Vikramshila

Vikramashila was one of the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire, along with Nalanda. Vikramashila was established by King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda. Atisha, the renowned pandita, is sometimes listed as a notable abbot. It was destroyed by the forces of Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji around 1200. Vikramashila (village Antichak, district Bhagalpur, Bihar) is located at about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and about 13 km north-east of Kahalgaon, a town in Bhagalpur district . It is approachable through 11 km long motorable road diverting from NH-80 at Anadipur about 2 km from Kahalgaon.

General Information

Altitude:52 meters.
Temperature (Max./Min.) Deg C: Minimum : 15 °C, Maximum : 32 °C.
Rainfall:720.4 mm.
Best Season: October to March.
Clothing: Summer – Cottons; Winter - Heavy Woollens.

How to Reach

Air: The nearest airport from Vikramshila is located in Patna.
Rail: If you want to travel via train, then you will have to go to the nearest railway junction that is siatuted in Kahalgaon. Vikramshila has excellent connectivity with Patna, Gaya, Bodhgaya, Motihari, Muzaffarpur, Biharsharif, Bhagalpur and Kahalgaon, via road.
Road: There are bus services from the nearest town Bhagalpur.