Bihar Sharif
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| State : | Bihar | ||
| District : | Nalanda | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 12 ′ N , 85 ° 31 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 63 m | ||
| Residents : | 297,268 (2011) | ||
Bihar Sharif ( Hindi बिहार शरीफ़ ; also Bihar Sharif ) is a city in the Indian state of Bihar .
The city is located in the north Indian plain 30 km south of the Ganges . It is the administrative seat of the Nalanda District . Biharsharif is located 60 km southeast of Patna . Biharsharif is a Municipal Corporation ( Nagar Nigam ). The city is divided into 46 wards . In the 2011 census, the population was just under 300,000. The national highways NH 20 and NH 33 cross in Biharsharif.
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