ABOUT DANAPUR

Danapur is an Indian satellite town and one of the 6 sub-divisions (Tehsil) in Patna district of Bihar state. The population was 182,241 at the 2011 India Census. It is part of the Patna Metropolitan Region. It was constituted as a municipality in 1887. The Sub-Area Headquarters of Bihar and Jharkhand is situated in the army cantonment here. Danapur is located on the bank of the River Ganges.

Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat

According to the City development plan for Danapur, the city has a total area of 11.63 km2 and is divided into 40 wards. The Nagar Parishad Danapur Nizamat (Municipal Council) was established in 1889.
In 2018, Bihar State Road Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL) completed the construction work of a ten- metre-wide 10.6 km long road along the western embankment of Digha-Danapur canal. This road also passes underneath the 12.27 km long Digha-AIIMS elevated road (Patli Path) that connects NH-98 near AIIMS Patna to Digha on the Loknayak Ganga Path (or Patna Marine Drive) at Patna.