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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Punpun<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Satellite Town<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Bihar<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.48|N|85.12|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Metropolis<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Patna Metropolitan Region]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = District<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Patna District|Patna]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| founder = <br />
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| governing_body = [[Patna Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_total_km2 = <br />
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| elevation_m = 60<br />
| population_total = 116,394<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Magadhi language|Maithili]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| website = {{URL|www.patna.nic.in}}<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Punpun''' is a [[satellite town]] in the [[Patna Metropolitan Region]], [[Patna district]], in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
It is located 10&nbsp;km south of [[Patna]]. The name Punpun comes from the nearby [[Punpun River]], a tributary of the [[Ganges|Ganges River]], on whose bank the village has flourished. Many towns such as Sigori<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sigori,+Bihar+804454,+India/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x398d4c792035b001:0xb88a2bbe45a7c885?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja1L2uyJbjAhVrkuAKHVjOBlAQ8gEwAHoECAkQAQ|title=Sigori|website=Sigori|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> are located on the banks of the river.<br />
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17.6 square kilometers in Dumri Village, in the Punpun block of Patna (PMR), have been allocated for an Information Technology Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/patna/story/884045.html|title=पुनपुन की डुमरी में विकसित होगी बिहार की आइटी सिटी}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-first-cyber-cuity-of-bihar-to-be-developed-in-patna-14955023.html?src=HBHR|title=साइबराबाद की तर्ज पर बनेगी बिहार की पहली साइबर सिटी, जानिए}}</ref> [[Punpun railway station]] is connected by rail and Road (SH 78), (NH 83).<br />
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==History ==<br />
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Mata Seeta (Mother Seeta) spent time near Punpun village. Pind Daan Gaya and Punpun are the most important and auspicious places in Hindu Dharma. Every year, Hindus from Nepal and India go there to observe [[Śrāddha]], or Pind Daan. The first Pind Daan was done in Punpun.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
In Punpun, the S.M.D. College and Subodh Kumar Mahila College provide education up until the post-graduate level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icbse.com/colleges/s-m-d-college-punpun-4zo8o7|title=S.M.D. College, Punpun, Bihar - Admissions, Fees, Address, Reviews 2019|website=iCBSE|language=en|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> A 10+2 level government school for boys and girls is present.<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
The organizations of [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Patna|IITP]] are located within 10 kilometers.<br />
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Punpun is developing into a business hub, as many small companies invested in the area. Punpun has a thriving scene of self-employment cooperatives with communities that provide jobs.<br />
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Alawalpur (Punpun) village plans a co-operative milk union to promote dairy products in Patna.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}<br />
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==Sports ==<br />
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Many different high school campus grounds, along with the [[Gandhi Maidan]] historical site and S.M.D. College grounds, serve as playgrounds. [[Cricket]] is popular.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Punpun1.JPG | Punpun Ghat<br />
Image:Punpun2.JPG | Road bridge<br />
Image:Punpun3.JPG | Railway bridge<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Patna}}<br />
{{Patna Division}}<br />
{{ Tourist attractions in Patna}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Patna district]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places on the Punpun River]]</div>->Pinakpani