Bakhra

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Bakhra
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Bakhra
Location in Bihar, India
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Bakhra
Bakhra (India)
Coordinates: 26°2′0″N85°6′0″E / 26.03333°N 85.10000°E / 26.03333; 85.10000
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
7,998
Languages
  Official Maithili, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)

Bakhra is a village in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

It is the site of an Ashoka pillar that was still standing in 1932 [2] and a stupa. [3]

References

  1. "Population Finder 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. Dikshitar, V. R. Ramachandra (1993) [1932]. The Mauryan Polity. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 62. ISBN   9788120810235.
  3. Sangam, Ravi (2021). Footprints of Lord Buddha in Bihar. Shangum Mass communication. p. 97.