Rajgir
Rajgir is a town in Nalanda, Bihar. Rajgir is situated nearby to the hamlet Hansrajpur, as well as near the locality Rajagirha.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rajgir railway station and Vishwa Shanti Stupa.
Rajgir railway station
Railway station
Rajgir railway station, is a railway station serving the city of Rajgir, Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. Rajgir is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone.
Vishwa Shanti Stupa
Buddhist temple
Vishwa Shanti Stupa is a large white Peace Pagoda in Rajgir, Nalanda District, Bihar, near Gitai Mandir. Statues of the Buddha are mounted on the stupa in four directions. Vishwa Shanti Stupa is situated 4 km southeast of Rajgir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajgir.
Rajgir
Rajgir is a city in Bihar in India. It is 15 km from the ruins of Nalanda University, and 100 km from Patna, the capital of the state.Rajgir
- Type: Town with 130,000 residents
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Nalanda, Bihar, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.0312° or 25° 1′ 52″ north
Longitude
85.4191° or 85° 25′ 9″ east
Population
130,000
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
7MQ72CJ9+FJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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