Patna

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Patna Pataliputra, Magadha
Ancient village of ‘Patali’[1]
Patna Map of Patna
Country	India
Region	Magadha
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District(s)	Patna
Patliputra	6th century BCE
Mayor	Sanjay Kumar
Parliamentary constituency	Patna Parliamentary Constituency
Assembly constituency	PATNA WEST(188), PATNA CENTRAL(189), PATNA EAST(190)
Planning Agency	PRDA
Civic agency	PMC
Ward	72 wards
Population • Density	1,697,976[2] (14th) (2001[update]) • 1,405 /km2 (3,639 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	1.145 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	63.82% • 73.81% • 52.17%
Language(s)	Hindi, Magadhi, Maithali, Bhojpuri, Urdu, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	3,202 km² (1,236 sq mi) • 53 m (174 ft)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	ETh (Köppen) •      1,000 mm (39.4 in) •      26 °C (79 °F) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      12 °C (54 °F)
Distance(s) • From Delhi • 1,015 km (631 mi) NE (land) • From Mumbai • 1,802 km (1,120 mi) NE (land) • From Kolkata • 556 km (345 mi) NW (land)
Governing body	Government of Bihar Government of India
Codes • Pincode • 800 XXX • Telephone • +0612 • UN/LOCODE • IN PAT • Vehicle • BR
ISO 3166-2	IN-BR-PA
Website	www.patna.nic.in

Coordinates: 25°36′40″N 85°08′38″E / 25.611°N 85.144°E / 25.611; 85.144 Paṭnā pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: पटना) is the capital of Indian states of Bihar. The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Kosi, Sone and Gandak. Patna is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide. Patna is 14^th most populous cities in India with approximately 1.8 million and 168^th most populous agglomerations in world .

Patna is one of oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.^[3]. Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan, Sunga, Gupta, Pala and Suri dynasties. Pataliputra was also a famous seat of learning and fine arts. Its population during Maurya period (around 300 BCE), was about 400,000.^[4] The walled old area, called Patna City by the locals, is a major trading centre.

The Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain pilgrim centres of Vaishali, Rajgir , Nalanda, Bodhgaya, and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna is also a sacred city for Sikhs. The Sikh Guru, Founder and first Commander-in-Chief of Sikh Khalsa Army, Guru Gobind Singh, was born Takht Sri Patna Sahib.

Apart from being the administrative centre of the state and its historic importance, the city is also a major educational and medical centre. The Economy of patna is based on local service industry. Patna is recording the highest per capita gross district domestic product of Rs 31,441 in Bihar ^[5]which better than the most of the metropolitan in India ^[6] Patna is 21^st fastest growing city and urban areas in world and 5^th fastest growing city in India ^[7] In June 2009, The World Bank ranked Patna as the second best city in India to start a business, after Delhi.^[8]

Contents 1 Orgin of name 2 History 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Economy 6 People and culture 6.1 Family orientation 7 Transportation and Connectivity 8 Places of interest 9 Education 10 Sports 11 Gallery 12 Notes 13 External links

[edit] Orgin of name

There are several theories regarding the source of the appellation Patna (Devanagari:पटना ):

• It is etymologically derived from Patan(Devanagari: पतन), the name of the Hindu goddess, Patan Devi.^[9]
• It comes from Pattan (Devanagari: पत्तन)(meaning "port" in Sanskrit), since the city, located near the confluence of four rivers, has been a thriving river port.
• It may be a short form of Patliputra (Devanagari: पाटलिपुत्र ), one of the most ancient names of this city. This name was mentioned by Megasthenes (350-290 BCE), the Greek historian, (calling it Palibothra or Palimbotra in Greek),^[10] in his writings during the 4th century, and also appears in the records of the Chinese traveller, Fa Hien as Pa-lin-fou.
• The Greeks called it Palibothra. The Chinese called the place as Pa-lin-fou.^[11]
• The city has been known by various names during its more than two millennia long existence — Pataligram, Patliputra, Kusumpur, Pushpapura, Azimabad, and the present-day Patna.^[12]
• Patna received its current name during the reign of Sher Shah Suri, whose tomb is at Sasaram, a place near Patna.

[edit] History

Legend ascribes the origin of Patna to a mythological King Putraka who created Patna by magic for his queen Patali, literally Trumpet flower, which gives it its ancient name Pataligrama. It is said that in honour of the first born to the queen, the city was named Pataliputra. Gram is the Sanskrit for village and Putra means son.

