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{{Short description|Town in Patna district, Bihar, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bakhtiyarpur
| other_name =
| nickname = BKP ( bce patna )
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Jagdamba temple.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Maa Jagdamba temple
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.459|N|85.539|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Patna district|Patna]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| leader_title = Current MLA
| leader_name = [[Aniruddh Kumar Yadav]]
| named_for = [[Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji]]
| government_type = [[Municipal Governance in India|Municipal council]]
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_total = 53,223
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Magadhi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 803212
| registration_plate = BR-01
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
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'''Bakhtiyarpur''' is a [[notified area]] and [[town]] near [[Patna|Patna City]] in the [[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 former Chief Minister of Bihar, [[Nitish Kumar]] belongs to Bakhtiyarpur.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} 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|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]] (approximately 95%), but there is a scant presence of [[Sikhs]] and [[Jainism|Jains]] (0.01%) and approximately 5% of [[Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANCIENT NALANDA UNIVERSITY'S RUINS {{!}} District Nalanda, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://nalanda.nic.in/en/tourist-place/ancient-nalanda-universitys-ruins/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Transport==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2025}}[[File:Bakhtiyarpur junction.jpeg|thumb|200px|Bakhtiyarpur Junction]]
;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 [[Controlled-access highway|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==
* [[Nitish Kumar]]
* [[Sheel Bhadra Yajee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Patna Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Patna district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Patna]]

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