The Collectorate is the administrative head office of the Collector of Patna district situated on the banks of the river Ganges near Gandhi Maidan. In the year 2008, the Collectorate was listed as a heritage building by the Government of Bihar. The high style of Dutch architecture and British architecture is seen in the construction of the Collectorate building.

There are various types of government departments that are which are fully in existence in the Collectorate of Patna. During the daytime, you will find a lot of crowds in the collectorate. Government and non-government people keep coming and going here, although by evening the atmosphere here becomes calm.