Danapur

Danapur

India
also called  Dinapore  or  Dinapur 

      city, northern Bihar state, northeastern India, situated on the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River). It is a major road and rail junction and an agricultural trade centre. Industries include printing, oilseed milling, and metalworks. There is a college affiliated with Magadh University and an army cantonment. Danapur was constituted a municipality in 1887. Pop. (2001) 131,176.

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