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Place details

Region
Bihar
Country
India
Population
50,961
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Fatuha
Settlement.other_name
Fatuwah or Fatuwa
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Bihar
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Bihar, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Patna
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
50961
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1
Magahi, Hindi
Settlement.timezone1
IST

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History and culture
  • Geography
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Delicacies
  • Demographics
  • Recent developments
  • Villages
  • References

Fatuha, also spelled Fatuhaa, is a satellite town in the proposed Patna Metropolitan Region, in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Fatuha lies 24 km east of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Fatuha is an important industrial centre known for small industries and its handloom industries. The city's name is said to come from its status as a center of textile manufacturing.

==History and culture== Fatuha is situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Punpun Rivers. The area is known as Triveni since the river Gandak is believed to unite with these two rivers here earlier. Fatuha is regarded as a very sacred sangam (confluence) in Hindu mythology and is a major pilgrimage and historical centre for Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Sikhism. Many major religious, mythological and historical figures are said to have visited or passed through Fatuha, and it is part of the Ramayana, Buddhist and Jains circuits. In ancient times, Lord Sri Rama and all his brothers, Guru Vishwamitra, Lord Srikrishna, Bheema, Emperor Jarasandha, Ajatshatru, Udayin, Lord Mahatma Buddha, and Mahavira Jain were said to have visited Fatuha.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fatuha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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