Chaturbhuj Sthan

{{Short description|Red-light district in Bihar, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

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| name= Chaturbhuj Sthan

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| settlement_type = Neighborhood of Muzaffarpur

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Bihar

| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name2 = Muzaffarpur

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| governing_body = Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation

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Chaturbhuj Sthan is a red-light district in Muzaffarpur, a district in the state of Bihar, India.{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rani-begum-ex-courtesan-now-helps-heal-the-lives-of-her-sisters/216529 |title=Rani Begum, ex-courtesan, now helps heal the lives of her sisters |newspaper=OutlookIndia.com |date= |author= |access-date=25 June 2016}} The area is said to have existed since the Mughal period and is home to more than 3,500 sex workers.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/even-sex-workers-did-not-lag-behind-in-human-chain-formation/articleshow/56707589.cms|title=Even sex workers did not lag behind in human chain formation - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 January 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017}} It gained its name from the Chaturbhuj Sthan Temple located there.

The area has a problem with sex trafficking.{{cite book |last1=Nair |first1=P. M. |author2-link=Sankar Sen (police officer) |last2=Sen |first2=Sankar |title=Trafficking in Women and Children in India |date=2005 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=9788125028451 |pages=366–367 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xFnEyqFupUC&q=Chaturbhuj+Sthan&pg=PA366 |language=en}} The area is based around a kilometer long lane where female sex workers perform the Mujra dance for potential clients.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.in/story/bihar-diary-dying-art-forgotten-voters-muzaffarpurs-mujra-girls/1/511416.html|title=Bihar Diary: Dying art, forgotten voters - Muzaffarpur's Mujra Girls|website=India Today|date=31 October 2015|access-date=19 December 2017}}