Nona

Nona is a village in Silao, Nalanda, Bihar. Nona is situated nearby to the locality Nalandra Mahavihar Staff Colony, as well as near the village Kapatia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nalanda and Nalanda railway station.

Nalanda

Park

Photo: Uphogaphy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara in medieval Magadha, eastern India. Widely considered to be among the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world and often referred to as "the world's first residential university", it was located near the city of Rajagriha, roughly 90 kilometres southeast of Pataliputra.

Nalanda railway station

Railway station

Nalanda railway station, station code NLD, is a railway station and under Danapur railway division of East Central Railway. Nalanda is connected to metropolitan areas of India, by the Delhi–Kolkata main line via Mugalsarai–Patna route.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nalanda and Pawapuri.

Nalanda

Photo: Srijitakundan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nalanda is the site of a famous Buddhist university or mahāvihāra in the Indian state of Bihar. The university complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.