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Population40,666
GeoNames
RegionBihar
Elevation121 m
397 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportGaya International Airport (GAY)
26 km
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About Sherghāti
Sherghati is a town in the Gaya district in Bihar (formally Magadha), India. The Morhar River surrounds it. A meteorite that came from Mars fell here on 25 August 1865; it is now kept in a London museum, and is known as the Shergotty meteorite.
From the Wikipedia article Sherghati (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare10
Map of Sherghāti
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gaya International Airport (GAY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Bodh Gaya 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Bagaha 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Bāra 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Pahārpur 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Rafiganj 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Gaya 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Chatrā 40 km south, about 40 min by car
- Tekāri 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Lāu 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Aurangābād 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Garh Sherghati, Gunjanarya at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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