| Bhawanipur Rajdham | |
| — marketplace — | |
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| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District(s) | Purnia |
| MP | Mr. Uday Singh |
| MLA | Smt. Bima Bharti |
| Population • Density |
24,718 (2001[update]) • 2,000 /km2 (5,180 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
5.6 km2 (2 sq mi) • 450 metres (1,480 ft) |
Bhawanipur Rajdham (Hindi: भवानीपुर राजधाम) is a semi urban place with population of approx 25,000 in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a small market place which is divided in two parts Bhawanipur West gram panchayat and Bhawanipur East gram panchayat of Bhawanipur (Community development block).[1]
Bhawanipur is situated at a distance of about 45 km from Purnea. State Highway SH 65 provides the closest route to Bhawanipur.
It is also connected through National Highway NH 31 which is just 23 km away from here.
It is said that during the days of the Darbhanga maharaj this place was the headoffices of several departments like tax dept., agriculture dept. and hence the name was kept as Rajdham which means "the own place of kingdom".