India's Happiest Cities: Jaipur Tops, Ahmedabad Least

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 01:21 IST   |    3 Comments
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3. Patna The oldest city of India, Patna ranks third with 95. 2 percent of population saying that they are happy. The capital city of Bihar, Patna, is a major agricultural centre with its production of food grain, sugarcane, rice, etc making it one of the major exporting hub in the country. The World Bank ranked Patna as the second best city in India to start up a business in 2009. The city of Patna has the lowest slum population in India. Patna has been ranked as 21st fastest growing city in the world and 5th fastest growing city in India by City Mayors Foundation on the basis of assumed average annual growth. The city registered average annual growth of 3.72 percent for the period of 2006-2020. The city has witnessed rapid growth and development under Nitish Kumar. Vaishali , Nalanda , and Pawapuri are located near Patna. The last Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh, was born here, therefore the city is also regarded as the sacred city of Sikhs.