Hin: दानापुर dānāpur
‘Poor Town’ [Dinapur, Nizamat, Dinapore] Town, Bihar
From Skt: दीन dīna, ‘poor’, ‘indigent’, ‘miserable’, ‘wretched’; Skt:: पुर् pur(a) ‘town’, ‘city’; and Urd: نظامت, nizāmat, ‘administration’, ‘directorate’.
Dinapore was a British garrison town in the 19th century. It is the second oldest Cantonment in India.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Bihar place names.
The entrance facade of Danapur Railway Station, Danapur Indian Railways