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Patwatoli Manpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Patwatoli Manpur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°49′N 85°02′E / 24.82°N 85.03°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya |
| Named for | Weaver, IITians |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magahi, Hindi, Patwa |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 823003 |
| Telephone code | 0631 |
| Nearest town | Bodh Gaya |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gaya Town |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gaya Town |
Patwatoli is a village locality in the Manpur block of the Gaya district, Bihar, India. It is traditionally known for its weavers but now known for having a high number of youths studying at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and National Institutes of Technology (NIT), with at least 200 of the 1,000 households in the locality having at least one engineer.[1][2]
Some students have started opting for the diverse academic course. First success had come in 2018 in Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC).[3]
Students qualified for Indian Institutes of Technology in 2018 was 5.[4]
Now, girls are also taking the lead and 5-7 girls are studying in various IITs and 20-25 in NITs. The revolution in education sector completely changed the destiny of this village. In 2023, Gulshan Kumar, sets an example of excellence by scoring perfect 100 percentile in JEE Mains. The progress rate of the village is drastically high but the infrastructure is still a challenge.
In 2025, 40 students from the town were selected for IIT.[5] Some former residents of Patwa Toli, themselves IIT graduates, have created an organisation called ‘Vriksha’ which provides free coaching and supplies study materials and organizes online classes, since 2013.[6]
Patwa Toli’s tryst with the IITs began in 1991, when Jitendra Kumar became the first person from the area to qualify for the IITs. His success inspired others and from 1999 onwards 58 students have made it to the tech hubs.
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Bihar | Tradition alive & kicking". Telegraphindia.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Patwatoli, Gaya: a nursery for IIT. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "पटवा टोली में बुनकर के बेटे ने पहली बार में बीपीएससी में पायी सफलता".
- ↑ "5 Patwatoli boys crack JEE (Advanced) to get into IITs | Patna News - Times of India".
- ↑ '40 IIT selections': Zoho's Sridhar Vembu is super impressed with this small village in Bihar known as IIT factory, Economic Times Jun 03, 2025
- ↑ जेईई की परीक्षा से पहले नहीं लेते हैं स्ट्रेस , हंसते-खेलते पहुंच जाते हैं परीक्षा सेंटर, ETVBharat, January 18, 2026