Bihta

Bihta
City
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)

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

Geography

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, and a Shiv temple: Baba Biteshwar Nath in Gultera Bazar. There is a 220/132/33 KV Power Grid substation in Dumri in Bihta, where commercial operation started in April 2019. 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.

Educational institutes

IIT Patna's campus is located within the parameters of Amhara and Dilawarpur villages in Bihta block, on a 501-acre (203 ha) site. Bihar government allotted 100 acres (40 ha) of land at Amhara village in Bihta to NIT Patna by 2013.

An Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical college and 500-bed hospital was built in Bihta on 25-acre (10 ha) in September 2009. It was inaugurated on 7 July 2018.

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.

International Airport

Bihta Air Force Station

Bihta has one airforce base station. The length of the existing runway at Bihta airbase was 9,000 feet (2,700 m). Airports Authority of India has planned to develop Bihta airport for international operations. 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), 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). 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. Bihar government is acquiring 126 acres (51 ha) of land for construction of the new airport. Bihar cabinet approved a budget of ₹260 crore for the acquisition of 126 acres for Bihta airport which will be completed by October 2019. 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. An elevated expressway from Saguna Mor to Bihta is going to be constructed. 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.

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. 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. 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

IIT Patna Bihta Campus

Even in nearby villages like Amhara, Kanchanpur, and Dilawarpur the price of 1 cottah of land is ₹ 15-20 Lakh.

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. 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 Archived 9 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine A RERA Approved Township project is one of them.

IT Park

The Bihar government has acquired 25 acres of land for an IT park. 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. IT giants, including Infosys, have shown interest for a plot near Bihta.

On 25th April 2025, the state's Information Technology Minister, Krishna Kumar Mantoo laid the foundation stone for two major companies—Lexa Lighting Technology Private Limited and Benchmark Infotech park in Sikandarpur village, Bihta.

In April 2026,United News of India reported that Sanjeevani media and technologies Pvt Limited planned to invest ₹50.75 crore rupees in an integrated data and media hub in the Sikandarpur Industrial Area. The proposed facility will include a data centre, call centres, film-editing studio and digital-processing unit, with creating 450 direct jobs.

Economy

A $35 million production facility for Cobra Beer was set up at Bihta in 2010. Not the closed sugar mill is going to be revived.

Films set or Shot in Bihata

List of villages

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)
Adlipur3801,490
Akhtiarpur1891,511
Amhara (GP)650
Aminabad4905,458
Anandpur (GP)9968,504
Babhan Lai4723,627
Baghpur812,047
Bahpura1994,039
Basaurha921,429
Bazidpur153978
Bedauli1181,876
Bela (GP)1782,631
Bilap2592,177
Bindaul (GP)6063,668
Bishunpura (GP)2384,942
Chauki10104
Chaura Gopalpur51588
Dalelganj17732
Daulatpur Semri (GP)2015,750
Dayalpur Daulatpur (GP)4385,949
Dekuli2943,538
Dihri2021,567
Dilawarpur3022,179
Doghra741,829
Doghra3673,199
Dumri2943,440
Etwa1721,381
Ghoratap1591,920
Gorhna2992,414
Hasan Chak158
Hiramanpur83810
Hiramanpur47714
Ibrahimpur60524
Jaintipur190752
Jamnapur1251,657
Kaliganj19483
Kamalpur43468
Kanhauli1604,050
Katesar (GP)3327,088
Kauria (GP)2333,356
Kelhanpur1602,260
Kanchanpur Kharagpur3885,035
Kujawan2393,249
Kutlupur3342,913
Lachhmanpur1382,195
Machhalpur Lai (GP)524,167
Maddhupur41625
Madhopur781,140
Mahuar4201,587
Makhdumpur (GP)3023,356
Mathura Pur40372
Mithapur167596
Modahi1614,264
Mohiuddin Chak39667
Moharampur
Monije Chak39324
Munsepur (GP)1122,191
Mustafapur104904
Mustafapur58880
Nagabihta116658
Narainpur1151,512
Nathupur1661,247
Neura (GP)2416,419
Neuri1542,094
Painal (GP)8419,618
Pakri681,490
Pali2463,507
Pande Chak05695
Panrepur2452,103
Purusottampur Painathi (GP)2893,584
Parri2383,517
Purainia1801,919
Raghopur Jalahwa (GP)491,731
Rambad42164
Ramnagar471,410
Rampur Hasan Lai831,702
Rampur Ismail2692,529
Ramtari2122,057
Sadisopur (GP)923,900
Samsara931,919
Sikandarpur4834,494
Sikandarpur64840
Sikaria1031,798
Sri Chandpur (GP)902,237
Tara Nagar (GP)111,311
Taregna601,017
Tarvan90718
Tikaitpur2063,146
Til Bikrampur39513

See also

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