Aurangabad is a historic city in the Maharashtra state of India. The city itself is a popular tourist hub. Little known, it is surrounded by many less traversed towns, which are also worth visiting.
Here are some suggestions for cities to visit near Aurangabad.
Hunterganj
Hunterganj is a small town in the Jharkhand state of India. It was once a hunting site for the royals of the region, that is why named so. Hunterganj is now renamed as Shaligram Ramnarayanpur. About 60 percent of the city is covered with forests. During the government election time, there is some threat of anti-government activists in the area, otherwise it is a beautiful place with natural aura.
Distance between Aurangabad and Hunterganj: 1388 kilometers, 1+ day drive
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Chhatarpur
Chhatarpur is a village town and a district in the Madhya Pradesh state of India. There aren’t too many monuments and tourist sites in Chhatarpur. If you wish to pursue a cultural tour and dive into the life of unspoken cities, Chhatarpur is one such place. Hanuman Temple and J P Kids Land are among the few public places of the area.
Distance between Aurangabad and Chhatarpur: 930 kilometers, 17 hours drive
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Rohtas
Rohtas is a historic town in the Bihar state of India. Some of the great places in the city and vicinity are-
- Tomb of Sher Shah Suri
- Rohtas Fort
- Tara Chandi Temple
- Gupta Dham
- Manjhar Kund
Distance between Aurangabad and Rohtas: 1388 kilometers, 1+ day drive
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Bikramganj
Bikramganj is a city and a notified area (Nagar Panchayat) in the Bihar state of India. It is close to Rohtas and while touring Rohtas, one can route through Bikramganj. There are some temples, agricultural lands, and ponds that still follow the traditional operations in Bikramganj.
Distance between Aurangabad and Bikramganj: 1363 kilometers, 1+ day drive
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Sherghati
Surrounded by Morhar river, Sherghati is a small town in the Bihar state of India. The city once gained attention for a meteorite from Mars that fell here in 1865.
The town is known as Sherghati because once upon a time the region had man-eater tigers (Sher means tiger and ghati means valley).
Distance between Aurangabad and Sherghati: 1391 kilometers, 1+ day drive
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Useful Links-
Aurangabad: One-day trip planner
The tourist sites of Aurangabad