Patna district

district of Bihar in India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Bihar
Division: Patna
Headquarters: Patna
Lok sabha constituencies: 1. Pataliputra , 2. Patna sahib , 3. Munger (shared with Munger district)
Total: 3,202 km (1,236 sq mi)
Rank: (IN: 15th)
Density: 1,823/km (4,723/sq mi)
Urban: 2,514,590
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 $33.01 in 2025)Billion
Website: patna .nic .in

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5838465
Area: 3202
Official website: patna.nic.in
Image: City of Patna, on the River Ganges, 19th century.jpg
Households: 975578
Dialing code: 0612

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Commons category: Patna district
male population: 3078512
female population: 2759953
urban population: 2514590
rural population: 3323875
literate population: 3459679
illiterate population: 2378786
short name: PTN

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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.