Patna
Patna
पटना Pāṭaliputra | |
|---|---|
Metropolis, State capital city | |
| Coordinates: 25°35′39″N 85°08′15″E / 25.5940343°N 85.1375530°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| District | Patna |
| Established | 490 BCE |
| Founded by | Udayin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Patna Municipal Corporation Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat |
| • Parliament of India | Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) Misa Bharti(RJD) |
| • Mayor | Sita Sahu[2] |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Animesh Kumar Parashar, IAS[3] |
| Area | |
| • City | 250 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 600 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 18 |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2011)[6] | |
| • City | 1,684,222 (IN: 19th)[1] |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,046,652 (IN: 18th) |
| • Metro | 3,874,000 (IN: 12th) |
| Demonym(s) | Pataniya (local), Patnawasi (Hindi), Patnaite |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[7] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[7] |
| • Regional | Magahi Bhojpuri Maithili[8][9] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 8000xx (Patna)[10] |
| Area Code(s) | +91-(0)612 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR-PA IN PAT |
| Vehicle registration | BR-01 |
| Literacy (2011) | 82.73%[11] |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 897 ♀/1000 ♂[6] |
| Airport | Jay Prakash Narayan Airport |
| Rapid Transit | Patna Metro |
| HDI |  0.722 - high |
| GDP per capita(2020) | US$7,766 (equivalent to $8,131 in 2021)[12] |
| GDP(2020) | US$17.085 (equivalent to $17.89 in 2021)Billion[13] |
| Website | patna |
Patna is the capital city of the Indian state of Bihar. About 1.7 million people live in Patna (census 2001). It is a very old city and has a history of at least 2,500 years. It was famous for its educational institutes, which during those days, attracted scholars from all over the world. Gautama Buddha who started Buddhism had also visited this city. Despite being a Hindu majority city Patna also has many Muslims and many Masjids. People in Patna speak Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithli and Urdu. When founded Patna's old name was Pataliputra, and later into Pataliputra which was the capital of Magadha Empire, before changing in to the current Patna.
- ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ "NDA-backed Sita Sahu is first woman mayor of Patna". 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "District magistrates of Patna Division" (PDF). Divisional commissioner of Patna division. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
Plan2015was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "CPRS Patna About Us". CRPS. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lac and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ "Demography". patna.nic.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Magahi". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ "PATNA CITY Pin Code - 800008, Sampatchak All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search PATNA Post Office Address". ABP Live. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Patna Urban Region". census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ https://metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/8914/overview
- ↑ https://metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/8914/overview