Pataliputra Housing Colony Explained

Patliputra colony
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Patna
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Patna, India
Coordinates:25.6294°N 85.1083°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:UA
Subdivision Name2:Patna
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1954
Founder:R S Pande
Governing Body:Cooperative Society
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.64
Population Total:3,531
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Spoken
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:800013
Blank1 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Patliputra Cooperative Society

Patliputra colony (officially Pataliputra Housing colony) is a housing cooperative society in Patna, the capital city of Bihar. The Society was formed in 1954 and was meant to be a housing society for Government Officials only,[2] consisting of both residential and business settlements.[3] It is surrounded by the Kurji- Rajapur road on one side and the Bailey Road[4] and Gosain Tola on the other and by New Patliputra colony and Rajeev Nagar on one side. The area is served by Patliputra colony police station under Patna Police.[5] Patliputra Colony is managed by a housing cooperative society, known as Patliputra Cooperative Society and is not a part of Patna Municipal Corporation.[6]

Overview

The Patliputra Industrial Area is spread adjacent to Patliputra colony.[6] The first Mall of Patna, P&M Mall, was built in this area. The historical Sadaqat Ashram too shares its boundary with this colony.

Transportation

Nearest railway station from Patliputra colony is Patna Junction, which is situated on Patna- Mughalsarai line maintained by East Central Railway zone. The transport is mainly road based. It is connected with the city through BSRTC buses, private cabs, autorickshaw and rickshaw. Most of the residents have their own conveyances.[7]

Major Landmarks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SERIES-11 PART XII-B DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK PATNA . censusindia.gov.in . Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar . 1 November 2015 . 35.
  2. Web site: Patna City Population Census 2011 | Bihar . Census2011.co.in . 2014-05-27.
  3. Web site: Our Correspondent . Time ticks on illegal traders . https://archive.today/20140527185804/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130726/jsp/bihar/story_17158599.jsp . dead . 27 May 2014 . Telegraphindia.com . 2013-07-26 . 2014-05-27.
  4. Web site: CM to flag off new city buses today - The Times of India, Patna . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2011-05-14 . 2014-05-27.
  5. Web site: Movement of vehicles on AN College-Patliputra Colony main road remained paralysed for about two hours after a speeding lorry crushed a woman sweeper Radha Devi, 50, to death at Alpana Market under Patliputra Colony police station, Patna, Monday morning. - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2011-08-08 . 2014-05-27.
  6. Web site: Waterlogging causes hellish condition in Patliputra Colony - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2013-08-19 . 2014-05-27.
  7. Web site: Patliputra colony . . 14 March 2014 .