Ministry of Culture05-October, 2011 16:22 IST
Protected Monuments in Bihar

 

There are seventy monuments/sites declared as of national importance in the State of Bihar under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The details are at Annexure.  These monuments/sites are conserved, preserved and maintained by way of structural repairs on need basis, as per archaeological norms, subject to availability of resources.   These centrally protected monuments/sites are fairly in good state of preservation.

The expenditure incurred on conservation, preservation and environmental development of centrally protected monuments/sites in the State of Bihar during the last three years and the current year, is as under:

 

Year

Expenditure

(Rupees in Lakhs)

2008-09

294.83

2009-10

224.08

2010-11

249.60

2011-12

    

 

16.33

(upto June’11)

(Allocation: 300.00)

 

In addition to conservation, preservation, maintenance and development of environs in and around centrally protected monuments, providing tourist related amenities (e.g. drinking water, toilet blocks, facilities for physically challenged, pathways, cultural notice boards/signage, vehicle parking, cloak rooms, etc.) at the centrally protected monuments/sites are the regular activities which the Archaeological Survey of India undertakes as per needs and availability of resources.

 

Annexure

 

List of Centrally Protected Monuments in Bihar under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India

 

Sl.No.

Name of the Monument

Locality

District

       1.        

Tomb of Shamsher Khan

Shamshernagar

Aurangabad

       2.        

Ancient site of Vikramasila Monastery

Antichak

Bhagalpur

       3.        

Rock Temple

Golgong

Bhagalpur

       4.        

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining Bateshwar cave on the Patharghata hill

Madhorampur

Bhagalpur

       5.        

Rock sculptures

Patharghatta

Bhagalpur

       6.        

Ancient mound

Buxar

Buxar

       7.        

Remains of ancient fort or Pachrukhi Garh locally known as Raja Bali Ka Garh

Balirajgarh

Madhubani

       8.        

Ruined fortress, Chankigarh

Chanki

West Champaran

       9.        

Rampart of the fort and Stupa at Nandangarh

Marhia

West Champaran

     10.      

Ruined fortress at Nandangarh

Marhia

West Champaran

     11.      

Vedic burial mounds

Marhia

West Champaran

     12.      

Vedic burial mounds

Pakri

West Champaran

     13.      

Fort ruins, tank and Stupa

Sagardih

East Champaran

     14.      

Buddhist Stupa

Tajpur Deur

East Champaran

     15.      

Asoka column known as Laur pillar

Lauriya Areraj

East Champaran

     16.      

Asoka column

Lauriya Nandangarh

West Champaran

     17.      

Vedic burial mounds

Lauriya Nandangarh

West Champaran

     18.      

Ashoka column

Rampurwa

West Champaran

     19.      

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the southern and eastern faces of some rocks and boulders of Kauwadol Hill

Kurisarai

Gaya

     20.      

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the face of an isolated round boulder separated by a distance of 12 feet from the south-eastern corner of the Kauwadol Hill.

Kurisarai

Gaya

     21.      

Sculptures of various Hindu deities carved on the northern -eastern faces of some rocks of Kauwadol Hill.

Kurisarai

Gaya

     22.      

Sculptures of four Hindu deities one on each side of an oblong isolated boulder to the east of the Kauwadol Hill.

Kurisarai

Gaya

     23.      

The whole of the ancient ruins on which there are a colossal statute of Buddha, a few loose sculptures and thirteen sand stone pillars.

Kurisarai

Gaya

     24.      

The area generally known as ‘Garh

Kurkihar

Gaya

 

     25.      

Ancient Buddhistic image and other images and sculptures collected underneath a shed

Guneri

Gaya

     26.      

Ancient mounds in the valley known as “Hasra Kol

Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur

Gaya

     27.      

Ancient mouds in the hill known as ‘Sobhnath

Bishunpurtarwa, Hasra and Jagdishpur

Gaya

     28.      

Siva temple

Konch

Gaya

     29.      

Ancient Stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Bakraur

Gaya

     30.      

Ancient Buddhistic image and sculptures collected underneath a shed

Ghejan

Jehanabad

     31.      

Gopi Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hills

Jehanabad

     32.      

Karan Chaupar Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hills,

Jehanabad

     33.      

Lomas Rishi Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,

Jehanabad

     34.      

Sudama Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,

Jehanabad

     35.      

Vadathika Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hils

Jehanabad

     36.      

Vapiyaka Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,

Jehanabad

     37.      

Visva Jhopa Cave

Barabar and Nagarjuni hils,

Jehanabad

     38.      

Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

Lat

Jehanabad

     39.      

Asokan Column

Kolhua

Muzaffarpur

     40.      

Remains of the ramparts and the mound commonly known as the ‘Queen’s Palace’ in the Killa

Bihar Sharif

Nalanda

     41.      

Tomb of  Malik Ibrahim Bayu

Bihar Sharif

Nalanda

     42.      

Ancient remains known as Garh

Ghorakatora

Nalanda

     43.      

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area

Nalanda

Nalanda

     44.      

Ancient mound

Bargaon

Nalanda

     45.      

Statue of Buddha

Jagdishpur

Nalanda

     46.      

i. All ancient structures and other monuments.

ii. All ancient structures and all artificial ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of the said two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha.

iii. Walls of the two ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha

 

Rajgir

Nalanda

     47.      

Sculpture and Images

 

Datiana

Patna

     48.      

The grove known as “Bulandibagh

 

Bulandipur

Patna

     49.      

The mound or stupa known as “Chhoti Paharai

Chhoti Pahari

Patna

     50.      

Supposed site of the Palace of Asoka

Kumrahar

Patna

     51.      

Remains of wooden foundations and ancient Mauryan walls

 

Sandalpur

Patna

     52.      

Mounds known as the five stupas or ”Panch Pahari

      Paharidih

Patna

     53.      

a.                   Ablution Tank,

b.                  Mir Ashraf’s Jama Mosque

iii.      Pucca well

Patna

Patna

     54.      

Tomb of Shah Makhadum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

Maner

Patna

     55.      

Tank

Maner

Patna

     56.      

 

 

 

 

 

Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjucent land comprising

part of survey plot No. 608 & 611

          Maner

Patna

     57.      

Ancient Mound and ruined brick walls together with adjucent land comprising of survey plot No. 399

Maner

Patna

     58.      

Ancient mound

Buxar

Buxar

     59.      

Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri

Sasaram

Rohtas

     60.      

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Sasaram

Rohtas

     61.      

Rohtasgarh fort

Rohtasgarh

Rohtas

     62.      

Temple of Mundeswari Devi

Paura

Kaimur

     63.      

Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan

Malik Sarai

Kaimur

     64.      

Three rock inscriptions (Adjacent to Tara Chandi temple)

Sasaram

Rohtas

     65.      

Ancestral Houseof

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the First President of India

Jiradei

Siwan

     66.      

Remains of Ancient city

Manjhi

Saran

     67.      

Jami mosque

Hajipur

Vaishali

     68.      

Relic Stupa

Harpur Basant (Vaishali)

Vaishali

     69.      

Raja Vishal ka Garh

Vaishali

Vaishali

     70.      

Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

Bandarjhula

Kishanganj

 

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