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Bhāgalpur, India

Bhāgalpur is a town of 400,146 people in Bihar, India.

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Population400,146 GeoNames

RegionBihar

Elevation52 m 171 ft

Time zoneAsia/Kolkata

Land area342.0 km²

Nearest airportPurnea Airport (PXN) 73 km

Why visit Bhāgalpur

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 16 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Bihar Agricultural University, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur Museum and Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS.

About Bhāgalpur

Bhagalpur (official and romanised name), historically known as Champa Nagari, is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. It is the third largest city of Bihar by population and also serves the headquarters of Bhagalpur district, Bhagalpur division, and Eastern Range. It is known as the Silk City and also listed for development under the Smart Cities Mission by the Government of India.

From the Wikipedia article Bhagalpur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Bhāgalpur on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do3

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Bihar Agricultural University

School · 8.0 km

State public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur

School · 7.2 km

Institute in Bhagalpur, Bihar

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Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

School · 1.5 km

State public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

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Museums and landmarks3

Bhagalpur Museum

Museum · 1.8 km

Museum in India

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Jay Shree Shiv Bhawan [ जय श्री शिव भवन ]

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Ravindra Bhawan

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

Why visit Bhāgalpur

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About Bhāgalpur

Things to do3

Bihar Agricultural University

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

Museums and landmarks3

Bhagalpur Museum

Jay Shree Shiv Bhawan [ जय श्री शिव भवन ]

Ravindra Bhawan

Parks, trails and playgrounds7

Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS

Green Park, Sandish Compound

Jai Prakash Udyan (Sandish Compound)

Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden

Jain Mandir park

Sikandarpur, Water Tank

Restaurants and cafes16

Al kareem

Bihari kitchen

Coffe

Glorious ice cream

Hellow india restraunt

Jain Mandir marrige hall

Neeraj food plaza

Radhe krishna mithai

Raj lakshmi

Sidhhi vijanayak cakewala

Student corner nathnagar

TNB main canteen

Where to stay16

Hotel Shiva

TNB girls hostel

Abhishek sweets

BABA LODGE

Balmiki lodge

Bhola yadav Lodge

Devsharan lodge

DN lodge

Maharaja palace

Mithelesh lodge

natural lodge

Pathak

Churches and places of worship18

SRI SRI108 PRACHIN DURGA MANDIR

Adbhut Hanuman Mandir

Mahavir jain mandir

Mirjanhat Durga Mandir

Bajrangbali mandir

Bajrangbali temple

dargah Shahbaaz rahmattullah aleh

Hanuman Mandir

jama masjid sahibganj

jumma mosque

Kaali Mandir

Nathnagar kali mandir

Shopping17

Sriyash Mall

Amitabh book stall

Anjali traders

Bajrang tent House

Champa Books

Jawahar mall

Jhanvi enterprises

Kohinoor store

M R hardware

Munna hadware

RK mart

Sk trades

Gas and EV charging1

HP

Schools, colleges and libraries18

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

BIRLA OPEN MINDS BHAGALPUR SCHOOL

St. Teresa's School (Sr. Section)

BCE Bhagalpur

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Saryu Devi Mohanlal Balika Uchcha Vidyalaya (Saryu Devi Mohanlal Girl's High School)r