Patna

Patna is the capital city of the Indian state of Bihar. About 1.7 million people live in Patna (census 2001). It is a very old city and has a history of at least 2,500 years. It was famous for its educational institutes, which during those days, attracted scholars from all over the world. Gautama Buddha who started Buddhism had also visited this city. Despite being a Hindu majority city Patna also has many Muslims and many Masjids. People in Patna speak Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithli and Urdu. When founded Patna's old name was Pataliputra, and later into Pataliputra which was the capital of Magadha Empire, before changing in to the current Patna.

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Patna पटना Pāṭaliputra
Metropolis, State capital city
Bihar Legislature Patna High Court Sabhyata Dwar Buddha Smriti Park City view Mahavir Mandir Digha–Sonpur Bridge Bihar Museum in Bailey Road
Coordinates: 25.5940343°N 85.1375530°E / 25.5940343; 85.1375530
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District	Patna
Established	490 BCE
Founded by	Udayin
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Patna Municipal Corporation Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat
• Parliament of India	Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) Misa Bharti(RJD)
• Mayor	Sita Sahu[1]
• Municipal Commissioner	Animesh Kumar Parashar, IAS[2]
Area [3]
• City	250 km2 (100 sq mi)
• Metro	600 km2 (200 sq mi)
• Rank	18
Elevation [4]	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2011)[5]
• City	1,684,222 (IN: 19th)[6]
• Density	6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
• Urban	2,046,652 (IN: 18th)
• Metro	3,874,000 (IN: 12th)
Demonym(s)	Pataniya (local), Patnawasi (Hindi), Patnaite
Language
• Official	Hindi[7]
• Additional official	Urdu[7]
• Regional	Magahi Bhojpuri Maithili[8][9]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)	8000xx (Patna)[10]
Area Code(s)	+91-(0)612
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR-PA IN PAT
Vehicle registration	BR-01
Literacy (2011)	82.73%[11]
Sex ratio (2011)	897 ♀/1000 ♂[5]
Airport	Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
Rapid Transit	Patna Metro
HDI	0.722 - high
GDP per capita(2020)	US$7,766 (equivalent to $8,131 in 2021)[12]
GDP(2020)	US$17.085 (equivalent to $17.89 in 2021)Billion[13]
Website	patna.nic.in