Danapur Nizamat or Danapur is an Indian satellite town and one of six subdivisions (

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) in the Patna district of

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state.City Development Plan for Danapur
2014-03-05 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. 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,

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, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats. Gurdwara Handi Sahib, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for

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s. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.

Geography

Danapur is located on the bank of the River

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. According to the City development plan for Danapur, the city has a total area of 11.63 km² and is divided into 40 wards.

Demographics

As of the

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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

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as per 2001 data is about 113 persons/ha. 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.

Politics

Danapur is part of Danapur Assembly constituency under the

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Lok Sabha constituency.

Schools and Colleges

* Army Public School, Danapur Cantt * Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt * St. Karen's High School, Patna * Children's Academy, Bailey Rd, Saguna More, Mainpura, Danapur * BS College, Danapur * R.P. Sharma Institute of Technology * DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & HOSPITAL

Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat

Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat looks after municipal works of Danapur area. The Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat (Municipal Council) was established in 1889. There are 40 wards under jurisdiction of Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat. File:Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859.jpg, Flagstaff ghat in 1859 File:ArmyPublicSchool Ent.jpg, Army Public School, Danapur Cantt File:Danapur Cantonment.jpg, Danapur Army Cantonment File:K V Danapur Cantt (Main Gate).JPG, Kendriya Vidyala Danapur Cantt

Administration

The Danapur sub-division (

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) is headed by an IAS or State Civil Service Officer of the rank of

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(SDM).

Blocks

The Danapur Tehsil is divided into 4

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s, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows: # Danapur # Maner # Bihta # Naubatpur

List of villages

The list of villages in ''Danapur-cum-Khagaul''

(under Danapur

) is as follows: (GP is Gram Panchayat).

Notable people

* Abdur Rauf Danapuri (1874–1948), Indian Islamic scholar and political figure

References

External links

Official website of PatnaMLA Danapur Asha Sinha
{{Patna, state=collapsed Cities and towns in Patna district Neighbourhoods in Patna 1887 establishments in India