Aurangabad, Bihar Aurangabad, Bihar Aurangabad is a city in Aurangabad District, Bihar, India. It is the district's centre of governance and has a population of 102,244. The people of this region speak Magahi and Hindi. Aurangabad is sometimes called the "Chittorgarh of Bihar" because of its large Rajput population of the Suryavanshi lineage. Since the first Indian general elections in 1952, Aurangabad has only ever elected Rajput representatives. Other family clans represented in Aurangabad include the Mauryans, Guptas and the Gahadavalas (locally spelt "Gadhwal, Gaharwal in Bihar"). In ancient times, Aurangabad was located in the Mahajanapada kingdom of Magadh (1200 - 322
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