Patan, Chhattisgarh

Patan
Town
Patan Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Patan Patan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21.03°N 81.53°E / 21.03; 81.53
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

Patan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Durg district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Geography

Patan is located at 21.03°N 81.53°E / 21.03; 81.53.[1] It has an average elevation of 280 metres (918 feet).

Demographics

As 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

Patan 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

Patan High School was built sometime around 1953.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Patan
2. "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.