Bihar
Nalanda
Silao

Silao

Silao is a city and a notified area in in the state of . It is known for the excellent Khaja made by its Halwais. It is also the headquarters of a Block, a small administrative unit, by the same name.
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  • Type: Town with 25,700 residents
  • Description: city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar
  • Also known as: “Silao, Nalanda” and “Vikramasila”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silao railway station.

Railway station
is a small railway station in , . Its code is SILO. It serves Silao town. The station consists of one platform.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rajgir and Nalanda.

Photo: Knverma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in . It is 15 km from the ruins of Nalanda University, and 100 km from , the capital of the state.

Photo: Srijitakundan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the state of . The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Silao

Latitude
25.0809° or 25° 4′ 51″ north
Longitude
85.42784° or 85° 25′ 40″ east
Population
25,700
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
7MQ73CJH+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1303365666
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1256295
Wiki­data ID
Q2288094
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Silao” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সিলাউ”
  • Bishnupriya: “সিলাউ”
  • Cebuano: “Silao”
  • Chinese: “Silao”
  • Chinese: “西拉奥”
  • Chinese: “西拉奧”
  • Chinese: “西拉奧鄉”
  • Dutch: “Silao”
  • French: “Silao”
  • German: “Silao”
  • Hindi: “सिलाव, नालंदा”
  • Italian: “Silao”
  • Malay: “Silao”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Silao”
  • Oriya: “ସିଲାଓ”
  • Portuguese: “Silao”
  • Russian: “Силао”
  • Swedish: “Silao, Indien”
  • Swedish: “Silao”
  • Urdu: “سلاؤ، نالندا”
  • Vietnamese: “Silao”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Karahdih and Wat Thai Nalanda.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Silao”. Photo: Hshook, CC BY-SA 4.0.