| Patan | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chhattisgarh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.03°N 81.53°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Durg |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 280 |
| Population Total: | 8698 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 491111 |
| Registration Plate: | CG |
Patan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Durg district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.The incumbent Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel belongs to Patan.
Patan is located at 21.03°N 81.53°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet).
India census,[2] Patan had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Patan has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Patan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Patan was a hotbed of Indian freedom struggle. Sri M. P Sawarni, Lakhan Lal Kashyap, Uday Ram Verma, Uday Ram Dikoria and many others from this region were involved in freedom struggle against the British Raj.
Patan High School was built sometime around 1953.