Shivnarayanpur

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mathurapur

| settlement_type = Small town

| image_skyline = File:Langra Mango farm, Mathurapur, Bhagalpur Bihar.JPG

| image_alt = Langra mango farm in mathurapur

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| coordinates = {{coord|25|17|42|N|87|20|00|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Bihar

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Bhagalpur

| subdivision_type3 = Block

| subdivision_name3 = Kahalgaon

| demographics_type1 = Language

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=4 October 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}

| demographics1_title2 = Additional official

| demographics1_info2 = Urdu

| demographics1_title3 = Regional

| demographics1_info3 = Angika{{cite book |last1=Masica |first1=Colin P. |title=The Indo-Aryan Languages |date=9 September 1993 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-29944-2 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3RSHWePhXwC&pg=PA12 |language=en}}

| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank1_info_sec1 = Bhagalpur

| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank2_info_sec1 = Pirpainti

| population_total = 7873

| population_as_of = 2011

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| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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Shivnarayanpur or Mathurapur is a small town in the Kahalgaon block and under Pirpainti Vidhansabha seat of Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India.{{cite web|title=Ganga Pump Canal|url=http://www.prdbihar.gov.in/Documents/Advertisements/pr_3615_Water_Resourse__12_13.pdf|publisher=Water Resource Department, Govt. of Bihar|accessdate=30 November 2012}}

History

Traditionally, the village is known as Mathurapur. The name Shivnarayanpur came after the name of late Shivnarayan Ram who donated his land for Shivanarayanpur railway station and Shivnarayanpur hattya.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} It is also one of the biggest and oldest mandis for agriculture produce (mainly vegetables, pulses and jaggery) in Bihar. Vikramshila, which is a national heritage site maintained by Archeological Survey of India is situated near Shivnarayanpur. The Ganga ghat known as Bateishwernath is also situated near this village.{{cite web|title=Population data - Village population|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population.aspx?q=shivanarayanpur&drpQuick=&drpQuickSelect=|work=Census of India 2001|publisher=Govt. of India|accessdate=30 November 2012}}

Transport

Shivanarayanpur railway station is situated on Sahibganj Loop line under the Malda railway division.{{Cite web|title=Shivanarayanpur Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/shivanarayanpur-svrp/2025|access-date=2021-06-06|website=indiarailinfo.com}}

See also

References

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{{Bhagalpur district}}

Category: Villages in Bhagalpur district