Summary
Shivnarayanpur or Mathurapur is a Small Town in the Kahalgaon block and under Pirpainti Vidhansabha seat of Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India.[3]
Mathurapur | |
|---|---|
Small town | |
  Mathurapur  Mathurapur | |
| Coordinates: 25°17′42″N 87°20′00″E / 25.29500°N 87.33333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Block | Kahalgaon |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,873 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional | Angika[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhagalpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pirpainti |
History edit
Traditionally, the village is known as Mathurapur. The name Shivnarayanpur came after the name of late Shivnarayan Ram who donated his land for Shivanarayanpur railway station and Shivnarayanpur hattya.[citation needed] It is also one of the biggest and oldest mandis for agriculture produce (mainly vegetables, pulses and jaggery) in Bihar. Vikramshila, which is a national heritage site maintained by Archeological Survey of India is situated near Shivnarayanpur. The Ganga ghat known as Bateishwernath is also situated near this village.[4]
Transport edit
Shivanarayanpur railway station is situated on Sahibganj Loop line under the Malda railway division.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Masica, Colin P. (9 September 1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.
- ^ "Ganga Pump Canal" (PDF). Water Resource Department, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Population data - Village population". Census of India 2001. Govt. of India. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Shivanarayanpur Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.