Bhawanipur Rajdham

Bhawanipur Rajdham भवानीपुर राजधाम
Marketplace
Bhawanipur Rajdham Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°39′00″N 87°08′23″E / 25.6501°N 87.1396°E / 25.6501; 87.1396Coordinates: 25°39′00″N 87°08′23″E / 25.6501°N 87.1396°E / 25.6501; 87.1396
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Government
• MP	Mr. Uday Singh
• MLA	Smt. Bima Bharti
Area
• Total	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	50,234
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	854204
Telephone code	916462
Vehicle registration	BR-11

Bhawanipur Rajdham is a semi-urban market town, with population of approx 25,000, in the Purnia district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is divided into two parts: Bhawanipur West gram panchayat and Bhawanipur East gram panchayat of the Bhawanipur (Community development block).^[1]

Transport

Bhawanipur is situated at a distance of about 45 kilometres (28.0 mi) from Purnea. State Highway SH 65 provides the closest route to Bhawanipur.

It is also connected through National Highway NH 31 which is 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) away.

History

It is said that during the days of the Darbhanga maharaj, Bhawanipur Rajdham held the head offices of several departments, including tax and agriculture, hence the name Rajdham, which means "the own place of kingdom".^{[citation needed]}

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