Danapur
Danapur is an Indian satellite town and one of the 6 sub-divisions (Tehsil) in Patna district of Bihar state. The population was 182,241 at the 2011 India Census. It is part of the Patna Metropolitan Region. It was constituted as a municipality in 1887. 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.
Danapur
Dinapore/Dinapur, Danapur Nizamat | |
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City | |
Danapur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°37′21″N 85°02′30″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| District | Patna |
| UA | Patna |
| Ward | 40 wards |
| Established | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat |
| • MLA | Ritlal Yadav (RJD) |
| • MP | Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 182,241 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Magadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 801503 |
| 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 |
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 (Rupaspur canal). 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 (or Patna Marine Drive) at Patna.
Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats. 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.