Patna City

Coordinates: 25°35′10″N 85°11′4″E / 25.58611°N 85.18444°E / 25.58611; 85.18444
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This article is about the neighbourhood of Patna. Not to be confused with Patna.

Patna City
Patna Saheb (Patna Sahib)
Neighbourhood
Bhojpuri
,
Patna Sahib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Patna City, popularly known as Patna Saheb or Patna Sahib, is a city and one of the 6 Sub-divisions (

Sikhs from all over the world.[3] Ashok Rajpath
(road) connects Patna City to Patna.

Overview

Bengali Colony, Jhauganj, Lodi Katra, Rambagh, Kali Asthan, Nehru Tola, Marufganj, Harmandir Gali, Machratta, Hajiganj, Mirchai Gali, Bihar Mills Colony are major areas of Patna City. The main Guru Gobind road connects Patna Sahib Gurudwara and Patna City Chowk. Mangal Talab is a water body located here. Patna City has all sorts of facilities like schools, hospitals for its residents. Other than Sikh Religious center it has a number of

Ganga side Ghat flowing in north of Patna City. Today, Patna City is also a major trading centre.[4]

Patna Saheb

Administration

The Patna City sub-division (

Sub Divisional Magistrate
(SDM).

Blocks

The Patna City Tehsil is divided into 3 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:

  1. Fatuha
  2. Daniyawaan
  3. Khusrupur

Tourism

  • Sanwaliya Ji Mandir, Hajiganj.
  • Shri Jalla Mahavir Mandir[5][6][7]
  • Rani Sati Dadi Mandir, Mirchai Gali
  • Shri Shyam Mandir, Raja Ram Lane
  • Shri Kale Hanuman Mandir
  • Bal Leela Gurudwara, Maini Sangat
  • Bahari Begumpur (a historic place)
  • Khanqah Emadia Qalandaria, Mangal Talab
  • Khanqah Munamia Hasania, Teeksaal Darguah
  • Railway Quarter, Patna City
  • Mangal Talab (talab means tank[8]), named after the donor Shri Mangal Lal, a local landlord.
  • Kashmiri Bagh (graveyard)
  • Old Cemetery, Patna City
  • Jalla Area (Hanuman Mandir, Shani mandir)
  • Manoj Kamaliya Stadium, a small outdoor stadium at Mangal Talab.
  • Takht Sri Harimandir Sahib Ji
  • Gurudwara Shri Guru Ka Bagh
  • Paschim Darwaza, a historical monument of
    Mauryan period [9]

Politics

The Patna City is part of the Patna Sahib Assembly constituency under the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.[10]

Education

Schools

  • Arora International School, Patna city[11]
  • Guru Gobind Singh Boys School (Government aided)
  • Guru Gobind Singh Girls School (Government aided)
  • Infant Jesus School[12]
  • Jesus and Marry Academy, Patna city[13]
  • Little Flower High School
  • Marwari High School, Patna City (Government aided)
  • Narayani Kanya Vidyalaya (Government aided)
  • Patna City Central School
  • Patna City High School (Government aided)
  • ST. Annes High School[14]
  • St. Paul High School, Patna city
  • Sudarshan Central School

College

Library

Hospital

Transport

Railways

It has its own railway station, known as

Howrah-Delhi Main Line
.

Roads

The Bus service was started in 2018 by

BSRTC 15 buses has been operational on these routes connecting 17 different locations between Gandhi Maidan and Patna City, three major railway stations, including the Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal and Patna Sahib station, will be covered under the new route called ‘555’. The route has been named ‘555’ as a sign of respect for Panj Pyare — the five beloved ones of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.[17]

State government is also planning to upgrade current three-wheelers (autos) which are emitting carbon dioxide on higher level due to petrol based engine to CNG operated autos, they will be upgraded on government subsidy PPP partnership either exchanged or made petrol to CNG emission adaptable by installing P2G CNG kits. Currently electronic operated rickshaws (tuktuks) can be easily seen on the roads of Patna City.[18]

Police Stations

The following Police Stations of Patna Police serve this area:

  • Chowk Police Station
  • Deedarganj Police Station[19]
  • Khajekalan Police Station
See also: Patna Police

Notable People

References

  1. ^ Details of Post Office PATNA CITY, PATNA pincode.net.in
  2. ^ Patna Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine thesikhencyclopedia
  3. ^ GURDWARA PATNA SAHIB PACKAGE TOUR
  4. ^ Patna Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine traveladvisorindia
  5. ^ "जल्ला महावीर मंदिर के पदाधिकारियों की घोषणा". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Jalla Hanuman Mandir, Begampur, Patna City". Trell. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "न पत्थर, न धातु, यहां भभूत से बने हैं हनुमान". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ISBN 978-81-7188-586-2
    . Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. ^ "The lost glory of Paschim Darwaza". times of india. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Rural voters to help EC create awareness in towns".
  11. ^ "Arora International School". www.cbseaff.nic.in. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Infant Jesus School Patna city". www.learningpoint.net. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Jesus and Mary academy Patna city". www.eduvidya.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  14. ^ "St Annes school patna city". www.stannespatnacity.in. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  15. ^ "oriental college patna city". www.orientalcollege.in. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Library will be developed". Prabhat Khabhar. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  17. ^ "15 new buses from Gandhi Maiden to Patna City now". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  18. ^ "पटना में सभी ऑटो सीएनजी से चलेंगे". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  19. ^ "News in Brief". Calcutta Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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