Patan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Durg district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Patan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Patan Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Patan Patan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°02′N 81°32′E / 21.03°N 81.53°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Durg |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,698 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Geography
editPatan is located at 21°02′N 81°32′E / 21.03°N 81.53°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet).
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[2] Patan had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Patan has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Patan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
editPatan was a hotbed of Indian freedom struggle. Sri M. P Sawarni, Lakhan Lal Kashyap, Uday Ram Verma, Uday Ram Dikoria and many others from this region were involved in freedom struggle against the British Raj.
Education
editPatan High School was built sometime around 1953.
References
edit- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Patan
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.