- Patna district
Patna district is one of the
districts of Bihar state, India, withPatna as the district headquarters. Patna district is a part ofPatna division .Headquarters: Patna
Area: 3202 km²
Population: Total: 36,23,225 Rural: 22,41,510 Urban: 11,19,800
Sub Divisions: (6 Nos) : Patna Sadar, Patna City,Barh , DanaPur, Masaurhi, Paliganj
Blocks: Patna Sadar, Phulwari sharif, Sampatchak,Fatuha , Khusrupur, Daniyawaan, Barh, Bakhtiarpur,Belchi , Athmalgola, Mokama, Pandarak, Ghoswari, Bihta, Maner, Danapur, Naubatpur, Masaurhi, Dhanarua, Punpun
Agriculture: Paddy, Maize, Pulses and Wheat. Also oil seeds. Roughly one third of the area sown is under rice (paddy). Cash crops such as vegetables and water-melons are also grown in Diara belt
Industry: Leather, Handicrafts, Agro processing
Rivers: Ganga, Sone, Punpun
Colleges: Indian Institute of Technology Patna, National Institute of Technology Patna(NIT), Maulana Azad College of Engineering & Technology (MACET), , Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna Women's College,A N College,J D Women's College,A N Sinha Institute Of Social Sciences, Magadh Mahila College, Arvind Mahila college, Science College, Patna College, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Patna, B N College, Commerce College, A N College, College of Commerce, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital.
Schools:Mount Carmel, St. Joseph's Convent, Notredam academy, Bankipur girls high school, Don Bosco Academy, Delhi Public School, D A V, Kendriya Vidyalaya, St. Xaviers.ee also
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History of Patna
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