Patna district
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Patna district पटना जिला |
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| District of Bihar | |
 Location of Patna district in Bihar |
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| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Administrative division | Patna division |
| Headquarters | Patna |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Patna Sahib, 2. Pataliputra, 3. Munger (shared with Munger district) |
| • Assembly seats | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,202 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,838,465 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,514,590 (43.7 per cent) (2,011) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.68 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 897 |
| Major highways | NH 30, NH 83 |
| Website | Official website |
Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar state is the district headquarters. Patna district is a part of Patna division.
As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Bihar (out of 39).
In 1976, Nalanda district was split from Patna.
Today, it is one of the fastest growing district of India.
Patna district occupies an area of 3,202 square kilometres (1,236 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Makira Island.
Blocks: Patna Sadar, Phulwari sharif, Sampatchak, Paliganj, Fatuha, Khusrupur, Daniyawaan, Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Belchi, Athmalgola, Mokama, Pandarak, Ghoswari, Bihta, Maner, Danapur, Naubatpur, Masaurhi, Dhanarua, Punpun.
Patna district comprises six sub-divisions:
14 assembly segments fall under Patna district.
According to the 2011 census Patna district has a population of 5,838,465, roughly equal to the nation of Nicaragua or the US state of Maryland. This gives it a ranking of 15th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,823 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,720/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.34%. Patna has a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 72.47%.
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