Bankipore
Bankipur is a historic neighbourhood in central Patna, Bihar, India.
Bankipur is a historic neighbourhood in central Patna, Bihar, India. Situated on the southern bank of the Ganges, it developed during the British colonial period as the administrative and institutional centre of the state. From the late eighteenth century until the early twentieth century, Bankipore emerged as the principal centre of modern Patna, while the older city remained centred around present-day Patna City. The neighbourhood forms part of the Bankipur Assembly constituency, one of the six assembly segments of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. It is home to the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, Golghar, Bankipore Club, and several educational and public institutions.
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Worth seeing in and around Bankipore
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Patna Museum
Patna Museum is the state museum of the Indian state of Bihar. Founded on 3 April 1917 during the British Raj to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna, it is constructed in the style of Mughal and Rajput architecture, and is known locally as the Jadu Ghar.
1.5 km · museum · Wikipedia - 02Patna University
Patna University is a Public State University located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj.
3.9 km · state public university in Patna, Bihar, India · Wikipedia - 03Bihar Museum
Bihar Museum is a state museum located in Patna. It was partially opened in August 2015.
900 m · art museum in Bihar, India · Wikipedia - 04Sher Shah Suri Masjid
Sher Shah Suri Mosque, also known as Shershahi Mosque, is a mosque in Patna, the capital city of the state of Bihar in India. It serves as an example of the Afghan style of architecture.
1.5 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Pathar ki Masjid
The Pathar Ki Masjid stands on the bank of river Ganges near the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb in the city of Patna. Parviz Mirza, son of Jahangir, established Pathar Ki Masjid in 1621.
1.5 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 06Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Maidan, Patna, is a public monument of India's father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The statue is the world's tallest bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
1.5 km · statue in Gandhi Maidan, Patna · Wikipedia - 07Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya
The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya is a museum and public service institution, showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi, and his role in Bihar during the independence struggle of India. It is one of the eleven Gandhi Sanghralayas in the country.
1.6 km · Gandhi Memorial Institution · Wikipedia - 08Indira Gandhi Planetarium
The Indira Gandhi Planetarium, also known as the Patna Planetarium, is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi Science Complex. The planetarium was constructed through Bihar Council on Science & Technology at a total cost of about ₹110 million.
1.5 km · Planetarium in Patna, India · Wikipedia - 09Buddha Smriti Park
Buddha Smriti Park is also known as Buddha Memorial Park is an urban park located on Frazer Road near Patna Junction in Patna, India. This park has been designed by Vikram Lall and developed by the Bihar Government to commemorate the 2554th birth anniversary of the Buddha.
900 m · Indian park · Wikipedia - 10Chanakya National Law University
Chanakya National Law University is a public law school and a National Law University in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education.
2 km · state public university in Patna, Bihar, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bankipore
- Airports
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 228 km · Tribhuvan (KTM), 233 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 271 km
- Stations
- Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, 3.5 km · Bailey Road railway station, 1.3 km · Old Sachdeva railway station, 1.3 km · Sachiwalay Halt railway station, 2.1 km
- Varanasi → Bankipore217 km · quickest by road, 3h 49m · ₹1,630–2,040
- Siliguri → Bankipore349 km · quickest by road, 6h 34m · ₹2,810–3,510
- Lucknow → Bankipore443 km · quickest by road, 7h 27m · ₹3,340–4,180
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bankipore
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bankipore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are prepaid and shared taxis/rickshaws available throughout the day between two stations.
- Get inShared rickshaws (₹30) leave from south side of Patna Junction.
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Next door to Bankipore
Bankipore is 2 km from Patna, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pataliputraancient Indian city, Emperor Asoka’s classic capital city; present day Patna, the capital city of state of Bihar in India1.5 km
- Bailey Roadhuman settlement in India300 m
- Rajendra Nagarneighborhood in Patna, Bihar, India3.6 km
- Saidpuratown in Bihar, India3.8 km
- Indrapurilocality in Bihar, India2.9 km
- Shivpuri Area, Patna-23human settlement in India2 km