Over de plaats » Dinapore, Patna, Bihar, India

Danapur is a satellite town of Patna in Bihar state of India. Constituted as a municipality in 1887, it is located on the bank of the River Son which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur. Danapur is a shelter and hatchery for the migrating Siberian Cranes, locally called Janhgil. There is a large cantoment area in Danapur. The Army Headquarters of Bihar and Jharkhand is situated here. Flagstaff ghat on the Ganges at Dinapur, Patna, 1859 is one of the oldest ghats. Gurdwara Handi Sahib, a gurdwara of Guru Tegh Bahadur, is a pilgrimage place for Sikhs. Naulakha temple and various historical buildings of British rule are places of interest.