Kankarbagh
Kankarbagh, or Kankarbagh Colony, is a neighborhood and residential area in Patna, Bihar, India.

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.
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Worth seeing in and around Kankarbagh
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Patna Museum
Patna Museum is the state museum of the Indian state of Bihar. Founded on 3 April 1917 during the British Raj to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna, it is constructed in the style of Mughal and Rajput architecture, and is known locally as the Jadu Ghar.
3 km · museum · Wikipedia - 02Patna University
Patna University is a Public State University located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj.
2.8 km · state public university in Patna, Bihar, India · Wikipedia - 03Sher Shah Suri Masjid
Sher Shah Suri Mosque, also known as Shershahi Mosque, is a mosque in Patna, the capital city of the state of Bihar in India. It serves as an example of the Afghan style of architecture.
3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 04Pathar ki Masjid
The Pathar Ki Masjid stands on the bank of river Ganges near the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb in the city of Patna. Parviz Mirza, son of Jahangir, established Pathar Ki Masjid in 1621.
3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Maidan, Patna, is a public monument of India's father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The statue is the world's tallest bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
3.7 km · statue in Gandhi Maidan, Patna · Wikipedia - 06Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya
The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya is a museum and public service institution, showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi, and his role in Bihar during the independence struggle of India. It is one of the eleven Gandhi Sanghralayas in the country.
3.9 km · Gandhi Memorial Institution · Wikipedia - 07Agam Kuan
Agam Kuan is an ancient well and archaeological site in Patna, Bihar, India. It is said to date back to the period of Mauryan emperor, Ashoka.
3.2 km · archaeological site in Bihar, India · Wikipedia - 08Indira Gandhi Planetarium
The Indira Gandhi Planetarium, also known as the Patna Planetarium, is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi Science Complex. The planetarium was constructed through Bihar Council on Science & Technology at a total cost of about ₹110 million.
3 km · Planetarium in Patna, India · Wikipedia - 09Moin-ul-Haq Stadium
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium previously known as Dr. Rajendra Prasad stadium is located in Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar, India.
1.6 km · cricket stadium · Wikipedia - 10Chanakya National Law University
Chanakya National Law University is a public law school and a National Law University in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education.
3.3 km · state public university in Patna, Bihar, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kankarbagh
- Airports
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (VNS), 232 km · Tribhuvan (KTM), 235 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 275 km
- Stations
- Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, 1.2 km · Gulzarbagh railway station, 3.9 km · Moin-ul-Haq Stadium metro station, 1.6 km · Patliputra Bus Terminal metro station, 3 km · Zero Mile metro station, 2.2 km
- Varanasi → Kankarbagh219 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · ₹1,580–1,970
- Siliguri → Kankarbagh348 km · quickest by road, 6h 26m · ₹2,780–3,470
- Lucknow → Kankarbagh445 km · quickest by road, 7h 25m · ₹3,300–4,120
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kankarbagh
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kankarbagh. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are prepaid and shared taxis/rickshaws available throughout the day between two stations.
- Get inShared rickshaws (₹30) leave from south side of Patna Junction.
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Next door to Kankarbagh
Kankarbagh is 3 km from Patna, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pataliputraancient Indian city, Emperor Asoka’s classic capital city; present day Patna, the capital city of state of Bihar in India3 km
- Kumhrarremains of an ancient city in Patna District in Bihar1.9 km
- Patna Cityneighborhood in Patna, Bihar, India2 km
- Rajendra Nagarneighborhood in Patna, Bihar, India1.5 km
- Bailey Roadhuman settlement in India4 km
- Saidpuratown in Bihar, India2.3 km