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Danapur Cantonment | |
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City | |
  Danapur Cantonment Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°38′04″N 85°01′35″E / 25.63444°N 85.02639°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Established | 1765 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,723 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-01 |
| Website | danapur |
Danapur Cantonment or Danapur Cantt is a cantonment town in Danapur, Patna District in the state of Bihar, India. Danapur is a category II cantonment, established in 1765.[1] The board consists of 14 members including 7 elected members.[2] Danapur Cantonment, located on the outskirts of Patna, is the second oldest cantonment in India, after Barrackpur Cantonment, West Bengal.[3] Danapur is the regimental centre of the Bihar Regiment (BRC). It was earlier called Bankipore Cantonment. Initially, it was set up at Bankipore but later set up in the Danapur area (then known as Dinapur) in 1766–67.[4]
- ^ "Book, scheduled to hit stores next month, will throw light on how the military establishment came into being". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
- ^ Danapur Directorate General Defence Estates
- ^ "Danapur cantt hosts 6K migratory birds this year". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Danapur cantt celebrates 250 yrs".