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800020

Patna — Lohia Nagar

PATNA SAHIB DIVISION · Bihar

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LOHIA NAGAR H.OHO

K. SECTOR SOPO

ASHOK NAGAR SOPO

C G NAGAR SOPO

RMS COLONY SOPO

WEST LOHIA NAGAR SOPO

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About this locality

Pincode 800020 covers the Lohia Nagar area of Patna — one of the residential and administrative zones of Bihar's capital city. Patna, known through the ages as Pataliputra, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth and the capital of one of Bharat's most historically significant states. Lohia Nagar is named after Ram Manohar Lohia — the great socialist leader and political philosopher whose legacy continues to shape Bihar's political culture.

The Lohia Nagar area is a planned residential and administrative zone that houses government employees, professionals and the growing middle class of Patna. The broader Patna metropolitan area carries the weight of being the capital of ancient Magadha — the empire from which Chandragupta Maurya launched the unification of Bharat and Ashoka the Great spread Buddhism across Asia.

Patna capital residential zonenamed after Ram Manohar Lohia (socialist leader)Pataliputra heritage cityBihar government administrative precinct

Civic amenity score

7.0 / 10 · Good

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Historical roots

Pataliputra — modern Patna — was the capital of the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka the Great, and one of the largest and most sophisticated cities in the ancient world. The Mauryan Empire's administrative system, described in Kautilya's Arthashastra, governed the largest empire Bharat had seen, and its intellectual achievements — Ashoka's dhamma, the Arthashastra's political philosophy — were foundational to Bharat's civilisational tradition.

Connectivity

Patna Junction — one of North Bharat's busiest railway stations. Patna Airport (Jay Prakash Narayan International). NH-19 and NH-30. Metro Line 1 under development.

Seasonal context

🍂Sharad Ritu — Kartika

The monsoon (June-September) brings heavy Ganges flooding to Patna's low-lying areas. Shravan month is particularly sacred in this ancient city — Kanwar Yatra devotees pass through Bihar carrying Gangajal. Chhath Puja (October-November) is Bihar's most distinctive and spectacular festival — the worship of the sun god at dawn and dusk on the Ganga ghats, observed with great devotion by the entire population. Makar Sankranti (January) and Ram Navami (March-April) are also significant.

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800002 1.0 km 800023 1.1 km 800001 1.3 km 800003 1.5 km 800019 1.5 km

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