Bihta

Bihta
City
Bihta is located in Bihar
Bihta
Bihta
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°33′43″N 84°52′12″E / 25.56194°N 84.87000°E / 25.56194; 84.87000
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMagadh
DistrictPatna
Government
 • TypeNagar Parishad
 • MLABhai Virendra
 • Member of ParliamentMisa Bharti
Area
 • Total
46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
617,427
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Magadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
801103
Telephone code+91-6115
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-01
Sex ratio1000/899 /
ClimateETh (Köppen)
Precipitation1,000 millimetres (39 in)

Bihta is a town and Block under Danapur Tehsil in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1][2] Bihta is part of Maner assembly constituency under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha. It is located around 30 km (19 mi) west of Patna.[3] Bihta is also an upcoming satellite town of Patna.[4] The IIT Patna is around 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Bihta railway station.

  1. ^ "Welcome to boomtown Bihta, Bihar's answer to Gurgaon". Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Cast(e)aways". October 2015.
  3. ^ "Four-lane boom for township". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Bihta, the upcoming satellite town of Patna. It is also known as Greater Patna. The Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, is located in Bihta. In the last few years Bihta has become a large project hub for investors". Bihartimes.in. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.