Danapur is a satellite town of Patna in Bihar state of India.[1] The population was 182,241 at the 2011 India Census. It is part of the Patna Metropolitan Region.[2] It was constituted as a municipality in 1887.[3] Danapur is also a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian cranes, locally called Janhgil. They visit every year during the monsoon season for breeding and leave this place before the start of the winter season. The Sub-Area Headquarters of Bihar and Jharkhand is situated in the army cantonment here.[4][5] Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat looks after municipal works of Danapur area. Danapur is part of Danapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency). In 2018, Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL) completed the construction work of a ten- metre-wide 10.6 km long road along the western embankment of Digha-Danapur canal.[6] This road also passes underneath the 12.27 km long Digha-AIIMS elevated road (Patli Path) that connects NH-98 near AIIMS Patna to Digha (on the Loknayak Ganga Path at Patna.[7]

Danapur
City
Station board of Danapur railway station
Danapur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°38′N 85°3′E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District	Patna
UA	Patna
Ward	40 wards
Established	1887
Government
• Body	Danapur Nagar Parishad
• MLA	Rit Lal Ray (RJD)
• Member of Parliament	Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
Population  (2011)
• Total	182,241
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Regional	Magadhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	801101/03/05/08/09/11/12/13 801501/03/05/06
Telephone code	06115
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-01
Planning agency	Patna Regional Development Authority
Civic agency	Danapur Nagar Parishad
Website	danapur.biharurban.in

Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats.[8] Gurdwara Handi Sahib,a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikhs. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.

Geography

Danapur is located on the bank of the River Ganges.

According to the City development plan for Danapur, the city has a total area of 11.63 km² and is divided into 40 wards.[1] The Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat (Municipal Council) was established in 1889.

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  Flagstaff ghat in 1859
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  School Entrance of Army School Danapur Cantt
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  School Garden of Army Public School, Danapur cantt
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  Danapur Cantonment
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  Building of Army Public School, Danapur Cantt
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  Building of Army Public School, Danapur Cantt

Demographics

As of the census of 2011, there were 182,241 with 97,129 men and 85,112 women residing in the city. Out of which 25,092 (13.77%) had children under the age of 6. There were 13,398 boys while 11,694 are girls. The population density as per 2001 data is about 113 persons/ha.[1] The overall literacy rate is 78.4%, with the male literacy rate being 84.54% and the female literacy rate being 71.39%. The sex ratio of 882 per 1000 males was lower than the national average of 944. And child sex ratio of girls is 873 per 1000 boys.[2]

See also

• Khagaul
• Danapur Cantt
• Digha-Danapur canal (Patna canal)
• Bihta
• Patna
• Maner Sharif

References

External links

• Official website of Patna
• MLA Danapur Asha Sinha Archived 1 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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