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Situated on the banks of river Ganga, Bhagalpur is a historic city. It is situated 220-Km south east of state capital Patna and 410 Km North West of Calcutta. Because of its location it has always been strategically important for the state. The city is well known for its sericulture, manufacture of silk yarn. The silk is of distinct and special type, and popularly known as the Tusser silk. The city has major road and rail connections and trades in agricultural produce and cloth. Major industries include rice and sugar milling and woolen weaving. The surrounding region includes an alluvial plain in the north and forested uplands of the Chota Nagpur Plateau to the south. The area of Bhagalpur District is 5589 Sq. Km and the population is around 35 lakhs.

The city is the seat of Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University established in 1960. Formerly called Sujaganj, Bhagalpur was constituted a municipality in 1864.The description of the place can be found in Great Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. In these epics the place has been described as the kingdom of Anga, with its capital at Campa. 

The Vikramshila University of Pala period still bids welcome to tourists from far away places. The cave of Barari and the temple built by cutting rocks near Kalganj are the places to visit. There is a huge temple of Lord Vishnu located at the south of the city. The Shiva temple of Akhatrinath is located in the middle of the river.

Mandar Hill is 30 Km south from Bhagalpur is believed to have been used for the Sagar Manthan according to Hindu mythology. The marks of the snake around the hill used for the Manthan and the footprints of Lord Vishnu can be seen on this hill. There is also a beautiful lake at its peak. Narsingh Bhagwan Cave Temple is also situated at the peak of the hill.
Vikramshila was famous for Buddhist education, but it had earned a worldwide reputation in other different faculties like Hindu Philosophy and Tantra Sadhana etc.