Punpun is a

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in the Patna Metropolitan Region,

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, in the

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Geography

It is located 10 km south of

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

. The name Punpun comes from the nearby Punpun River, a tributary of the

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, on whose bank the village has flourished. Many towns such as Sigori are located on the banks of the river. 17.6 square kilometers in Dumri Village, in the Punpun block of Patna (PMR), have been allocated for an Information Technology Park.

Punpun railway station Punpun railway station is a railway station on the Patna–Gaya line under Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zone. The station is situated beside Masudi Road at Manora, Punpun in Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. H ...

is connected by rail and Road (SH 78), (NH 83).

History

Mata Seeta (Mother Seeta) spent time near Punpun village. Pind Daan Gaya and Punpun are the most important and auspicious places in Hindu Dharma. Every year, Hindus from Nepal and India go there to observe

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, or Pind Daan. The first Pind Daan was done in Punpun.

Education

In Punpun, the S.M.D. College and Subodh Kumar Mahila College provide education up until the post-graduate level. A 10+2 level government school for boys and girls is present.

Economy

The organizations of

AIIMS The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Government of India. These institutes h ...

and IITP are located within 10 kilometers. Punpun is developing into a business hub, as many small companies invested in the area. Punpun has a thriving scene of self-employment cooperatives with communities that provide jobs. Alawalpur (Punpun) village plans a co-operative milk union to promote dairy products in Patna.

Sports

Many different high school campus grounds, along with the

Gandhi Maidan Gandhi Maidan is a historic ground in Patna, near the banks of the Ganges River, in Bihar, India. The Golghar falls to its west. During the period of 1824–1833, under British rule, it was used as a golf course and horse racing track and was c ...

historical site and S.M.D. College grounds, serve as playgrounds.

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

is popular.

Gallery

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References

External links

{{ Tourist attractions in Patna Cities and towns in Patna district Populated places on the Punpun River