Patna district

Patna district
Patna district
District of Bihar
	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) [needs update]
• 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)
Website	patna.nic.in

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 Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Sub-divisions (Tehsils) i.e. Patna Sadar, Patna City, Barh, Masaurhi, Danapur and Paliganj.

As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Bihar and fifteenth most populous district in India.^[5]

The revenue district of Patna comes under the jurisdiction of a District Collector (District Magistrate). The office of the Patna DM is in Patna Collectorate.

^ "District wise population in India as of 2011 census". updateOX. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ "Patna Pin Code list, Population density ,literacy rate and total Area with census 2011 details". www.indiamapia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[1] "District wise population in India as of 2011 census". updateOX. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[districtcensus-2] Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[4] "Development of Human Development Index at District Level for EAG States". March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[5] "Patna Pin Code list, Population density ,literacy rate and total Area with census 2011 details". www.indiamapia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

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