Pataliputra Housing Colony

Patliputra colony
Neighbourhood
Patliputra colony Location in Patna, India
Coordinates: 25°37′46″N85°6′30″E / 25.62944°N 85.10833°E / 25.62944; 85.10833
Country	India
State	Bihar
UA	Patna
Established	1954
Founded by	R S Pande
Government
• Body	Cooperative Society
Area [1]
• Total	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	3,531
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Spoken	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	800013
Planning agency	Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
Civic agency	Patliputra Cooperative Society

Patliputra colony (officially Pataliputra Housing colony) is a housing cooperative society in Patna, the capital city of Bihar. The Society was formed in 1954 and was meant to be a housing society for Government Officials only, ^[2] consisting of both residential and business settlements. ^[3] It is surrounded by the Kurji- Rajapur road on one side and the Bailey Road ^[4] and Gosain Tola on the other and by New Patliputra colony and Rajeev Nagar on one side. The area is served by Patliputra colony police station under Patna Police. ^[5] Patliputra Colony is managed by a housing cooperative society, known as Patliputra Cooperative Society and is not a part of Patna Municipal Corporation. ^[6]

Overview

The Patliputra Industrial Area is spread adjacent to Patliputra colony. ^[6] The first Mall of Patna, P&M Mall, was built in this area. The historical Sadaqat Ashram too shares its boundary with this colony.

Transportation

The nearest railway station to Patliputra colony is Patna Junction, which is situated on Patna- Mughalsarai line, maintained by East Central Railway zone. The transport is mainly road-based. It is connected with the city through BSRTC buses, private cabs, autorickshaws and rickshaws. Most of the residents have their own conveyances.

Major landmarks

• P&M MALL
• IIT Patna's transit campus
• Loyola High School, Patna
• Kurji Holy Family Hospital
• Notre Dame Academy

References

1. "SERIES-11 PART XII-B DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PATNA" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar. censusindia.gov.in. p. 35. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
2. "Patna City Population Census 2011 | Bihar". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
3. Our Correspondent (26 July 2013). "Time ticks on illegal traders". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
4. "CM to flag off new city buses today - The Times of India, Patna". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
5. "Movement of vehicles on AN College-Patliputra Colony main road remained paralysed for about two hours after a speeding lorry crushed a woman sweeper Radha Devi, 50, to death at Alpana Market under Patliputra Colony police station, Patna, Monday morning. - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
6. "Waterlogging causes hellish condition in Patliputra Colony - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.