurbadi and mahadev sthan are located here.
Bakhtiarpur is named after Bakhtiyar Khilji, who was military general of Qutb-ud- din Aybak and destroyer of Nalanda University.
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.
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