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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
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DivisionPatna
DistrictPatna
UAPatna
Ward40 wards
Established1887
Government
  BodyDanapur Nagar Parishad
  MLARit Lal Ray (RJD)
  Member of ParliamentRam Kripal Yadav (BJP)
Population
 (2011)
  Total182,241
Languages
  OfficialHindi
  RegionalMagadhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
801101/03/05/08/09/11/12/13
801501/03/05/06
Telephone code06115
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-01
Planning agencyPatna Regional Development Authority
Civic agencyDanapur Nagar Parishad
Websitedanapur.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.


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
199184,616    
2001131,176+55.0%
2011182,241+38.9%
Source: [1]
Religions in Dinapur
Religion Percent
Hindus
92.72%
Muslims
6.48%
Others
0.81%

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



References


  1. City Development Plan for Danapur Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2014-03-05
  2. "Dinapur Nizamat City Population Census 2011 | Bihar". Census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. Hoiberg, Dale (2000). Students' Britannica India — Google Books. ISBN 9780852297605. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. Ramashankar (8 December 2010). "The Telegraph — Calcutta (Kolkata) | Bihar | Police force to hire 9000 ex-armymen". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. "New commander of Danapur Army HQ — The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  6. "Construction of road along Digha-Danapur canal over". The Times of India.
  7. "Digha-AIIMS elevated road gets December date". The Times of India.
  8. The story of the Lall Bazar Baptist Church Calcutta: being the history of Carey's church from 24th April 1800 to the present day. Edinburgh Press. 1908. Retrieved 17 March 2011.



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Danapur ist ein Vorort von Patna im indischen Bundesstaat Bihar und liegt an der Eisenbahnstrecke nach Kolkata.
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