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	*[[Danapur Cantt]]		*[[Danapur Cantt]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Danapur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Dinapur Nizamat
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[City#India|City]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|38|N|85|3|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Patna division|Patna]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Patna district|Patna]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|UA]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Patna]]
| subdivision_type5 = Ward
| subdivision_name5 = 40 wards
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1887
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Danapur Nagar Parishad
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Reshma Devi{{clarify|date=October 2018| unit_pref = Metric}}
| leader_title2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = Rit lal Ray (RJD)
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3 = [[Ram Kripal Yadav]]
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 182,241
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Magadhi language|Magadhi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 801101/03/05/08/09/13/12 <br/>801501/03/06<br/>800111
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06115
| registration_plate = BR-01
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Patna Regional Development Authority]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Danapur Nagar Parishad
| website = {{URL|danapur.biharurban.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Danapur''' (also known as '''Dinapur Nizamat''' or '''Dinapur''') is a satellite town of [[Patna]] in [[Bihar]] state of [[India]].<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://urban.bih.nic.in/Docs/CDP/CDP-Danapur.pdf City Development Plan for Danapur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305210720/http://urban.bih.nic.in/Docs/CDP/CDP-Danapur.pdf |date=5 March 2014 }} 2014-03-05</ref> The population was 182,241 at the 2011 India Census. It is part of the [[Patna Metropolitan Region]].<ref name="census1">{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/175-dinapur-nizamat.html |title=Dinapur Nizamat City Population Census 2011 | Bihar |publisher=Census2011.co.in |access-date=2014-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305212700/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/175-dinapur-nizamat.html |archive-date=5 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It was constituted as a municipality in 1887.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AE_LIg9G5CgC&q=danapur&pg=PA11 |title=Students' Britannica India — Google Books |isbn=9780852297605 |access-date=2014-03-05|last1=Hoiberg |first1=Dale |year=2000 }}</ref>
Danapur is also a shelter and hatchery for the migrating [[Siberian crane]]s, 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 [[Danapur Cantonment|army cantonment]] here.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ramashankar |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101208/jsp/bihar/story_13271306.jsp |title=The Telegraph — Calcutta (Kolkata) | Bihar | Police force to hire 9000 ex-armymen |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2010-12-08 |access-date=2014-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221151150/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101208/jsp/bihar/story_13271306.jsp |archive-date=21 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/New-commander-of-Danapur-Army-HQ/articleshow/4475821.cms?referral=PM |title=New commander of Danapur Army HQ — The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-05-03 |access-date=2014-03-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201210156/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/New-commander-of-Danapur-Army-HQ/articleshow/4475821.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Danapur is part of [[Danapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

Flagstaff [[ghat]] on the Ganges at Dinapur, [[Patna]], 1859 is one of the oldest ghats.<ref name="The story of the Lall Bazar Baptist Church Calcutta: being the history of Carey's church from 24th April 1800 to the present day">{{cite book|title=The story of the Lall Bazar Baptist Church Calcutta: being the history of Carey's church from 24th April 1800 to the present day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p4saAAAAMAAJ|access-date=17 March 2011|year=1908|publisher=Edinburgh Press}}</ref> [[Gurdwara Handi Sahib]],a gurdwara of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], is a pilgrimage place for [[Sikh]]s. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.

==Geography==
[[File:Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859.jpg|thumb|left|Flagstaff ghat in 1859]]
It is located on the bank of the River [[Ganges]].

According to the City development plan for Danapur, the city has a total area of 11.63 km<sup>2</sup> and is divided into 40 wards.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The Danapur Nagar Parishad was established in 1889.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align = left
|source = <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
|1991| 84,616
|2001| 131,176
|2011| 182,241
| footnote=
|}}

As of the [[census]] of 2011, there were 182,241 with 97,129 men and 85,112 women residing in the city. Out of which 25,092 (13.77%) had children under the age of 6. There were 13,398 boys while 11,694 are girls. The [[population density]] as per 2001 data is about 113 persons/ha.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The overall literacy rate is 78.4%, with the male literacy rate being 84.54% and the female literacy rate being 71.39%. The sex ratio of 882 per 1000 males was lower than the national average of 944. And child sex ratio of girls is 873 per 1000 boys.<ref name="census1"/>

==Transport==
[[File:Danapur Railway Station 10.JPG|thumb|Danapur Railway Station]]
Danapur is well connected by rail and road. It is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. [[Danapur railway station|Danapur Station]] (Station Code '''DNR''') is the main railway station of the area. It is also the divisional headquarter of the [[Danapur railway division|Danapur Division]] of the [[East Central Railway]]. The town is located in the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. – Howrah main line. [[National Highway 30 (India)(old numbering)|National Highway no. 30]] links the town to other cities of Bihar. [[Patna Airport]] is the nearest airport.

==Education==
Popular Educational institutions of Danapur include:
*Delhi Public School, Patna
*St. Karen's High School, Patna
*Army Public School, Danapur Cantt '''http://www.apsdanapur.com/''', Patna
*Dr D Ram Dav Public school
*KV school
*Patmer School
*Presidency Global School, Khagaul
*Radiant International School, Khagaul
*Sinha Model High School
*Dony Polo School, Patna
*St. Dominic Savio's High School, Nasriganj Patna<ref>[http://www.stdominicsavios.com St. Dominic Savio's High School, Nasriganj Patna]</ref>
*St. Karen's Secondary School, Khagaul
*Gyan Niketan School, Gola Road

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Khagaul]]
*[[Danapur Cantt]]
*[[Bihta]]
*[[Patna]]
*[[Maner Sharif]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100416105758/http://www.patna.nic.in/ Official website of Patna]
*[http://www.ashasinha.in/ MLA Danapur Asha Sinha]

{{Patna|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Patna district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Patna]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in India]]

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