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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 .
Bhagalpur is the largest city in Bhagalpur district and is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. The old name of Bhagalpur is Champanagri which is capital of Anga Kingdom. Kahalgaon. Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of 3 sub-divisions in Bhagalpur district in the state of ...
The famous cities of Bihar such as Magadh , Patliputra, Sitamarhi, Purnea, Bhagalpur, Chhapra and Arrah acted as prime places for the development of the state economy. With the advent of the external traders and successive invasions as well as the internal weaknesses, the village economy started to degrade.
Bhagalpur sari is a silk sari made in Bhagalpur, India. [1] More than a century old, Tussar silk weaving industry in Bhagalpur has about 30,000 handloom weavers working on some 25,000 handlooms. The total value of annual trade is around Rs. 100 crores (one billion), about half of which comes from exports.
The Fort's history has been traced from 1330 AD onwards, under the rule of Muhammad bin Tughluq of Delhi.But its ancient history, as a town, mostly ruled by Hindu kings, is initially traced from a stone inscription to Chandra Gupta Maurya (4th century BC), (after whom it was initially called Gupta Garhis) and later dated to the kingdom of Anga, the capital of which was at Champa near Bhagalpur ...
Bhagalpur is the largest city in Bhagalpur Division situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river.The old name of Bhagalpur was Champanagri which was the capital of Anga Kingdom. Kahalgaon (formerly known as Colgong during British rule) is a municipality town and one of three subdivisions in Bhagalpur district in the state of Bihar, India ...
Universities and colleges in Bhagalpur (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Bhagalpur" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
This material is used for making saris named as Bhagalpuri sari. Bhagalpur is also known as "silk city" of India. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of Antheraea paphia silkworms. This species, also known as Vanya silkworm is native to India.