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Giriyak | |
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Town | |
 Giriyak stupa is located in Giriyakcommunity development block ofNalanda district,Patna division,Bihar,India | |
  Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Giriyak (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°01′40″N85°31′42″E / 25.02778°N 85.52833°E /25.02778; 85.52833 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Unofficial | Magahi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 803109 |
| Nearest city | Rajgir |
Giriyak is a village andcommunity development block located on the bank of the Panchane River inNalanda district ofBihar,India.[1] It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) east ofRajgir, 26 kilometres (16 miles) south ofBihar Sharif, the district headquarters, and 95 kilometres (59 miles) southeast ofPatna, the state capital.
Giriyak stupa — aGupta-eraBuddhiststupa — is located on the western side of the Panchane River, opposite the village of Giriyak.[2]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, the population Giriyak was 96,845, of which 50,124 are male and 46,721 are female.[3]
NH 20 passes through the town connecting it withPawapuri andBihar Sharif. State Highway SH 71 connects it withRajgir andBarbigha.
