Bakhtiyarpur


Bakhtiyarpur is a notified area and town near Patna City 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, East [Central Railway zone|ECR]. The incumbent Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar belongs to Bakhtiyarpur.

Demographics

India census, 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, but there is a scant presence of Sikhs and Jains and approximately 5% of Muslims.

Naming

Bakhtiyarpur originally known as Nalanda is named after Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji. He was the military general of Qutb ud-Din Aibak, and founded Bakhtiyar city after his conquest of Bengal in 1203, destruction of Nalanda and Vikramshila.

Transport

;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.
;Rail link
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.
;Roads
Bakhtiarpur is connected to Patna by National [Highway 31 (India)|NH 31], a 4-lane Expressway in the west, and National [Highway 20 (India)|NH 20] 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,

Notable people