Ashok Rajpath

Ashok Rajpath
Road
Ashok Rajpath Location in Patna, India Ashok Rajpath Ashok Rajpath (Bihar)
Coordinates: 25°37′11″N 85°10′43″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
City	Patna
Languages
• Spoken	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	800004
Planning agency	Patna Metropolitan Area Authority
Civic agency	Patna Municipal Corporation

Ashok Rajpath is a road in Patna, the capital of Bihar. It is named after Ashoka, an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE. It connects Patna with Patna city or Patna Sahib. Starting roughly from Golghar, it run parallel to the river Ganges, and terminates at the Didarganj. It is a busy road owing to the presence of markets on one side and educational institute of Patna University on the other side. It has several historical places either side of it, like Golghar, Gandhi Maidan, Christ Church, Kargil Chowk, Patna University including Patna Science College , Patna College and other colleges, PMCH, National Institute of Technology, Patna, Pathar Ki Masjid, Government Polytechnic Patna-7, Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of Patna Police.

Famous landmarks

• Patna Science College
• Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
• Patna College
• Takht Sri Patna Sahib
• Bihar National College
• Patna University
• Patna Medical College and Hospital
• National Institute of Technology, Patna

Problems

This road passes through one of the congested areas of the city where traffic at time can be very challenging.