Greater Patna Area 2026: Blocks List, Map & Master Plan

Is your block in "Greater Patna"? Official area against the 2025 proposal

The official area has 13 blocks. The proposal names 14. Bikram is in the proposal and is not in the official list.

Eight blocks are only partly inside the planning area. For example, only 5 villages of Daniyawan and 2 of Khusrupur are in it. So a block name alone does not tell you if a village is covered.

For the number of villages in each block, see our Master Plan 2031 guide.

Source: Patna Master Plan 2031 report, pages 22–23; PMAA Background page; Patna Press, 3 March 2025.

How to check if your village is in the Patna Planning Area

1. Take your block, mauza and thana number from the khatiyan or jamabandi.
2. Open the Master Plan 2031 report. Go to Annexure 1, the state notification of 13 August 2014 (printed pages 156 onwards).
3. Its second schedule, "List of administrative units" (from page 161), names every village block by block. The names are in English capitals and may be spelled differently from your khatiyan.
4. Find your block, then look for your mauza in its list.
5. Found it? The Master Plan zones and building rules apply to your plot. Not found? Ask PMAA in writing before you assume anything.

Why it matters: inside the area, the zone decides what you can build. A green-belt or urban agriculture plot, for example, has strict limits. See what you can build in the green belt.

What is the official "Greater Patna" today?

The law knows only the Patna Planning Area, also called the Patna Metropolitan Area. These are its facts:

The 2014 notification lets the Urban Development and Housing Department adjust the total area by up to 5%.

The 2016 plan counted 6 urban bodies. PMAA's page now lists 7, because Naubatpur is added. They are the Municipal Corporation and the councils of Danapur, Khagaul, Phulwari, Maner, Naubatpur and Fatuha.

So the planning area is about 12 times the city. A plot inside it can lie far from the city centre. Judge it by its zone, not by the name.

Source: Patna Master Plan 2031 report, pages 22–23 (Table 8); PMAA Background page.

What is only a proposal?

In March 2025 the Patna district administration proposed a Greater Patna Authority. The aim was to guide growth up to 2050. It covers 14 blocks in four subdivisions: Patna Sadar, Patna City, Masaurhi and Danapur.

The proposal was sent to the Urban Development and Housing Department. We found no approval, notification or map for it on the PMAA website or in later reports. Until then, the Master Plan 2031 rules apply.

Source: Patna Press, 3 March 2025 (one report); PMAA website, checked 30 October 2026.

How the planning area is split: 15 zones

The Master Plan divides the planning area into 15 zones. Each zone will get a detailed Zonal Development Plan (ZDP). PMAA says the plan for the Punpun area is under development. Until the ZDP comes, the Master Plan land use applies.

Source: PMAA, Zonal Development Plan page, read 30 October 2026.

What an ad says, and what to ask

Other things called "Greater Patna"

• The Patliputra township. It is a separate draft plan for villages in Naubatpur, Punpun, Fatuha and Masaurhi. See the township village list.
• Private names. Some companies and projects use "Greater Patna" in their name. That gives them no government status. Ask for the notification number.

What should you do?

• Find your block and mauza in the khatiyan or jamabandi. Match them with the first table.
• If the block is in the official area, check the plot's zone on the Master Plan. See our zone guide.
• If the block is only in the proposal (Bikram), the Master Plan 2031 does not cover it today. Ask the block office and the local body which rules apply.
• If an ad says "Greater Patna", ask for the notification number and the khesra's zone, in writing.
• Papers first. See the Patna plot buying guide.

Greater Patna: frequently asked questions

1. Where is the official Greater Patna map?

   There is no official "Greater Patna" map. The official map is "Map showing Patna Planning Area" in the Master Plan 2031 report, on page 24. It is free on the PMAA website.

2. Where can I download the Greater Patna master plan PDF?

   The only master plan in force is the Patna Master Plan 2031. The PDF is on the PMAA website under Downloads, Patna Master Plan.

3. Is Bikram inside Greater Patna?

   Bikram is in the 2025 proposal, not in the official planning area. So the Master Plan 2031 does not list it today.

4. Are Barh and Paliganj in Greater Patna?

   No. The proposal leaves out the Barh and Paliganj subdivisions, and they are not in the official planning area either.

5. Who plans development in the Patna Planning Area?

   The Patna Metropolitan Area Authority (PMAA), formed on 11 September 2014. The Municipal Corporation runs civic services inside the city.