Kankarbagh


Kankarbagh, or Kankarbagh Colony, is a neighborhood and residential area in Patna, Bihar, India. It is one of the largest colonies in Asia and the second largest in terms of population.

Overview

Established back in 1916, Kankarbagh is spread over an area of around 900 acres. It stretches roughly from Ashok Nagar in the South west to Kumhrar in the North East. The word Kankarbagh means 'garden of kankar'.

Kumhrar Park

Kumhrar, or Kumrahar, is the remains of an ancient city of Pataliputra, which is located 5 km east of Patna Junction railway station on Kankarbagh Main Road.
Archaeological remains from the Mauryan period have been discovered here, including the ruins of a hypostyle 80-pillared hall. The excavation finds date back to 600 BCE and marks the ancient capital of Ajatashatru, Chandragupta and Ashoka; collectively, the relics range from four continuous periods from 600 BCE to 600 CE.

Patliputra Sports Complex

The Patliputra Sports Complex is a sports stadium in Kankarbagh. The Patliputra Sporting Complex was also known as Rainbow Field before the construction of the sports complex.
The complex is fully equipped with facilities for both outdoor and indoor games. Football, hockey, kabaddi, table tennis, carrom, swimming, wrestling, and taekwondo are some of the games organised here.
Since the inception of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2014, the stadium has played host to the Home matches of Patna Pirates.
The 31st National Taekwondo Championship, the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship and multiple junior Basketball and Tennis competitions have been hosted by the stadium.

Police stations

The following police stations of the Patna Police serve this area:
  • Kankarbagh Police Station
  • Patrakar Nagar Police Station
  • Agamkuan Police Station
  • Ramkrishna Nagar Police Station

    Transport and connectivity

Kankarbagh is well connected to the main areas of Patna by mini buses. Auto-rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available most of the time.
Rajendra Nagar Terminal, one of the city's important railway stations, and Patna's busiest railway station, Patna Junction, are less than a kilometer away from Kankarbagh. Patna Airport is located about 8.65 km from the Kankarbagh More. The Patliputra bus stand in Patna is located about 6.5 km from Kankarbagh.

Notable people