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Roshanganj Destination Guide

Discover Roshanganj in India

Roshanganj in the region of Bihār is a place located in India - some 543 mi or ( 873 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Roshanganj

Local time in Roshanganj is now 03:45 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Ranchi, Pirwan, Patna, and Madanpur. When in this area, you might want to check out Rajshahi . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Roshanganj ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Gamharia

Gamharia is a Village in Gaya district of Bihar, India. It is near about 45 km from Gaya situated on Sher Shah Suri Marg (GT Road) between Kolkatta and Delhi. It is surrounded by the Kamaun range. The current MLA of the area is Surendra Parsad Sinha. The main market is Sherghati, Chandiastan, and Gamharia. Gola Bazar is among the largest cattle market in Bihar.

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Located at 24.59 84.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Villages in Gaya district

Sherghati

Sherghati (formerly Shergotty) is a subdivision-level town of the Gaya district in Bihar, India. The Morhar River surrounds it; that is why the length of the city is much more than the width. An origin story says that Sher Shah Suri, formerly known as Farid Khan, had hunted a lion at this very place; subsequently Farid was known as Sher Khan, and when he became the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, defeating Humayun, became Sher Shah.

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Located at 24.57 84.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Gaya district

Shergotty meteorite

The Shergotty meteorite is the first example of the shergottite Mars meteorite family. It was a 5-kilogram Martian meteorite which fell to Earth at Shergotty (now Sherghati), in the Gaya district, Bihar, India on 25 August 1865, and was retrieved by witnesses almost immediately. This meteorite is relatively young; radiometric dating indicates that it solidified from a volcanic magma about 4.1 billion years ago.

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Located at 24.57 84.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1860s in science, 1865 in India, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial life, Geology of India, History of Bihar, Martian meteorites, Meteorites found in India

Hunterganj

Hunterganj (Shaligram Ramnarayapur) is a town in Chatra district, Jharkhand, India.

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Located at 24.45 84.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Chatra district

Dobhi

Dobhi is a town in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Located at 24.53 84.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Gaya district