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Danapur
Dinapore/Dinapur, Danapur Nizamat
City
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Danapur
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°37′21″N85°02′30″E / 25.62250°N 85.04167°E / 25.62250; 85.04167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Division Patna
District Patna
UA Patna
Ward40 wards
Established1887
Government
 • Type Nagar Parishad
 • BodyNagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat
 •  MLA Ritlal Yadav (RJD)
 •  MP Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total182,241
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Regional Magadhi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
801503
Telephone code06115
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR-01
Planning agency Patna Regional Development Authority
Civic agencyDanapur Nagar Parishad
Website danapur.biharurban.in

Danapur or Dinapur is an Indian satellite town and one of six subdivisions (tehsil) in the Patna district of Bihar state. [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]

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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). [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 (or Patna Marine Drive) at Patna. [7]

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]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
199184,616—    
2001131,176+55.0%
2011182,241+38.9%
Source: [1]
Religions in Dinapur
ReligionPercent
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]

Politics

Danapur is part of Danapur Assembly constituency under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency.

Schools and Colleges

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.

Administration

The Danapur sub-division (Tehsil) is headed by an IAS or State Civil Service Officer of the rank of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).

Blocks

The Danapur Tehsil is divided into 4 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO).

List of Blocks is as follows:

  1. Danapur
  2. Maner
  3. Bihta
  4. Naubatpur

List of villages

The list of villages in Danapur-cum-Khagaul Block (under Danapur Tehsil) is as follows: (GP is Gram Panchayat).

Village nameLand area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Adampur701,371
Asopur732,342
Babakkarpur621,042
Bari Khagaul404,554
Birbhan Chak36
Bishunpur1332,144
Dalip Chak1,031
Dariapur1622,964
Dhibra511,334
Faridanpur3953
Ganghara (GP)1,5408,205
Gorgawan931,961
Habaspur704,733
Harsham Chak2262,800
Hathiakan (GP)5068,369
Hetanpur (GP)2295,312
Jafarpur46826
Jamsaut (GP)27511,196
Kafarpur211,069
Kasim Chak (GP)1971,722
Kedalpura1031,639
Khedarpura281,167
Kothawan (GP)1003,201
Kothia611,529
Lakhani Bigha (GP)1934,985
Lodipur2053,000
Madhopur2783,765
Mainpura1262,447
Maksudpur721,936
Mobarakpur (GP)1664,775
Mustafapur1702,357
Nasirpur2667
Panapur (GP)1,99226,310
Patlapur (GP)1193,288
Sandalpur34
Sarari (GP)2484,269
Shankarpatti622432
Shankarpur Khas1382,026
Taufir Mangar Pal243
Usri1043,430
Usri Khurd431,389

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