Daudnagar

Daudnagar
Dāūdanagara
Town
Bihar
Bihar
Daudnagar
Location in Bihar
Bihar
Bihar
Daudnagar
Location in India
Bihar
Bihar
Daudnagar
Location in Asia
Coordinates: 25°02′N 84°24′E / 25.03°N 84.4°E / 25.03; 84.4
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionMagadh
DistrictAurangabad
Founded byDaud Khan Qureshi[1]
Named forThe urban settlement of Daud
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyNagar Parishad Daudnagar
 • ChairpersonAnjali Kumari[2]
 • SDMManoj Kumar,[3] BAS
 • DSPKumar Rishiraj, BPS
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
52,364
DemonymDaudnagari
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • CommonMagahi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
824143
Telephone code+91-6328
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR- 26
Sex ratio1000/905 /
Literacy Rate67.51%
Websiteaurangabad.bih.nic.in

Daudnagar (ISO: Dāūdanagara) is a town and the subdivisional headquarter of Daudnagar Subdivision in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division. Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad district: Aurangabad Sadar. On 31 March 1991, one other subdivision, Daudnagar, was created. Daudnagar is a 200-year-old historical city and its living proof is Daudnagar has an old historical fort situated on the eastern bank of the Son River.[4] National Highway NH139 which connects Jharkhand's Palamu district to Patna, passes through the town.