Map of Patna, India

Patna is the administrative centre of Bihar, India, with a population of about 1,684,297. It lies at 25.5941°N, 85.1356°E. Patna is about 853 km (530 mi) east of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khagaul, 9 km to the west.

Patna at a glance

Where is Patna?

• The 19th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The largest city in Bihar on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 32 min on the shortest day to 13 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Patna

• Khagaul — 9 km west
• Dinapore — 10 km northwest
• Hājīpur — 13 km northeast
• Fatwa — 19 km southeast
• Maner — 27 km west
• Masaurhi Buzurg — 29 km south
• Lālganj — 31 km north
• Hilsa — 34 km southeast
• Bakhtiyārpur — 42 km east
• Chāpra — 44 km northwest

Largest cities in Bihar

• Gaya — 474,093
• Bhāgalpur — 400,146
• Muzaffarpur — 354,462
• Bihār Sharīf — 297,268
• Darbhanga — 296,039
• Purnia — 282,248
• Arrah — 261,430
• Begusarai — 252,008
• Katihar — 240,838
• Monghyr — 213,303

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.