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In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration is defined as follows: [9] "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns.
The name Bihar is derived from vihar or vihara, meaning Buddhist monastery, a reference to the ancient Odantapuri University established near the city in the 7th century CE by Pala king Gopala I. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The settlement does, however, predate the Buddha .
Hajipur (/ ˈ h ɑː dʒ ɪ p ʊər / HAH-jip-oor, [8] Hindi: [ˈɦaːdʒiːpʊr] ⓘ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India.Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna.
The native language is Magadhi or Magahi, named after Magadha, the ancient name of South Bihar and is most widely spoken. Hindi is spoken by 65.94% of the population, 18.04% Magahi, 9.67% Urdu, 3.19% Bhojpuri and 1.79% Maithili as their first language.
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Chhapra (ISO: Chaparā) is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when the Dutch, [5] [6] French, Portuguese, and English established saltpeter refineries in the ...
The city however lies on the banks of numerous tributaries of the Koshi River. Two major rivers traverse Purnia city with the Kari Kosi river on the western end and the Saura river on the eastern end. The main city is situated between these two rivers. Purnia city has an area of 92 square kilometres (36 sq mi).
Bhagalpur, historically known as Champa Nagri, 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.