Synopsis This Gazetteer presents all important information about the land and people of the district of Patna. Describing its physical features, it gives detailed account of its history, religion, public health, agriculture, irrigation, natural calamities, rents, wages and prices, occupations, means of communication, administration, land revenue, education and local self-government. The evolution of the capital city of Bihar from Pataliputra to Patna has also been discussed