HAJIPUR

town, north-central Bihar state, northeastern India. Hajipur lies in the northern Bihar Plains, which are part of the Middle Ganges Plains. It is located on the land route from Vaishali, which was the capital of one of the states in northern India during Buddha's lifetime, to Nalanda, which was the seat of a celebrated Buddhist monastic university in the 5th12th century. The town's industries include engineering products, glass, and metal and steel containers. There are four colleges, all affiliated with the University of Bihar at Muzaffarpur. The town is connected by railway and road to Patna, the state capital. Pop. (1981) 62,520.