{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Patan | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India | coordinates = {{coord|21.03|N|81.53|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Chhattisgarh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Durg | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 280 | population_total = 8698 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Chhattisgarhi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- PIN --> | postal_code = 491111 | registration_plate =CG | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Patan''' is a town and a nagar panchayat in Durg district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

==Geography== Patan is located at {{coord|21.03|N|81.53|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Patan.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Patan]</ref> It has an average elevation of 280&nbsp;metres (918&nbsp;feet).

==Demographics== {{As of|2001}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Patan had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Patan has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 59%. In Patan, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==History== {{Unsourced section|date=December 2024}} Patan was a hotbed of Indian freedom struggle. Sri M. P Sawarni, Lakhan Lal Kashyap, Uday Ram Verma, Uday Ram Dikoria and many others from this region were involved in freedom struggle against the British Raj.

==Education== Patan High School was built sometime around 1953.

== References == {{reflist}}

{{Durg district}}

Category:Cities and towns in Durg district