Bakhtiyarpur is a notified area and town located in the Patna district of Bihar, India. Situated near Patna City, it falls under the Barh sub-division and serves as a Vidhan Sabha constituency within the state.
The town functions as a significant railway junction within the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway (ECR). It is also notable for being the hometown of Nitish Kumar, who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar.