Bakhra is a village in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Bakhra
village
Bakhra is located in Bihar
Bakhra
Bakhra
Location in Bihar, India
Bakhra is located in India
Bakhra
Bakhra
Bakhra (India)
Coordinates: 26°2′0″N 85°6′0″E / 26.03333°N 85.10000°E / 26.03333; 85.10000
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMuzaffarpur
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,998
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)

It is the site of an Ashoka pillar that was still standing in 1932[2] and a stupa.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population Finder 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ Dikshitar, V. R. Ramachandra (1993) [1932]. The Mauryan Polity. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 62. ISBN 9788120810235.
  3. ^ Sangam, Ravi (2021). Footprints of Lord Buddha in Bihar. Shangum Mass communication. p. 97.