Patwatoli
| Patwatoli Manpur | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Patwatoli Manpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°ECoordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya |
| Named for | Weaver |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi, Patwa |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 823003 |
| Telephone code | 0631 |
| Nearest town | BodhGaya, India |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gaya Town |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gaya Town |
Patwatoli is a locality in the Manpur block of the Gaya district, Bihar, India, traditionally known for its weavers but now known for having a disproportionately high number of youths studying at Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, with at least 200 of the 1,000 households in the locality having at least one engineer.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Bihar | Tradition alive & kicking". Telegraphindia.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Patwatoli, Gaya: a nursery for IIT. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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