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Bihta

Bihta is a town and Block under Danapur Tehsil in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1][2] Bihta is part of Maner assembly constituency under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha. It is located around 30 km (19 mi) west of Patna.[3] Bihta is also an upcoming satellite town of Patna.[4] The IIT Patna is around 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Bihta railway station.

Bihta
City
Bihta is located in Bihar
Bihta
Bihta
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°33′43″N 84°52′12″E / 25.56194°N 84.87000°E / 25.56194; 84.87000
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMagadh
DistrictPatna
Government
 • TypeNagar Parishad
 • MLABhai Virendra
 • Member of ParliamentMisa Bharti
Area
 • Total
46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
617,427
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Magadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
801103
Telephone code+91-6115
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-01
Sex ratio1000/899 ♂/♀
ClimateETh (Köppen)
Precipitation1,000 millimetres (39 in)
See also: Bihta Dry Port

Geography

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Bihta is 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Patna and is an hourlong drive from the capital. It is the strategic location named as greater Patna and many real estate companies are investing in the region. Bihta has a famous old temple named Van Devi at Kanchanpur Bihta, and a Shiv temple: Baba Biteshwar Nath in Gultera Bazar. There is 220/132/33 KV Power Grid substation in Dumri in Bihta,[5] where commercial operation started in April 2019.[6] There is a dry port south of the railway station and an oil depot, both with rail connectivity. A 20 km (12 mi) long four-lane elevated road connecting Bihta with Danapur and Shivala is being constructed at a cost of around ₹2,000 crore.[7] This highway will be completed by september 2026 and will connect Patna to Bihta Airport via the Danapur railway station and Shivala Chowk. Of its total 20 km length, 17 km (11 mi) would be elevated. The elevated portion will terminate at the junction of the Bihta-Sarmera Road near Kanhauli village. From that junction, the road will go up to the Bihta chowk besides connecting the Bihta Airport; it would again be elevated at the Bihta chowk. There are many hotels and shops.

Educational institutes

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IIT Patna's campus is located within the parameters of Amhara and Dilawarpur villages in Bihta block, on a 501-acre (203 ha) site.[8][9][10] Bihar government had already allotted 100 acres (40 ha) of land at Amhara village in Bihta to NIT Patna.[11][12][13] There is Kendriya Vidyalaya, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar laid the foundation stone of an Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical college and hospital in Bihta in September 2009. The 500-bed ESIC hospital and college was built here on a 25-acre (10 ha) plot here at a cost of ₹523 crore.[14] The ESIC medical college and hospital was inaugurated on 7 July 2018.[15][16]

Union minister Kapil Sibal on 3 June 2013 laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) at Bihta.[17][18]

International Airport

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Main article: Bihta Airport
 
Bihta Air Force Station

As air traffic grows and short runway issues arise at Patna airport, also known as the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, the central government has considered moving the facility outside Bihar's capital city to Bihta.[19] According to senior government officials, negotiations are underway between the ministry of civil aviation and the air force to shift the airport from Patna to Bihta, which is a defence airfield 20 km away from the existing facility.[20][21][22][23]

Bihta has one airforce base station.[24][25] The length of the existing runway at Bihta airbase was 9,000 feet (2,700 m).[26] Airports Authority of India has planned to develop Bihta airport for international operations.[27][28] Airport Authority had proposed 156 acres (63 ha) of land to the state government, apart from 128 acres (52 ha) which state government is to transfer, so that length of the runway could be increased to 12,000 feet (3,700 m),[29] in order to install an advanced category-II Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the new airport so that flights could land there at a visibility as low as 350 m (1,150 ft).[30] Boeing 747 require 12,000 feet of long runways to land.

In October 2016, Bihar cabinet approved the Patna master plan 2031 which envisions development of a new airport at Bihta.[31][32] Bihar government is acquiring 126 acres (51 ha) of land for construction of the new airport.[33][34] Bihar cabinet approved a budget of ₹260 crore for the acquisition of 126 acres for Bihta airport which will be completed by October 2019.[35][36][37] Of the 126 acres, 99 acres (40 ha) in Vishambhar and 27 acres (11 ha) in Kultupur localities have been acquired from approximately 400 land owners.[38][39] An elevated expressway from Saguna Mor to Bihta is going to be constructed.[40] Of the 126 acres of acquired land for Bihta airport, 108 acres (44 ha) will be utilised for development of a civil enclave and the remaining 18 acres for development of amenities, including a VIP lounge, a hotel and a hangar.[41]

An 18.5 km (11.5 mi) four-lane semi-elevated road between the proposed Bihta airbase and Danapur railway station is being constructed at the expenditure of ₹ 1400 crore.[42] National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct 13.5 km elevated four-lane road from Bihta to Shivala, while the remaining 5 km stretch from Shivala to Danapur station will be constructed by Bihar RCD.[43] Apart from Danapur-Shivala-Bihta road, Bihta will be connected by two more four-lane roads: Patna-Buxar NH-30 and Bihta-Sarmera SH-78.

