This city is famous for its fine silk. It is also known as silk city. It is located only 3 km from Railway station and bus stand and ½ kilometre from airport & national highway. Most of the villages of bhagalpur are still continuing their traditional family business of silk making using primitive method.

Bhagalpur silk is famous for its traditional process. There are about 30,000 handloom weavers found in bhagalpur. Bhagalpur is a town and the administrative head quarters of Bhagalpur district. The main language of Bhagalpur is Angika. The gangetic plain of bhagalpur is very fertile. The silk industry in this city is 200 years old. Bhagalpur silk is of a distinct and special type. It is also known as tussah or tusser silk. It is also becoming popular in the overseas market.

Silk weaving is an age old traditional household industry of Bhagalpur. Bhagalpur is the second highest in silk production after the Karnataka State. Bhagalpur, the weavers service centre was established in the year 1974 with a view of developing handloom silk industry in the state of bihar.

Bhagalpur is a divisional town of histrorical importance, situated on the southern bank of the holy river Ganga. Bhagalpur is a town, and the administrative head quarters of bhagalpur district is bihar state in the eastern parts of India.