Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan or Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park at Patna

Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan alias Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is situated at Patna, the capital city of Bihar state in India. Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan is also called Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden.  It is also known as Patna Zoo.

A Resting Antelope at Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan  alias Patna Zoo
A Resting Antelope at Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan alias Patna Zoo

Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan is the most visited place in Patna. Patna Zoo was first opened as a botanical garden in the year 1960. In 1973 it became a Zoo, or to be precise a botanical zoo, thus qualifying as a Biological park.

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is one of the largest national parks in India. It has more than 300 species of trees, shrubs, and herbs inside the park. There is a nursery for medicinal plants in Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna. There is also a fern house, a rose garden, and an orchid garden inside the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna. Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna also has an Aquarium.

Patna Zoo has around 800 animals, including many wild animals, and is among one of the largest zoos in the country. The Royal Bengal Tiger is a major wild animal at Patna Zoo. Leopards, Elephants, Himalayan Black bears, Blackbucks, spotted deer, hippopotamuses, etc., are some of the other animals in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna. More than 100 alligators are there in the park, some of which were bred and born in the park.

The Great One-horned Rhinoceros breeding has been done successfully in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna several times.

Patna Zoo offers free morning walks to the general public. It is the only zoo in India offering a walking facility.

How do I Go to Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan alias Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna?

Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, or Patna Zoo, is near Bailey Road, in the capital city of Bihar state. It is well connected to other parts of the country.

Patna Airport is the nearest airport, and Patna Railway Station is the nearest major railway station.

For more details, please get in touch with The Director, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna. The telephone number is +91-0612-2217455.