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India · Bihar

Bhāgalpur: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Bhāgalpur is a city of 400,146 people in India (Bihar), 52 m (171 ft) above sea level. Our booking partner lists 25 places to stay.

Key facts

Population400,146
Elevation52 m (171 ft)
Area342 km²
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30 now)
CurrencyRupee (INR)
Dialling code+91
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAC power s and sockets: British and related types, BS 546, Euro
Postal codes2 codes, 274602 to 722141
Coordinates25.244, 86.972
Bhāgalpur

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Daylight in Bhāgalpur runs from about 10 h 37 min a day in late December to 13 h 45 min in late June (computed for 25.24° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Bhāgalpur in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

Buses to Bhāgalpur · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 25 places to stay in Bhagalpur. Of the 20 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (11). Guests have left 97 reviews in total.

Hotels in Bhāgalpur: the full picture, and book

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Common questions

How big is Bhāgalpur?

About 400,146 people live in Bhāgalpur, across 342 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Bhāgalpur in?

Asia/Kolkata, currently UTC+5:30.

What currency is used in Bhāgalpur?

The Rupee (INR). Traffic drives on the left.

How many hotels are there in Bhāgalpur?

Our booking partner lists 25 places to stay in Bhagalpur, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Bhāgalpur?

Dhaka (387 km), Kolkata (330 km), Gazipur (375 km), Patna (188 km), Khulna (378 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.