Geography
It is located 75 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar state. It is 13 km from the ruins at Nalanda. It is situated at Hiranya Prabhat Parvat ( recently known as Badi Pahri)and bank of River Panchanan. the land of Bihar Sharif is very fertile. Alluvial Soil formation which is mostly deposited by several river of this area. Many local river such as Dhoba, Panchanan, Goithva, zerain,etc.
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