Giriyak

Giriyak
Town
Giriyak stupa is located in Giriyak community development block of Nalanda district, Patna division, Bihar, India
Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Giriyak (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°01′40″N85°31′42″E / 25.02778°N 85.52833°E / 25.02778; 85.52833
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Unofficial	Magahi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	803109
Nearest city	Rajgir

Giriyak is a village and community development block located on the bank of the Panchane River in Nalanda district of Bihar, India. ^[1] It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) east of Rajgir, 26 kilometres (16 miles) south of Bihar Sharif, the district headquarters, and 95 kilometres (59 miles) southeast of Patna, the state capital.

Giriyak stupa — a Gupta-era Buddhist stupa — is located on the western side of the Panchane River, opposite the village of Giriyak. ^[2]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the population Giriyak was 96,845, of which 50,124 are male and 46,721 are female. ^[3]

Transportation

NH 20 passes through the town connecting it with Pawapuri and Bihar Sharif. State Highway SH 71 connects it with Rajgir and Barbigha.

References

1. "Blocks & Circles | District Nalanda, Government of Bihar | India".
2. Cunningham, Alexander (1871). Four reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65. Vol. 1. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India: Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 16–20.
3. "Giriak Population (2021/2022), Block Village List in Nalanda, Bihar". Archived from the original on 24 July 2014.