What was the old name of Patna?

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Bihar STET TGT (Social Science) Official Paper-I (Held On: 18 Sept, 2023 Shift 6)

Answer 1

The correct answer is All three of the above.

Key Points

Patna's history and customs date back to the very beginnings of human civilization.
The city of Patna was once known as Pataliputra or Patalipattan, and its history dates back to the year 600 B.C.
In its early history, the name Patna was called Pataligram, Kusumpur, Patliputra, Azimabad, and so on, before finally becoming the current one.
It became the capital of Chandragupta Maurya in the fourth century B.C.
Another story says, there was a settlement called Pattan or Patthan, which subsequently became Patna.

Additional Information

As per census 2011 the population of Patna District is 5,838,465 out of which Male is 3,078,512 and Female is 2,759,953.
The growth rate is (2001-2011) is 23.73%.
Overall Literacy rate is 70.68 %, male Literacy rate is 78.48% and female Literacy rate is 61.96%.
Hindi is the official language of the state of Bihar. 0
The native dialect is Magahi.