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Also known as Nalanda

district of Bihar, India

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Vinony's link graph records 364 inbound references to Nalanda district, and connects out to Bihar, Mahavira and Nalanda Mahavihara.

The entry is geolocated on the map in BR.

It is catalogued under topics including Districts of Bihar, Nalanda district and Patna division.

Vinony links it to 33 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country
India
State
Bihar
Division
Patna
Established
9 November 1972
Headquarters
Bihar Sharif
Lok sabha constituencies
Nalanda
Total
2,367 km (914 sq mi)
Urban
112.91 km (43.59 sq mi)
Density
1,216/km (3,149/sq mi)
Literacy
66.41 (M=77.11; F=54.76)
Sex ratio
921 (2011)
Time zone
UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Major highways
NH 20 , NH 33 , NH 120 , NH 431
Website
Nalanda District

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Wikidata facts

Population
2877653
Area
2367
Official website
nalanda.bih.nic.in
Image
Nalanda.jpg
Households
477529
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Commons category
Nalanda district
male population
1497060
female population
1380593
urban population
457894
rural population
2419759
literate population
1519933
illiterate population
1357720
short name
NLD
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Encyclopedic overview

Nalanda district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. Bihar Sharif is the administrative headquarters of this district. The districts is home to the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nalanda is located in the Magadh region of southern Bihar.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nalanda district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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