Patna

**Patna** is the capital city of the Indian state of Bihar. About 1.7 million people live in Patna (census 2001). It is a very old city and has a history of at least 2,500 years. It was famous for its educational institutes, which during those days, attracted scholars from all over the world. Gautama Buddha who started Buddhism had also visited this city. Despite being a Hindu majority city Patna also has many Muslims and many Masjids. People in Patna speak Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithli and Urdu. When founded Patna's old name was _Pataliputra_, and later into _Pataliputra_ which was the capital of Magadha Empire, before changing in to the current _Patna_.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Patna
- **native name**: पटना
- **settlement type**: Metropolis, State capital city
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision type2**: Division
- **subdivision type3**: List of districts of India, District
- **subdivision name1**: Bihar
- **subdivision name2**: Patna division, Patna
- **subdivision name3**: Patna district, Patna
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: Pataliputra capital, 490 BCE
- **founder**: Udayin
- **government type**: Municipal corporation
- **governing body**: Patna Municipal Corporation
 Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat
- **leader title**: Parliament of India
- **leader name**: Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP)
 Misa Bharti(RJD)
- **leader title1**: Mayor
- **leader name1**: Sita Sahu (politician), Sita Sahu
- **total type**: List of cities in India by population, City
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 250
- **area metro km2**: 600
- **area rank**: 18
- **elevation m**: 53
- **population total**: 1,684,222 (IN: List of Indian cities by population, 19th)
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: 6800
- **population urban**: 2,046,652 (IN: List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, 18th)
- **population metro**: 3,874,000 (IN: List of metropolitan areas in India, 12th)
- **population demonym**: Pataniya (local), Patnawasi (Hindi), Patnaite
- **demographics type1**: Language
- **demographics1 title1**: Official
- **demographics1 info1**: Hindi language, Hindi
- **demographics1 title2**: Additional official
- **demographics1 info2**: Urdu
- **demographics1 title3**: Regional
- **demographics1 info3**: Magahi language, Magahi
 Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri
 Maithili language, Maithili
- **timezone1**: Indian Standard Time, IST
- **utc offset1**: +5:30
- **postal code type**: Postal Index Number, Pincode(s)
- **postal code**: 8000xx (Patna)
- **area code**: Telephone numbers in India, +91-(0)612
- **area code type**: Area Code(s)
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:IN, IN-BR-PA
UN/LOCODE, IN PAT
- **registration plate**: List of Regional Transport Office districts in India#BR—Bihar, BR-01
- **blank name sec1**: Literacy
- **blank info sec1**: 82.73%
- **blank1 name sec1**: Human sex ratio, Sex ratio
- **blank1 info sec1**: 897 female, ♀/1000 male, ♂
- **blank name sec2**: GDP per capita(2020)
- **blank2 name sec1**: Airport
- **blank2 info sec1**: Jay Prakash Narayan Airport
- **blank3 name sec1**: Rapid Transit
- **blank3 info sec1**: Patna Metro
- **leader title2**: Municipal Commissioner
- **leader name2**: Animesh Kumar Parashar, Indian Administrative Service, IAS
- **blank1 name sec2**: GDP(2020)
- **blank1 info sec2**: Billion
- **native name lang**: hi
- **other name**: Pāṭaliputra
- **blank4 info sec1**: 0.722 -
- **blank4 name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI