| Patna District
| Total Population : 4,718,592 |
| Total literate : 2,453,501 |
| Rural : 2,757,060 |
Urban : 1,961,532 |
| Male : 2,519,942 |
Female : 2,198,650 |
| Area : 3,202 sq km |
Villages : 1,428 |
MP
: Loksabha
Yadav Ram Kripal
CONSTITUENCY : Patna (Bihar )
PARTY : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Present
Address
8, Mahadev Road
New Delhi-110 001
Tels (011) 23359598, 23349472
Permanent
Address
Goriatoli Station Road
Patna- 800 001(Bihar)
Tels. (0612)224566, 225303
Vijay
Krishna,
CONSTITUENCY : Barh (Bihar )
PARTY : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Present
Address
29, Canning Lane,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels. (011) 24673001,
Permanent
Address
AT- Kalyanpur P.O. & P.S., - Athamal Gola,
Patna (Bihar)
Tels.(0612) 227236,
Brief
about District
History
The history and tradition of Patna go back to the
earliest dawn of civilization. The original name of
Patna was Pataliputra or Patalipattan and its history
makes a start from the century 600 B.C. Patna covers
area of 42 sq km. The name Patna has undergone many
changes at its earliest stages like Pataligram, Kusumpur,
Patliputra, Azimabad, etc., ultimately terminating
to the present one. Chandragupta Maurya made it his
capital in the 4th century A.D. Thereafter the city
lost its importance until Sherkhan Suri rose into
power in the early 16th century A.D. Another version
that comes to focus is that there existed a village
named Pattan or Patthan, which later turned into Patna.It
has been said that Pataliputra was founded by Ajatashatru.
Patna, therefore, has become inextricably bound up
with the ancient Pataliputra. The ancient village
was named ‘Patali’ and the word ‘Pattan’ was added
to it. Greek history mentions ‘Palibothra’ which perhaps
is Pataliputra itself......
History
of Patna .....Ajatashatru had to adopt certain security
measures in order to protect Patna from the repeated
Lichchavi invasions. He had got a natural riverine
fort protected by three rivers. Ajatashatru’s son
had moved his capital from Rajagriha to Pataliputra
and this status was maintained during the reign of
the Mauryas and the Guptas. Ashoka the Great, administered
his empire from here. Chandragupta Maurya and Samudragupta
, valliant warriors, they took Pataliputra as their
capital. It was from here Chahandragupta sent forth
his army to fight the Greeks of the western frontier
and Chandragupta Vikramaditya repelled the Shakas
and the Huns from here. It was there that the Greek
ambassador Megasthenes stayed during the reign of
Chandragupta Maurya. The famous traveler Fa-Hien in
the 3rd century and Hiuen-Tsang in the 7th century
inspected the city. Many noted scholars like Kautilya
stayed here and works like ‘Arthashastra’ were written
from this place. This city was the fountainhead of
the spring of knowledge and wisdom in ancient times.
Prince Azim-us-Shan, the grandson of Aurangzeb came
as the Governor of Patna in 1703. Earlier than that
Sher Shah had removed his capital from Biharsharif
to Patna. It was prince Azim-us-Shan who tried to
turn Patna into a beautiful city and it was he who
gave it the name ‘Azimabad’. The common people however
went on calling it ‘Patna’. The old Patna or the modern
Patna City had at one time a wall all round, the remains
of which can still be seen at the entrance of old
Patna.
Geographical
and Physical features :
The
district can be divided into two natural comprising
:- A narrow strip of somewhat high land about 8 kms.
in width along the southern bank of the Ganges having
very fertile soil. The Site Of Ganga Alluvial fertlie
plains in the remaining portions. After creation of
the new district of Patna does not contain any hilly
region. It has an entirely alluvial and flat region.
The land in the district is too fertile to be left
for wild growth. The district is devoid of any forest
wealth of consequences. The alluvial text of land
yields rice, sugarcane and other foodgrains. The area
under cultivation is studded with mango orchads and
bamboo clumps. In the fields adjoining the Ganges
weeds such as ammannia, citriculari, hygrophile and
sesbania grow. But palmyra and date palm and mango
orchards are found near habitations. Dry shrub jungles
are sometimes seen in the villages away from the rivers.
Trees commonly met with are bel, siris, jack fruits
and the red cotton tree. \
Location
and Area :
The
district lies virtually in the heart of the South
Bihar Plain. The city of Patna, besides being the
headquarters and the state capital since 1911. The
district is bounded on the north by the Ganges, beyond
which lie the district of Saran, Vaishali, Samastipur
and Begusarai. To the east lie the district of Lakhisarai
and Nalanda and in the south the district of Jahanabad.
Patna is separated from Bhojpur district on its west
by river sone. The district is named after its principal
city, Patna. Various legends exist regarding its origin.
The most popular legend ascribes it to a prince named
Putraka, who created it with a stroke of his magic
staff and named it in honour of his wife, the princess
Patali. It is also said that originally Pataliputra
was a village known as Pataligram which appears to
have been derived from 'Patali' or 'Trumpet flower'.
It was called Palibhotra by Megasthanes. It is, however,
generally accepted that Patna stands on the site of
the ancient metropolis of Patna or Patliputra. Total
area of the district is 3202 sq km. The district headquarter
is located at Patna.
Towns,
Villages and Amenities
The district is at present comprises of 5 sub-divisions,
16 Community Devlopment Blocks. It has 13 towns and
1428 villages(1248 inhabited villages and 144 uninhabited
villages). The urban population of the district as
percentage of total population in the census year
1981 and 1991 is indicated below. It also shows the
sex ratio(females per 1000 males) and density(population
per sq. km) in the urban population of the district:-
District Urban population as% of total population
Sex ratio 1991 (Females per 1000 males) Density (population
per sq. km) Patna 1981 1991 Total Rural Urban 1132
37.12 37.96 868 886 839 Amenities - No.(with percentage)
of villages having one/more amenities in the district
as per 1991 census is given below:- Sl No. Amenities
No. Of inhabited villages Percentage 1. 2 3 . 4 5
6 7. 8. Education Medical Drinking Water Post & Telegraph
Market / Hat Communications Approach by Pucca Rd.
Power Supply 1199 535 1284 315 86 350 519 1081 93.38
41.67 100.00 24.53 6.70 27.26 40.42 84.19
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