Aurangabad, Bihar
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Aurangabad
Bihar • India |
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| District(s) | Aurangabad |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | 79,351 (2001) |
- For other uses, see Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India. Aurangabad (pop. 118,052[1]) is the district headquarters of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road. The people of this region primarily speak Magadhi.
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[edit] History
The Magadh region was one of the oldest and strongest empires of the world in the Ancient period and its boundaries (600-250 BC) spread across to parts of the (now present) countries of Burma, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, apart from India. This was the region about Megasthenes (3rd Century BC), a Greek writer, traveller and scholar wrote with much awe and inspiration about his empire and the people.
[edit] Geography
Aurangabad is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 108 metres (354 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Aurangabad had a population of 79,351. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Aurangabad has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
[edit] Educational Institutes
S. Sinha College
Ramlakhan Singh Yadav College
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