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'Hajipur' is a city and a municipality in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Vaishali district.

Contents

Origin of name

History

Demographics

Places of interest

In Hajipur

Nepali Mandir, Hajipur

Jamia Masjid, Hajipur

Around Hajipur

Mazar of Hazrat Jandaha

Location

Threaters

Coordinates

Transport

Rail Link

Road Link

Popular persons

Schools

Colleges & Institutes

External links

Origin of name

In ancient times after crossing the Ganges at Patna the first village one came to the other side was 'Ukkacala', now called Hajipur.
HAJIPUR, a town of British India, in the Muzaffarpur district of Bengal, on the Gandak, just above its confluence with the Ganges opposite Patna. Hajipur figures conspicuously in the history of the struggles between Akbar and his rebellious Afghan governors of Bengal, being twice besieged and captured by the imperial troops, in 1572 and 1574. Within the limits of the old fort is a small stone mosque, Called Pathar ki masjid, very plain, but of peculiar architecture, and attributed to 'HAJI ILIYAS, its (Haji Pur) traditional founder (c. 1350).

Geography==
Hajipur is located at ^[1]. It has an average elevation of 46 metres (150 feet).

History

Hajipur is also of interest because a portion of Ananda's ashes were enshrined in the town. Ananda acted as the Buddha's personal attendant for twenty years and outlived him by several decades.Hajipur,earlier in british india was a small town in muzaffarpur district of bengal situated on the confluence of ganges and gandak.Hajipur figures conspicuously in the history of struggles between Akbar and his rebellious afgan governors of bengal.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Hajipur had a population of 119,276. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Hajipur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 51%. In Hajipur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

In Hajipur

A Hindu temple on it situated in the western outskirts of Hajipur. Go to the centre of town and ask for the way to Ramchaura. The temple on the top of the stupa is called Ramchaura Mandir. A few years ago it was made the zonal office of East Central Railways. A famous temple named Budi Maai is in Ismailpur village of Hajipur.

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Nepali Mandir, Hajipur

West of Hajipur, on the confluence of the Gangas and the Gandak is situated this unique Shaivite shrine. Made in the late medieval period (18th century), by one of the army commanders of Nepal, the temple brings-in a fresh pagoda-style architecture of the Himalayan Kingdom to the plains of the Ganga. This temple is built largely of wood. Another distinctive feature of this temple is its fine wooden carving, which includes, of others, generous erotic scenes. Both in style and finish, largely drawn in from the Himalayan world of architecture, Nepali Temple at Hajipur remains quite singular and inimitable.

Jamia Masjid, Hajipur

The town is known by the name of Hajipur as it was founded by a King of Bengal named Haji Ilyas Shah who ruled between 1345 to 1358 A.D. Inside the fort built by this king in Hajipur there is a mosque called Jami Masjid, a plain building measuring 84.5 ft. long and 33.5 ft. broad. The mosque is crowned by three domes, the central one being larger than the others. An inscription over its stone gateway records its erection in the year 1587 A.D. during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar by Makhsus Shah who according to the Akbarnamah was the brother of Said Khan, the governor of Bihar Sharif. The Jami Masjid of Hajipur is one of the most remarkable monuments belonging to the Mughal period.

Around Hajipur

Vaishali, Sonepur,Mahanar,Hazrat Jandaha,Mahua,Lalgunj,Quila Laruee.

Mazar of Hazrat Jandaha

The grave of a revered Muslim Saint is still pointed out at Hazrat Jandaha, 32 kms east of Hajipur and about 14 kms north of Mahnar village in the Hajipur sub-division of the Vaishali district. The Saint gave this name to the place and the river that flows past it, was known as Diwan Sah Ali. It is said that one hot summer day he felt very thirsty, and asked a by-stander to fetch him some water. The man was rude enough to reply that there was no water to be had close by. At this the Shah got very angry, and in his anger called on the water to flow that way, saying ' Biah ' (Persian-- ' Come '). Immediately a river began to approach the place, cutting away intervening land and causing devastation and ruin to the villages as it advanced. This so terrified the neighbouring people that they came in a body and implored the Shah to have pity on them and cause the river to spare their lands. He then called out Jandah (do not drown) and the river stopped encroaching and began to flow quietly in its present channel. Thus the river was called Baya and the town Jandaha. This Diwan Sah Ali was himself the subject of miracle, performed on him in his infancy by his uncle, who was equally remarkable and he lived in Hajipur where his tomb is still pointed out. His name was Makhdum Shah Abdul Fatah. It is said that, on one occasion, during one of his fits of ecstasy, which lasted for long periods, he threw his nephew Shah Ali who was only six days old into the river Gandak calling on the river saint Khwaja Khizr to educate him and take care of him. After six years, when he had recovered his mother told him what he had done and what a grievous injury he had caused to his brother and sister-in-law, who had never ceased bewailing the loss of their only child. Thereupon Makhdum Shah told her not to grieve, and going to the river said--" Khawaja Khizr, give me back my nephew, whom I committed to your care six years ago. " On this, the river began to roll and out came the boy, roved and jeweled like prince. Though young, he was thoroughly conversant with all the religious laws, and afterwards became the famous Hazrat Shah Ali from whom Hazrat Jandaha got its name. There is a mosque situated a few steps away from the river appertaining to the 15th Century.(Reference :-Discover Bihar, The official website of Bihar tourism)

Location

Hajipur is 10 kilometres across the Ganges from Patna.Hajipur can be reached from Patna, which is 10 km across the River Ganga. The nearest airport is at Patna while the railway station is at Hajipur. There are frequent bus and taxi services from Patna for Hajipur.

Threaters

1.National cinema Hall
2.Ganesh cinema hall
3.Naveen cinema hall
4.Umesh cinema hall
5.Dhramshobha(Presently not working but Best infrastructure)
6.Shanker Talkies

Coordinates

Hajipur (Bihar)

X: 9490000m

Y: 2945000m

Lat: 25:42:45N (25.7126)

Lon: 85:15:00E (85.2501)

Transport

Nearest Transport Links:

★ Patna Airport - 13.2 miles (21.2 km).

★ Hajipur is well connected by rail and road.

Rail Link

Hajipur is the headquarters of East Central Railways. Three rail lines connect it to Muzaffarpur, Sonepur and Barauni. Important trains like Guwahati Rajdhani and Vaishali Express have got stops here.

Road Link

Buses and auto rickshaws connect the city with the state capital Patna. Buses are also available to Muzaffarpur and Chapra.

Popular persons

★ Amit Ranjan

★ Arjun Sharma

★ Dipti Bala

★ Dr. I.M.Singh

★ Saurabh Raja

★ Er. Mreenal

★ Er. Sumit Verma

Schools

★ Guru Vasisth Vidyayan

★ Gyan Jyoti Public school

★ St. Pauls

★ Madon Mascot

★ Indian Public school

★ St. Joseph

★ DAV Public school

★ Kendriya vidyalaya

★ Town High School

Colleges & Institutes

★ R.N. College

★ Deo Chand College

★ Jamunilal College

★ Vaishali Mahila College

★ Teachers Training College

★ B.S. Inter-College

★ INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT, CATERING & NUTRITION.

★ Central Institute of Plastic Engg. and Technology (CIPET)

★ Kent Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

★ Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI)

★ (Setting up of) National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)

External links

★ Hajipur online business directory / yellow pages