Bailey Road, Patna

Bailey Road
Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg
Neighbourhood
the Bihar Museum as seen from Bailey Road
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 UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 800014-15
Planning agency Patna Metropolitan Area Authority
Civic agency Patna Municipal Corporation

Bailey Road 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, Bihar Museum 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.

Landmarks

Nightscape of Bailey Road
Fogscape
As viewed from Foot-over bridge near Patna Women's Collage

References

  1. ↑ 225 crore for renovation of 5 roads sanctioned The Times of India. Retrieved 27 Sep 2012
  2. ↑ Nitish Kumar opens work on Rs 530-crore museum The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2013
  3. ↑ "Times change, road names stay put". The Telegraph. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Bihar History iloveindia.com
  5. ↑ KV Bailey Road
  6. ↑ Construction of Bihar Museum at Bailey Road Patna PDF
  7. ↑ http://patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/
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