Patna district
Patna district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Golghar, Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulat Maneri and Ibrahim Khan, Gurudwara Patna Sahib, Digha–Sonpur Bridge, Rajkiya Hospital in Bharatpur | |
| Coordinates (Patna): 25°25′N 85°10′E / 25.417°N 85.167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| Headquarters | Patna |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Pataliputra, 2. Patna sahib, 3. Munger (shared with Munger district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 14 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,838,465 |
| • Rank | (IN: 15th) |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,514,590 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy (2011) | 70.68% |
| • Sex ratio | 1.897 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 30, NH 83 |
| HDI (2016) | 0.811 (high) |
| GDP (District) (2023) | US$30 (equivalent to $32.23 in 2024)Billion |
| Website | patna |
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Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of the Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Subdivisions (Tehsils) i.e. Patna Sadar, Patna City, Barh, Masaurhi, Danapur and Paliganj.
As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Bihar and the fifteenth most populous district in India.
The revenue district of Patna comes under the jurisdiction of a District Collector (District Magistrate). The office of the Patna DM is in the Patna Collectorate.