Danapur

Danapur (also known as Dinapur) is a satellite town of Patna in Bihar state of India. The population was 182,241 at the 2011 India Census. It is part of the Patna Metropolitan Region. It was constituted as a municipality in 1887. Danapur is also a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian cranes, locally called Janhgil. They visit every year during the monsoon season for breeding and leave this place before the start of the winter season. The Sub-Area Headquarters of Bihar and Jharkhand is situated in the army cantonment here.

Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats.Gurdwara Handi Sahib, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikhs. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.

Geography

It is located on the bank of the River Sone which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur.

According to the City development plan for Danapur, the city has a total area of 11.63 km² and is divided into 40 wards. The Danapur Nagar Parishad was established in 1889.

Danapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Danapur Vidhan Sabha constituency(Hindi: दानापुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is comes under Pataliputra lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.

Overview

Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Election Results

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