Vaishali district

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Vaishali district is an administrative district in the Indian state of Bihar, historically significant as part of the ancient republic of Vaishali and known for its cultural and archaeological heritage.

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Vaishali district canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
borders Muzaffarpur district
Patna district
Samastipur district
Saran district
contains Ashokan Pillar at Vaishali
Hajipur
Relic Stupa of Buddha at Vaishali
Vaishali (archaeological site)
World Peace Pagoda, Vaishali
country India
economy agriculture-based economy
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasHeadquarters Hajipur
historicalRegion Vajji confederacy
surface form: ancient republic of Vaishali
knownFor Buddhist pilgrimage sites
Jain pilgrimage sites
archaeological heritage
cultural heritage
language Bhojpuri
Hindi
Maithili
legislativeBody Bihar Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Bihar
India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOn north bank of the Ganges
majorCrop paddy
pulses
vegetables
wheat
majorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
namedAfter Vaiśālī
surface form: Vaishali (ancient city)
parliamentaryConstituency Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency
surface form: Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)
partOf Tirhut division
region Mithila region
surface form: Mithila
religiousSignificance associated with Buddha’s last sermon
associated with Lord Mahavira’s birthplace
river Gandak River
Ganges
state Bihar
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode BR-31

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Samastipur district borderedBy Vaishali district
Kundagrama locatedIn Vaishali district
Vaishali locatedIn Vaishali district
Tirhut division includesDistrict Vaishali district
Hajipur district Vaishali district
Patna district borders Vaishali district