Legend also says that the Emerald Buddha was created in Patna (then Pataliputra) by Nagasena in 43 BC.^[13]

From a scientific history perspective, it would be appropriate to surmise that the history of Patna started around the year 490 BCE when Ajatashatru, the king of Magadha, wanted to shift his capital from the hilly Rajagaha to a more strategically located place to combat the Licchavis of Vaishali. He chose the site on the bank of Ganges and fortified the area. From that time, the city has had a continuous history, a record claimed by few cities in the world. Gautama Buddha passed through this place in the last year of his life, and he had prophesized a great future for this place, but at the same time, he predicted its ruin from flood, fire, and feud.

With the rise of the Mauryan empire, the place became the seat of power and nerve centre of the sub-continent. From Pataliputra, the famed emperor Chandragupta Maurya (a contemporary of Alexander) ruled a vast empire, stretching from the Bay of Bengal to Afghanistan.

Early Mauryan Patliputra was mostly built with wooden structures. Emperor Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, transformed the wooden capital into a stone construction around 273 BCE. Chinese scholar Fa Hein, who visited India sometime around 399-414 CE, has given a vivid description of the stone structures in his travelogue.

Megasthenes (350-290 BCE), Greek historian and ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, gives the first written account of Patliputra. In his book Indika, he mentions that the city of Palibothra (Pataliputra, modern day Patna) was situated on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Arennovoas (Sonabhadra - Hiranyawah) and was 9 miles (14 km) long and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) wide.^[10][14].Michael Wood (historian) in The Story of India (2007) Describes this city to be the greatest city on earth during its hayday.^[15]

Much later, a number of Chinese travellers came to India in pursuit of knowledge and recorded their observation about Pataliputra in their travelogues, including those of a Chinese Buddhist Fa Hien, who visited India, between 399 and 414 CE, and stayed here for many months translating Buddhist texts.^[16]

In the years that followed, the city saw many dynasties ruling the Indian subcontinent from here. It saw the rules of the Gupta empire and the Pala kings. However, it never reached the glory that it had under the Mauryas.

With the disintegration of the Gupta empire, Patna passed through uncertain times. Bakhtiar Khilji captured Bihar in the 12th century AD and destroyed many ancient seats of learning, Patna lost its prestige as the political and cultural center of India.

Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ) (December 22, 1666 – October 7, 1708), the tenth Guru of the Sikhs was born as Gobind Rai in Patna to Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the Sikhs, and his wife Gujri. His birth place Harmandir saheb is a one of most sacred pilgrimage for Sikhs.

The Mughal period was a period of unremarkable provincial administration from Delhi. The most remarkable period during these times was under Sher Shah Suri who revived Patna in the middle of the 16th century. He built a fort and found a town on the banks of Ganga. Sher Shah's fort in Patna does not survive, but the mosque built in Afghan architectural style survives.

Mughal emperor Akbar came to Patna in 1574 to crush the Afghan Chief Daud Khan. Akbar's navratna and state's official historian and author of "Ain-i-Akbari" Abul Fazl refers to Patna as a flourishing centre for paper, stone and glass industries. He also refers to the high quality of numerous strains of rice grown in Patna famous as Patna rice in Europe.

By 1620 the city of Patna, which was revived by Sher Shah Suri in year 1541, was the great entrepot of Northern India - "the largest town in Bengal and the most famous for trade". ^[17]This was before the founding of the city of Calcutta.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb acceded to the request of his favourite grandson Prince Muhammad Azim to rename Patna as Azimabad, in 1704 while Azim was in Patna as the subedar. However, very little changed during this period other than the name.

With the decline of the Mughal empire, Patna moved into the hands of the Nawabs of Bengal, who levied a heavy tax on the populace but allowed it to flourish as a commercial centre.

The mansions of the Maharaja of Tekari Raj dominated the Patna riverfront in 1811-12.^[18]

During the 17th century, Patna became a centre of international trade. The British started with a factory in Patna in 1620 for trading in calico and silk. Soon it became a trading centre for saltpetre, urging other Europeans—French, Danes, Dutch and Portuguese—to compete in the lucrative business. Peter Mundy, writing in 1632, described Patna as "the greatest mart of the eastern region".