Real estate boom

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IIT Patna Bihta Campus

The price of land in Bihta — 40 km west of Patna — has skyrocketed in the past few years[44] in large part due to the construction of a number of projects in the area, including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, and others.[45][46] At present, a cottah (1,361 square feet (126.4 m2)) of land is priced between ₹ 30 and ₹ 35 lakh in urban areas. Even in nearby villages like Amhara, Kanchanpur, and Dilawarpur the price of 1 cottah of land is ₹ 15-20 Lakh. A few years ago, such land was available for ₹2-2.5 lakh in urban and ₹ 25k-50k in rural areas.[47] 25 acres of land have been acquired at Bihta in Patna district for setting up the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) headquarters and training centre.[48]

Real estate also acquired land near the village of Paharpur to build a colony for families of retired paramilitary forces. Majorly Suraksha enclave members are acquiring land for the development of a residential, logistic and industrial park (LIP), which is fully functional at Bihta at the site of a former sugar mill.[49][50] Work is in progress by a team led by officials of the IT department. Construction work will begin by mid-2013. It is also popular for Swami Sahajanand Saraswati ashram. Highway Residency By Satyamev Group A RERA Approved Township project is one of them.

IT Park

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The Bihar government has acquired 25 acres of land for an IT park.[51][52][53] In October 2018, Bihar's government approved Rs 38 crore for the acquisition of 33 acres of land for IT Park at Bihta as part of a Mega Industrial Park.[54] IT giants, including Infosys, have shown interest for a plot near Bihta.[55][56][57][58] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has already been assigned with the responsibility of developing a main data centre which will provide IT links to all government departments. The IT centre was formally launched in March 2013 on the premises of Beltron Bhawan. A regional centre of the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) will also be developed at Bihta. The land for the IT park has already been selected and bidding processes for selection of a consultancy company for promotion of the IT park has almost been completed.[59] NEECH Technology of Kolkata is engaged in collecting data for social and caste censuses in Bihar, and HP Education Services is engaged in providing IT skill development courses.

Economy

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A $35 million production facility for Cobra Beer, a premium beer brand promoted by Lord Karan Bilimoria, was set up at Bihta in 2010.[60][61][62][63][64][65] Not the closed sugar mill is going to be revived.[66] Hero Cycles Ltd, part of the O.P. Munjal Group, started production at Amhara village near IIT Patna in Bihta from June 2014 to cater to different markets.[67]

List of villages

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The list of villages in Bihta Block (under Danapur Tehsil) is as follows: (GP is Gram Panchayat).

Village name Land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Adlipur 380 1,490
Akhtiarpur 189 1,511
Amhara (GP) 650
Aminabad 490 5,458
Anandpur (GP) 996 8,504
Babhan Lai 472 3,627
Baghpur 81 2,047
Bahpura 199 4,039
Basaurha 92 1,429
Bazidpur 153 978
Bedauli 118 1,876
Bela (GP) 178 2,631
Bilap 259 2,177
Bindaul (GP) 606 3,668
Bishunpura (GP) 238 4,942
Chauki 10 104
Chaura Gopalpur 51 588
Dalelganj 17 732
Daulatpur Semri (GP) 201 5,750
Dayalpur Daulatpur (GP) 438 5,949
Dekuli 294 3,538
Dihri 202 1,567
Dilawarpur 302 2,179
Doghra 74 1,829
Doghra 367 3,199
Dumri 294 3,440
Etwa 172 1,381
Ghoratap 159 1,920
Gorhna 299 2,414
Hasan Chak 158
Hiramanpur 83 810
Hiramanpur 47 714
Ibrahimpur 60 524
Jaintipur 190 752
Jamnapur 125 1,657
Kaliganj 19 483
Kamalpur 43 468
Kanhauli 160 4,050
Katesar (GP) 332 7,088
Kauria (GP) 233 3,356
Kelhanpur 160 2,260
Kanchanpur Kharagpur 388 5,035
Kujawan 239 3,249
Kutlupur 334 2,913
Lachhmanpur 138 2,195
Machhalpur Lai (GP) 52 4,167
Maddhupur 41 625
Madhopur 78 1,140
Mahuar 420 1,587
Makhdumpur (GP) 302 3,356
Mathura Pur 40 372
Mithapur 167 596
Modahi 161 4,264
Mohiuddin Chak 39 667
Monije Chak 39 324
Munsepur (GP) 112 2,191
Mustafapur 104 904
Mustafapur 58 880
Nagabihta 116 658
Narainpur 115 1,512
Nathupur 166 1,247
Neura (GP) 241 6,419
Neuri 154 2,094
Painal (GP) 841 9,618
Pakri 68 1,490
Pali 246 3,507
Pande Chak 05 695
Panrepur 245 2,103
Purusottampur Painathi (GP) 289 3,584
Parri 238 3,517
Purainia 180 1,919
Raghopur Jalahwa (GP) 49 1,731
Rambad 42 164
Ramnagar 47 1,410
Rampur Hasan Lai 83 1,702
Rampur Ismail 269 2,529
Ramtari 212 2,057
Sadisopur (GP) 92 3,900
Samsara 93 1,919
Sikandarpur 483 4,494
Sikandarpur 64 840
Sikaria 103 1,798
Sri Chandpur (GP) 90 2,237
Tara Nagar (GP) 11 1,311
Taregna 60 1,017
Tarvan 90 718
Tikaitpur 206 3,146
Til Bikrampur 39 513

See also

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