Bakhtiarpur
Bakhtiyarpur is a block 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. The incumbent Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar belongs to Bakhtiyarpur.
Bakhtiyarpur | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Maa Jagdamba temple | |
  Bakhtiyarpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25.459°N 85.539°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Named for | Bakhtiyar Khalji |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar parishad |
| • Current MLA | Ranvijay Singh |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 47,953 |
| Demonym(s) | Patnairee |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magadhi, Bhojpuri, Patnairee Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 803212 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-01 |
There have been persistent demands from various right-wing organisations to rename the place due to its association with the invader Bakhtiyar Khilji [1][2]
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[3] Bakhtiyarpur had a population of 47,897. Males constitute 52.5% of the population and females 47.5%. Bakhtiyarpur 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. Majority of the residents follow Hinduism, approx. 95%, but there is scant presence of Sikhs and Jains(0.01%) and approx. 5% of Muslims.
Naming
Bakhtiarpur is named after Bakhtiyar Khilji, who was military general of Qutb-ud- din Aybak and responsible for destruction of Nalanda University and later founded bakhtiyar city[4][5]
Transport
- 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.
- 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 Patna by NH 31, a 4-lane Expressway in the west, and 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
References
- "Giriraj wants Bakhtiyarpur renamed". telegraphIndia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "Rename Bakhtiyarpur to 'undo sins of the past', VHP". Print. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "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.
- Allen, Charles (2015). The Buddha and the Sahibs. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4736-1793-3.
- Scott, David (May 1995). "Buddhism and Islam: Past to Present Encounters and Interfaith Lessons". Numen. 42 (2): 141. doi:10.1163/1568527952598657. JSTOR 3270172.