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Baniapur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Baniapur is a town in the Saran district of Bihar state, India. In January and February, a big fair ( mela) is held at Baniapur. Transport National Highway 85 and National Highway 101 pass through Baniapur. The nearest airport is Patna Airport Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 20th-busiest airport in India. To meet demand, the A ..., and the nearest railway station is Ekma Railway Station. The nearest railway junction is Chhapra Junction, which is about away from the town. It falls under Kanhauli Sangram panchayat and Maharajganj Loksabha seat. Economy The people of Baniapur are solely dependent on small-scale businesses. Baniapur had an estimated distributed population of nearly 30,000 according to 2011 Census India. References Cities and towns in Saran district {{Bihar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Saran District
Saran district is one of the 38 Districts of Bihar, districts of Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra. It is considered as one of the richest zamindaris of Bihar after Raj Darbhanga, Hathwa Raj, Bettiah Raj and Raj Najarganj, Saran State, Saran Raj. Typonym It is said that "Saran" is a corrupted version of the word ''Sarangaranya'' (forest of deer). According to legend, earlier it was a dense forest full of deer and the home of Rishi Sarangi. Another suggestion is that the name is corruption of ''Sakra-aranya'' (the forest of Indra). History Chirand, 10 kilometres east of Chhapra, is a stratified Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age settlement, which is known for its continuous archaeological record from the Neolithic age (about 2500–1345 BC) to the reign of the Pal dynasty who ruled during the pre-medieval period. The archaeological recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by area, 12th largest by area, and the List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, 14th largest by GDP in 2024. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south. Bihar is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, a large chunk of southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Around 11.27% of Bihar's population live in urban areas as per a 2020 report. Additionally, almost 58% of Bihari people, Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official language is Hindi, which shares official status alongside that of Urdu. The main native languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melā
Mela () is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering" or "to meet" or a "fair". It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gatherings and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sport-related. In rural traditions melas or village fairs were (and in some cases still are) of great importance. This led to their export around the world by South Asian diaspora communities wishing to bring something of that tradition to their new countries. In recent times "mela" also popularly refers to shows and exhibitions. It can be theme-based, promoting a particular culture, art or skill. Generally at "melas" people can find eateries, entertainment activities, shops and games. The Kumbh Mela, held every twelve years, at Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain is one of the largest fairs in India, where over 50 million people gathered in January 2001, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. Notable Melas in South Asia India * Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island * Gita Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Highway 85 (India)
National Highway 85 (or NH 85) is a National Highway in southern India. It links Kochi in Kerala with Thondi, Tamil Nadu. The Kochi–Theni Greenfield Highway has been proposed to decongest the traffic between the Kochi and Munnar stretch on the NH 85. Route Starting from NH66 intersection in Kundanoor Junction at Maradu, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kolenchery, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Neriamangalam, Adimali, Munnar, Devikulam, Poopara in Kerala. Bodi, Theni, Andippatti, Usilampatti, Madurai, Thiruppuvanam, Sivagangai, Kalayarkoil, and ending at Thondi at NH32 intersection in Tamil Nadu. Check the NH 85 videos. See also * List of national highways in India * Kochi–Theni Greenfield Highway * National Highways Development Project The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) was a project of four laning of existing national highways and six laning of selected major national highways of India. The project was started in 1998 under the leadership of Prime Minister of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Patna Airport
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport is a domestic airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 20th-busiest airport in India. To meet demand, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working to expand and modernise airport infrastructure. The airport has undergone an ambitious expansion project that includes a new two-level passenger terminal, the new terminal building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 May 2025. Overview The airport currently has one runway with an asphalt surface measuring , from DAFIF (effective October 2006) which makes it not possible for large aircraft to land. The terminal building at the airport is spread across an area of 12,000 square metres and can handle around 25 lakh (2.5 million) passengers annually. The waiting areas, as well as departure and arrival areas of the terminal building, have also been expanded recently due to the rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