After the decisive Battle of Buxar (1765), Patna fell in the hands of the East India Company which installed a puppet government. Ruled during the raj by a series of ineffectual Viceroys, the most well known was Rahul Gunderjaharagand. During this period it continued as a trading centre. In 1912, Patna became the capital of Orissa Province and Bihâr when Bengal Presidency was partitioned. It soon emerged as an important and strategic centre. A number of imposing structures were constructed by the British. Credit for designing the massive and majestic buildings of colonial Patna goes to the architect, I. F. Munnings. Most of these buildings reflect either Indo-Saracenic influence (like Patna Museum and the state Assembly), or overt Renaissance influence like the Raj Bhawan and the High Court. Some buildings, like the General Post Office (GPO) and the Old Secretariat bear pseudo-Renaissance influence. Some say, the experience gained in building the new capital area of Patna proved very useful in building the imperial capital of New Delhi. Orissa was created as a separate province in 1935. Patna continued as the capital of Bihar province under the British Raj.

Patna played a major role in the Indian independence struggle. Most notable are the Champaran movement against the Indigo plantation and the 1942 Quit India Movement. Patna's contribution in the freedom struggle has been immense with outstanding national leaders like Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, the first President of the Constituent Assembly of India Dr. Sachidanand Sinha,Dr. Rajendra Prasad,Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha^[19],Basawon Singh (Sinha) , Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, Sri Krishna Sinha, Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Sarangdhar Sinha(Singh), Yogendra Shukla, and many others who worked for India's freedom relentlessly. Shrii Anandamurti formed the Ananda Marga movement in Patna in 1962 to worked for world unity and justice. He moderized the ancient practices of yoga and made the most advanced practices of meditation abvailabe to the general public. He spoke about the inequality of women (both in India and worldwide). As an example, he questioned the morality of the dowry system of marriage and the Indian caste system. His Ananda Marga organization spread worldwide and teaches both neo-humanism (oneness of family of life) and PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory) for overall economic development. He is considered a leader in the field of philosophy and morality.

Patna continued to be the capital of the state of Bihar after independence in 1947, though Bihar itself was partitioned again in 2000 when Jharkhand was carved out as a separate state of the Indian union.

[edit] Geography

Patna is located on the south bank of the Ganges River, called Ganga locally. An impressing characteristic about the geography of Patna is its meshing of rivers of which the Ganges River is most ascendant and then conjoined by the Four mighty rivers; Ghagra, Gandak, Punpun and Sone. The Ganga is a respectable river in its passing along the district of the city of Patna where it seems to be to the full us large as in any part of its course for the huge flow of the Kosi. Just to the north of Patna across the [[Ganges River|river Ganga] flows the river Gandak making it a unique place having four large rivers in its vicinity. It is the largest riverine city in the world. The bridge over the river Ganga named Mahatma Gandhi Setu, is 5575m long and is one of the longest (single river) bridge in the world.

[edit] Climate

Climate chart for Patna
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
19   23 9	11   27 12	11   33 16	8   38 22	33   39 25	134   37 27	306   33 26	274   32 26	227   32 25	94   32 22	9   29 15	4   25 10
average temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.7   74 49     0.4   80 53     0.4   91 62     0.3   100 72     1.3   102 77     5.3   98 80     12   91 79     11   90 79     8.9   90 78     3.7   89 71     0.4   84 58     0.2   76 50 average temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Patna, as most of Bihar, has a subtropical climate with hot summers from late March to early June, the monsoon season from late June to late September and a mild winter from November to February. The table below details historical monthly averages for climate variables. Highest ever recorded is 47 °C, lowest ever is 1 °C and annual rainfall is 1000 mm.

[edit] Economy

Average Per capita income[1]
City	trend		Per capita income
Patna			Rs 31,441[20]
Bengaluru			Rs 29,394[21]
Kolkata			Rs 27,868[21]
Hyderabad			Rs 28,768[21]
Greater Mumbai			Rs 40,768[21]
Delhi			Rs 43,155[21]
All India			Rs 22,946[20]
Average Per Capital Income in Indian Metros

From the very ancient time Patna has rich socioeconomic background. Patna has long been a major agricultural center of trade, its most active exports being grain, sugarcane, sesame, and medium-grained Patna rice. It is also an important business center of eastern India.

The hinterland of Patna is endowed with excellent agro-climatic resources and the gains of the green revolution have enabled the older eastern part of Patna (locally called as Patna City) to develop as a leading grain market of the state of Bihar, and one of the biggest in eastern India. Patna, being the state capital, with a growing middle income group households, has also emerged as a big and rapidly expanding consumer market, both for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), as also for other consumer durable items. A large and growing population, and expanding boundaries of the city, is also spurring growth of service sector.Several Multi National companies have also come up at Patna, One example can be Tata Consultancy Services. The old and established educational institutions of the city have always been contributing to the national pool of excellent human resources.

