Daudnagar
Daudnagar
Dāūdanagara | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 25°02′N 84°24′E / 25.03°N 84.4°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Magadh |
| District | Aurangabad |
| Founded by | Daud Khan Qureshi |
| Named after | The urban settlement of Daud |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Nagar Parishad Daudnagar |
| • Chairperson | Anjali Kumari |
| • SDM | Manoj Kumar, BAS |
| • DSP | Kumar Rishiraj, BPS |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 52,364 |
| Demonym | Daudnagari |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Common | Magahi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 824143 |
| Telephone code | +91-6328 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR- 26 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/905 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 67.51% |
| Website | aurangabad |
Daudnagar (ISO: Dāūdanagara) is a town and the subdivisional headquarter of Daudnagar Subdivision in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division. Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Sadar. On 31 March 1991, one other subdivision, Daudnagar, was created. Daudnagar is a 200-year-old historical city and its living proof is Daudnagar has an old historical fort situated on the eastern bank of the Son River. National Highway NH139 which connects Jharkhand's Palamu district to Patna, passes through the town.