Hajipur

This article is about the city in Bihar state. For other uses, see Hajipur (disambiguation).

Hajipur
City
Anticlockwise, from top: Hajipur Railway Station, Institute of Hotel Management, River Gandak—Old Gandak Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Shri Yantra Mandir, Mall, East Central Railway Office.
Anticlockwise, from top: Hajipur Railway Station, Institute of Hotel Management, River Gandak—Old Gandak Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Shri Yantra Mandir, Mall, East Central Railway Office.
Nickname: 
Gateway to North Bihar[1]
Hajipur is located in Bihar
Hajipur
Hajipur
Location in Bihar
Hajipur is located in India
Hajipur
Hajipur
Location in India
Coordinates: 25°41′33″N 85°12′30″E / 25.6925°N 85.2084°E / 25.6925; 85.2084
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionTirhut
DistrictVaishali
First settled1350 AD
Named forHaji Ilyas Shah
Government
 • TypeMayor—Council
 • BodyHajipur Municipal Council[2]
 • MayorSangeeta Kumari [3]
 • MLAAwadhesh Singh
 • MPChirag Paswan
Area
[4][5]
 • City
19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
 • Rural
137.27 km2 (53.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • City
147,688
 • RankBR: 16th
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
 • Rural
296,288
DemonymHajipurian
Language(s)
 • OfficialHindi[6]
 • Additional officialUrdu[6]
 • RegionalBajjika[7]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
844101–3
Area code+91—(0)6224
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-31
Literacy[4] (2011)76.80%
Sex ratio[4] (2011)892 ♀ / 1000 ♂
Lok Sabha constituency21. Hajipur (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHajipur (123)
ClimateCsa (Köppen)
Precipitation993 millimetres (39.1 in)
Avg. annual temperature25.8 °C (78.4 °F)
Websitevaishali.nic.in

Hajipur (/ˈhɑːdʒɪpʊər/ HAH-jip-oor,[8] Hindi: [ˈɦaːdʒiːpʊr] ⓘ) is the headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India. Hajipur is the 16th most populous city of Bihar, besides being the second-fastest developing city, next to Patna. It had a total population of 1.47 lakh as per census 2011.[9] Vaishali district is ranked 8th among 38 districts in Bihar in terms of growth.[10][11]

The city is known for cultivating Bananas.[12] Patna, is only 10 km (6.2 mi) from Hajipur, with the cities separated by the Ganges river. The metropolitan region of Patna comprises the Patna Regional Development Authority (PRDA) area includes Hajipur under Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation.[13][14][15] Mahatma Gandhi Setu, one of the longest bridges in the world at 5.75 kilometres (3.57 mi) links Hajipur to Patna.[16][17] After Patna, it is the fastest-developing city in Bihar, primarily because of its proximity to Patna. Hajipur lies on the north bank of the Ganga while Patna lies on the south, the Gandhi Setu bridge connects both cities. Another bridge, the Digha–Sonpur Bridge,[18][19] which crosses the Ganga north-west of Patna, narrows the distance between Hajipur and Patna. There have been plans to expand Patna to Greater Patna, which would entail absorbing Hajipur, Bidupur and other surrounding towns.[20][21]

The area of Hajipur city is spread across 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi). The city is divided into 39 Wards. Hajipur is the only twin city of Patna and lies nearest to the capital and shares most of its government works, headquarters, educational institutions. Being another district headquarters, it is equal to the capital in terms of powers.[22][23]

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