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Vidyapati Nagar is a village in the Samastipur district, in Bihar, India. It is named after the notable Maithili-language poet Vidyapati.[3] Vidyapati Nagar is within the Darbhanga division of the district.
Vidyapati Nagar | |
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Village | |
  Vidyapati Nagar Location in | |
| Coordinates: 25°51′47″N 85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Samastipur district |
| Parliamentary constituency | Ujiarpur |
| Assembly constituency | Sarairanjan |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 122,244 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848503 |
| Area code | STD Code 06278 |
| Website | samastipur |
Location edit
Vidyapati Nagar is located 35 km south of the district headquarters of Samastipur and 82 km west of the state capital, Patna. Bachhwara and Mansurchak to the east of Vidyapati Nagar, with Dalsinghsarai lies to the north, and Mohiuddinagar to the west. The closest cities are: Dalsinghsarai, Barh, Mokameh and Mokama.
Demographics edit
The local languages are Maithili, Urdu and Hindi. According to the 2011 census, the population was 122,244,[3] with 51.8% male. The city contains 29 villages organized into 15 panchayats, for a total of 20,708 houses.
References edit
- ^ "The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar. 1950. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Benedikter, Thomas (2009). Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the Linguistic Rights of Minorities in India. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-643-10231-7. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Vidyapati Nagar Block - Samastipur". Census2011.co.in. 10 October 2015.