Financial Express reported on April 7, 2008 that even as Bihar has the lowest per capita income in the country at Rs 5,772 against the national average of Rs 22,946, some of its southern districts are much better off compared with those in the north. This disparity within the state is clearly reflected in Bihar’s latest economic survey for 2007-08. The survey shows that Patna, Munger, and Begusarai in south Bihar were the three best-off districts out of a total of 38 districts, recording the highest per capita gross district domestic product (GDP) of Rs 31,441, Rs 10,087, and Rs 9,312, respectively in 2004-05. In contrast, right at the bottom of the rank, with the lowest per capita GDP, were the northern districts of Araria at Rs 4,578, Sitamarhi at Rs 4,352, and Sheohar at Rs 3,636.Recently world bank ranked Patna 2nd next only to New Delhi in terms of ease of starting new business in India.

Population Growth
Census	Pop.		%±
Source:Census of Patna 430 BC - 800 AD [22]

The population of Patna is over 1,885,470. The population density is 1132 persons per square kilometre. There are 839 females to every 1,000 males. The overall literacy rate is 62.9%, and the female literacy rate is 50.8%.^[23]

Many languages are spoken in Patna. Hindi and Urdu is the official language. The native dialect is Magadhi or Magahi, named after Magadha, the ancient name of Bihar. Dialects from other regions of Bihar spoken widely in Patna are Angika, Bhojpuri, and Maithili. Other languages widely spoken in Patna include Bengali, Oriya, and English.

[edit] People and culture

Though geographically located in the Magadh region of Bihar, many residents of Patna are natives of one of the four other regions of Bihar - Bhojpur, Mithila, Vajj, or Ang, which differ only slightly from each other. Intermarriages and cultural intermixing among the people of the five regions has been so common that it may be difficult for an outsider to discern the differences. Intermixing of people is also common at the village level (e.g. resident of Gulni include people from Gaya, Ganga-par and other villages).

[edit] Family orientation

People are religious and family-oriented, and their lives are deeply rooted in tradition. The interests of the family take precedence over that of an individual. Families are generally large, though the government is actively encouraging family planning to curb rapid population growth. Extended families often live together in one home because of economic necessity. Although the culture is same among the regions, the dialects spoken are quite different. Many talented people of Bihar have emigrated for better opportunities.

[edit] Transportation and Connectivity

Patna was among pioneer selected towns of India having horse-drawn trams as urban transport. ^[24] Now days, Public transport in Patna is provided by buses, auto rickshaws and a Local trains.Auto rickshaws are the most popular means of public transportation in Patna, as they charge a lower . Most run on diesel and are yellow and black in colour. Buses are also one of the popular means of public transportation in Patna.

Patna is also an important transit point of Bihar for the tourists dropping in from the other states of India. Patna is well-connected by air, rail and road transport. Patna has its own airport known as Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport or Airport Patna. It is an national airport and it is connected to all major city of India via daily flights.

Patna is well served by a network of well maintained roads. Patna] is also connected through National Highway NH 19^[25], NH 30^[26]-NH 31^[27] & NH 83^[28]. Road distance from other major City.^[29] from Delhi - 1,015 km North-East (by road), from Mumbai - 1,802 km North-East (by road) and From Kolkata - 556 km North-West (by road).

Railways also served as means of public transportation in Patna. However Patna is a major junction in the rail map of India. The five main railway stations are Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbag Station, Danapur Junction and Patna Shahib Station.Among them Patna Shahib Station is oldest one. The main line of the Eastern Railway passes through the entire length of the district running parallel to the Ganga. There are three railway lines running across the district from north to south viz., the Patna - Gaya Branch line the Fatuha - Islampur Light Railway and the Bakhtiarpur-Rajgir Branch line. Except the Light Railway, the other two are branches of the Eastern Railway. With the opening of the famous Patna-Hajipur Bridge (Mahatma Gandhi Setu), the ferry service connencting the capital with the North-Eastern Railway System has Ceased to function.

Bihar is connected by National Waterways No. 1 which established in October 1986. This National Waterways has fixed terminals at Haldia, BISN (Kolkata), Pakur, Farrakka and Patna. This National Waterways has also floating terminals facilities at Haldia, Kolkata, Diamond Harbour, Katwa, Tribeni,Baharampur, Jangipur, Bhagalpur, Semaria, Doriganj, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chunar and Allahabad.^[30]

[edit] Places of interest

Patna has a 3,000-year history. The rich culture and heritage of Bihar is evident from the innumerable ancient monuments that dot the region. Patna is home to many tourist attractions. About 2,500,000 (2.5 million) tourists visit Patna every year.^[31]

Kumhrar,^[32] Agam Kuan^[33] is the site of the ruins of the Ashokan Patliputra. Didarganj Yakshi is a fine example of Mauryan art^[34] and may be India's most famous piece of art.^[35] The famous Hanuman Mandir has the second highest budget in North India after the famous Vaishno Devi shrine.^[36] Patan Devi is the oldest temple and Patna's name is derived from Patan (Devanagari: पतन), the name of the Hindu goddess of this temple.^[37] Birla Mandir and Kali Mandir are other famous Hindu temples.

Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb is one of the Five Takhts of Sikhism and consecrates the birthplace of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Gobind Singh.^[38] There are five other Gurdwaras in Patna which are related to different Sikh gurus; these are Gurdwara Pahila Bara,^[39] Gurdwara Gobind Ghat, ^[40] Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh, ^[41] Gurdwara Bal Leela^[42] and Gurdwara Handi Sahib.^[43]

Phulwari Sharif,^[44] Maner Sharif,^[44] Sher Shah Suri Masjid,^[45] Pathar ki Masjid,^[46] Nagholkothi and Begu Hajjam's mosque are of great religious importance to Muslims and examples of unique Mughal architecture of the Middle Ages.

Padri Ki Haveli, High Court, Golghar and State Secretariat Building are examples of unique British architecture.

Darbhanga House, Sadaqat Ashram, Kargil Chowk and Saheed Smarak are monuments and Gandhi Maidan is located in the center of Patna. Mahatma Gandhi Setu is one of the longest single river bridges in the world. Patna Museum, Patna Planetarium, Sri Krishna Science Centre, Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna and Qila House (Jalan House) are the different types of infotainment complexes.

Patna is also a gateway to famous locations like Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Vaishali, Pawapuri, Nalanda, Rajgir, Maner, Vikramshila and Muzaffarpur.

[edit] Education

Patna emerged as one of the major center of learning in East India. Schools in Patna are either run by the state government or run by private trusts, organisations, missionaries. Government schools are affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board and most private schools are affiliated with the ICSE and CBSE boards. Some of the prominent old schools Patna like St Joseph's Convent High School, St Michael's Higher Secondary School, St. Xavier's High School, were established by missionaries during the British Raj .

Patna is imparting quality Hihger education in Technology, Medicine & Life Science, Management, Law , Fashion, History, Political Science, Economics etc. Indian Institute of Technology Patna^[47], National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna^[48], National Institute of Technology, Patna^[49] , Birla Institute of Technology, Patna^[50] are prominent engineering college in Patna. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences^[51], Patna Medical College and Hospital^[52], Nalanda Medical College and Hospital are the main medical college in Patna. Chanakya National Law University a law university and Chandragupt Institute of Management a management institute was established in later half of 2008.A N Sinha Institute of Social Sciences^[53], Rajendra Memorial Research Institute^[54], Bihar Research Institute are the research institutes in Patna. The Patna University, the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917, and was the 7th oldest University of the Indian subcontinent. ^[55]

Patna also houses one of India's world-renowned libraries, the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library and the Sinha Library, which is one of the largest in the region.

Patna has attracted students from all over of the country, especially students from remote areas of Bihar and neighbouring states. Students come to Patna to prepare well for competitive examinations such as IIT-JEE, IAS, Civil Services and entrance exam s for Mediacal & engineering like famous Super 30 as well as higher education take advantage of the facilities available in the city.

[edit] Sports

As in the rest of India, cricket is the most popular sport in Patna. There are several cricket grounds (or maidans) located across the city, including the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, which is second largest in India, next only to "Eden Gardens".^[56]. The stadium features a swimming pool and a cricket academy. This statdium has served as venue for international cricket matches and several national sport event. Patna Golf Club situated west of the Government House to the South Bihar Gymkhana Club. It is 165 acres Golf Field .^[57] and includes some very tough holes, this well-maintained course will prove interesting to amateur and pros alike. ^[58]. Patna Indoor Stadium also known as Rainbow Field is indoor - outdoor sporting complex and will be renamed after Abhinav Bindra^[59]. Patna will be a team in Indian Premier League according to IPL expension plan 2012-13

[edit] Gallery

Patna Museum (Jadughar)	View of river Ganga from Collectorate Ghat	Sri Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Statue	Darbhanga House at Kali Ghat
Giraffe at Patna Zoo	Secretariat Building.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Official portal of Patna
• Official site of the Municipal Corporation of Patna
• Official portal of Patna district
• Official portal of Bihar
• Patna Daily
• Bihar times

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