Kesaria
Sign in to saveKesaria, also known as Kesariya is a town in the district of East Champaran, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of a stupa built by the Mauryan king Ashoka.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kesaria
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of Kesariya stupa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- 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
- East Champaran
- Settlement.government_type
- State Government
- Settlement.governing_body
- Bihar
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 45
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Buddhism
- Country
- India
- Located in
- East Champaran District
- Elevation
- +45
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- stupa
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5 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Kesariya Stupa
- Climate
- References
- External links
Kesaria, also known as Kesariya is a town in the district of East Champaran, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of a stupa built by the Mauryan king Ashoka.
==Geography== Kesaria is near the River Gandak and Rampur Khajuria. The nearest villages are Noori Mohalla Trilokwa & Trilokwa (3.5 km), Kushar Saikh Toli (4 km), Phultakiya (3 km), Baisakhawa (2 km), Ramgadhwa (4 km), Tajpur (6 km), Bairiya (6 km), Bathana (5 km), Nyagaw (4 km). There are also two mosques in the town and nearest railway Station is Chakia about 21 km.