Shivnarayanpur

Mathurapur
Small town
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Coordinates: 25°17′42″N 87°20′00″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Block	Kahalgaon
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,873
Language
• Official	Hindi[1]
• Additional official	Urdu[1]
• Regional	Angika[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhagalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pirpainti

Shivnarayanpur or Mathurapur is a small town in the Kahalgaon block and under Pirpainti Vidhansabha seat of Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India.^[3]

History

Traditionally, the village is known as Mathurapur. The name Shivnarayanpur came after the name of late Shivnarayan Ram who donated his land for Shivanarayanpur railway station and Shivnarayanpur hattya.^{[citation needed]} It is also one of the biggest and oldest mandis for agriculture produce (mainly vegetables, pulses and jaggery) in Bihar. Vikramshila, which is a national heritage site maintained by Archeological Survey of India is situated near Shivnarayanpur. The Ganga ghat known as Bateishwernath is also situated near this village.^[4]

Transport

Shivanarayanpur railway station is situated on Sahibganj Loop line under the Malda railway division.^[5]

See also

• Kahalgaon
• Bhagalpur
• Vikramshila

References

1. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. Masica, Colin P. (9 September 1993). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-521-29944-2.
3. "Ganga Pump Canal" (PDF). Water Resource Department, Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
4. "Population data - Village population". Census of India 2001. Govt. of India. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
5. "Shivanarayanpur Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.