Bailey Road, Patna

Bailey Road
बेली रोड
Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg
Neighbourhood
Bailey Road

Location in Patna, India

Coordinates: 25°36′37″N 85°7′55″E / 25.61028°N 85.13194°E / 25.61028; 85.13194Coordinates: 25°36′37″N 85°7′55″E / 25.61028°N 85.13194°E / 25.61028; 85.13194
Country India India
State Bihar
Metro Patna
Languages
  Spoken Hindi, English, Magadhi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 800014-15
Planning agency Patna Regional Development Authority
Civic agency Patna Municipal Corporation

Bailey Road (Hindi: बेली रोड) is a road and neighbourhood in Patna, India.[1] It connects Patna with Danapur. It roughly starts from Income Tax Golambar and ends in Danapur, running through the heart of the city. It is one of the most important roads in the city. Many important landmarks like Patna High Court,[2] Patna Women's College, Patna Secretariat, Patna Zoo, Patna Airport etc. are situated beside or near to this road. Bailey Road was officially renamed as Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, but this road is still widely known as Bailey Road.[3] This area is served by Shastrinagar Police Station of Patna Police.

History

Under the British Raj, Patna gradually started to attain its lost glory and emerged as an important and strategic centre of learning and trade in India. When the Bengal Presidency was partitioned in 1912 to carve out a separate province, Patna was made the capital of the new province of Bihar and Orissa.[4] The city limits were stretched westwards to accommodate the administrative base, and the township of Bankipore took shape along the Bailey Road (originally spelt as Bayley Road, after the first Lt. Governor of Bihar and Orissa, Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley). This area was called the New Capital Area.

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