Top: Ruins of Nalanda mahavihara Bottom: Son Bhandar Caves, Rajgir
Location of Nalanda district in Bihar
Country
India
State
Bihar
Division
Patna
Established
9 November 1972
Headquarters
Bihar Sharif
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies
Nalanda
Area
• Total
2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
• Urban
112.91 km2 (43.59 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
• Total
2,877,653
• Density
1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy
66.41 (M=77.11; F=54.76)
• Sex ratio
921 (2011)
Time zone
UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code
803111[1]
Major highways
NH 20, NH 33, NH 120, NH 431
Website
Nalanda District
Administrative map of Nalanda district
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.[2]
^"NALANDA Pin Code - 803111, Silao All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search NALANDA Post Office Address". ABP Live. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^Chaudhary, Pranava Kumar (15 July 2016). "UNESCO declares Nalanda Mahavihara World Heritage Site". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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