shape analysis

2. CONTENTS
 LOCATION
 GEO BAUNDARY
 CHRONOLOGY
 CONNECTIVITY
 DEMOGRAPHY
 DIRECTION OF SPRAWL
 GROTH TREND
 GEOMETRY OF CITY
 PROPOSED PLAN
 CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
• Patna is the capital of the state Bihar. The original
name of Patna was Patliputra.The district lies
virtually in the heart of the South Bihar Plain.
Patna city is the administrative headquarters for
this district. The Patna district is bounded on the
north by the Ganges, beyond which lies the
district of Saran, Vaishali, Samastipur and
Begusarai. To the east lies the district of
Lakhisarai and Nalanda and in the south the
district of Jahanabad. Patna is separated from
Bhojpur district on its west by river Sone.

4. LOCATION
Patna is the capital city of BIHAR, which lies
between the states of West Bengal and UP, is
the 12th largest state when it comes to size .

5. GEOGRAPHICAL BAUNDARY
• The modern city of Patna lies on the southern bank
of the Ganges, as it flows past with the combined
waters of the rivers Ghagra , Son and Gandak . At the
point where the city is located, the sacred Ganges
looks more sea than river: mighty, wide and never-ending.
• Patna has a very long riverline, and it is surrounded
on three sides by rivers—the Ganga, Sone, and
Poonpun (also spelt Pun pun).

6. Patna map showing ganges river

7. CHRONOLOGY OF Patna
The shape of the old Patna is linear as it spread along with river Ganges . This map
Showing old settlements . Now days Patna is spread in a rectilinear way linear from
river side .

8. Patna new map as compared to old one

9. Connectivity
ROAD NETWORK -Patna is linked to the major cities in India by an extensive road
network. You can reach Patna easily by road via Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Ranchi and Siliguri

10. AIR CONNECTIVITY-Since Patna is the capital of Bihar it shares excellent air connectivity
with most of the important Indian cities like, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. There are
numerous flights that operate to and from Patna regularly.
RAIL CONNETIVITY-Patna is an important railway junction in the Eastern Railway
division in India. There are a number of trains that connect Patna to other major
railway stations across India, like Kolkata, Delhi, Varanasi and Siliguri (New
Jalpaiguri).

11. demography

12. Profile of
Patna

13. Direction of sprawl
The sprawl normally takes place in radial direction
around a city centre or in linear direction along
highways. Usually sprawl takes place on urban
fringe,at the edge of an urban area or along
transportation routes.

14. Growth trend
Growth is done basically along the river side the area near the river line is
densly populated and lightly populated as we go linearly outward of coast .

15. Geometry of city
Shape of city is linear and settled basically on the
coast line of river ganges. Major wide roads along
the river line and small streets in the city .

16. PROPOSED PLAN
PROPOSED METRO LINE FOR THE Patna CITY
PROPOSED SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR THE CITY

17. Conclusion
Patna is the capital of the state Bihar.
 which lies between the states of West Bengal and UP.
of Patna lies on the southern bank of the Ganges, as it flows
past with the combined waters of the rivers Ghagra , Son and
Gandak.
The shape of the old Patna is linear as it spread along with
river ganges .
POPULATION IS 5,838,465.
SHAPE OF CITY IS LINEAR .

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