Lauria Nandangarh

Lauria Nandangarth
Lauria Nandangarth
City/town
	lauriya ashok pillar
	The Pillar of Ashoka at Lauria Nandangarh. Another recent photograph here.
	Lauria Nandangarth Location in Bihar, India Lauria Nandangarth Lauria Nandangarth (Bihar)
	Coordinates: 26°59′54.52″N 84°24′30.52″E / 26.9984778°N 84.4084778°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	West Champaran
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	845453
Nearest city	Bettiah
Lok Sabha constituency	Valmikinagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Lauriya Yogapatti

Lauria Nandangarh, also Lauriya Navandgarh, is a city or town about 14 km from Narkatiaganj (or Shikarpur) and 28 km from Bettiah in West Champaran district of Bihar state in northern India.^[1] It is situated near the banks of the Burhi Gandak River. The village draws its name from a pillar (laur) of Ashoka standing there and the stupa mound Nandangarh (variant Nanadgarh) about 2 km south-west of the pillar. Lauriya Nandangarh is a historical site located in West Champaran district of Bihar.^[1] Remains of Mauryan period have been found here.^[1]

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