Sitagarha–Bahoranpur Buddhist Archaeological Site

Sitagarha–Bahoranpur is an excavated Buddhist archaeological site spread across Sitagarha Hill and Bahoranpur village in Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand, about 10 km from Hazaribagh town. Excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India, it has revealed brick-built stupas, votive stupas, shrines and monastic remains. Dated broadly to the early medieval period, it is notable as evidence of Buddhism in the Chota Nagpur plateau region.

Visitors can expect an open-air archaeological landscape on and around a low hill with exposed brick structures, remains of stupas and votive stupas, and excavated monastic foundations. The site is rural and sparsely developed, with uneven ground and scattered ruins set amid fields and scrub. There are no reconstructed buildings; interpretation is through visible excavated remains. The visit is primarily for sightseeing, photography and observing ancient Buddhist architecture in a quiet, semi-rural setting.