Bhagalpur Silk City: The Heart of Bihar

Bhagalpur is known as Silk City one of the oldest city of Bihar located in eastern India. The Bhagalpur is having fertile land and sound agriculture background. #Bhagalpur was a part of the Anga Pradesh in the Vedic ages. The capital of Anga was Malini, also called Champa Malini in the Puranas situated at a distance of about six kilometers to the west of Bhagalpur, it was described in the Mahabharata as a place of pilgrimage. The renowned king of Anga was Karna who built and held his court in Karnagarh.

Vikramasila University, which was established by the King Dharmapala in 8th century AD was one of the most important learning centers of Tantric Buddhism in India. Over the years, Vikramshila became one of the most popular Buddhist destinations in India and a major tourist spot in Bihar.

Bhagalpur City is well connected by Rail as well as good road network. Bhagalpur Rly Stataion is an importnat junction between Delhi and Bengal. It was the Highest revenue earner in the Malda Rail Division. In the Rail Budget 2008 Bhagalpur got Railway Division. NH 80 and NH 31 pass through the Bhagalpur district. The population of Bhagalpur City is near about 4 lakh. It is Second largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population next only to Patna. The literacy rate of Bhagalpur is around 85%.

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University

#Tilka #Manjhi #Bhagalpur #University, was established on 12 July 1960, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. The university is named after famous freedom fighter Tilka Manjhi. There is a Silk Institute, Agricultural college, Engineering college as well as Medical and Homeopath colleges here. Bhagalpur also has some of the best schools in the country that provide quality education to the students. Today Bhagalpur is an important education center of Bihar.

There are 16 blocks in Bhagalpur District mentioned below.

(1) Bihpur Block

(2) Gauradih Block

(3) Gopalpur Block

(4) Ishmailpur Block

(5) Jagdishpur Block

(6) Kahalgaon Block

(7) Kharik Block

(8) Navgachia Block

(9) Pirpainty Block

(10) Rangra Chowk Block

(11) Sabour Block

(12) Shahkund Block

(13) Sanhoula Block

(14) Sultanganj Purushottam Block

(15) Nathnagar Block

(16) Narayanpur Block

With strong economies, great schools, great university for higher education, good health care and many more, Bhagalpur is the beautiful city in Bihar to live in.