Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. The city of

Begusarai Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Gan ...

is its administrative headquarters and is part of the

Munger division Munger division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; ...

History

Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of

Munger District Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. The city of Munger is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than ...

. In 1972, it was given district status.

Geography

Begusarai district occupies an area of . The district lies on the northern bank of the river

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. Begusarai district is a part of

. It is located at latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. The Ganges river separates Begusarai district from

Patna District Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of the Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Subdivisio ...

and

Flora and fauna

Kanwar Lake Begusarai by Ziddi Photowala

In 1989 Begusarai district became home to the Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary

Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake or Kabartal Wetland located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately six timesKanwar lake: birds' paradise lost https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/kan ...

Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of . It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a

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of 2,970,541, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%. Begusarai has a

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

of 895

females An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and male ...

for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 63.87%. 19.18% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.77% of the population in the district spoke

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 9.53%

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and 2.43% Maithili as their first language. 7.94% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.

Politics

Current Member of Legislative council Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Begusarai-Khagaria)

Administration

Subdivisions

* Manjhaul * Teghra * Balia * Bakhari(SC) * Baghi Source:

Cities and towns

* Bakhri *

Ballia Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara. The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 k ...

* Barauni IOC Township *

Barauni Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River. Economy Industries Major industrial plants in Barauni include: * B ...

* Cheria Bariyarpur * Manjhaul * Mansurchak * Matihani * Teghra

Villages

* Bachwara * Bandwar * Manjhaul * Ganpataul * Mansurchak * Meghaul * Mohanpur * Nayatol * Nipaniya * Parihara *

Sahebpur Kamal Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Begusarai is its administrative headquarters and is part of the Munger division. History Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger Distr ...

Simaria Simaria is an Indian village on the Ganges river. It is in the Begusarai District and near BTPS, Barauni Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It ...

Economy

is the major industrial town in the district. It has big industries like

Barauni Refinery Barauni Refinery is an oil refinery located in Begusarai city in the state of Bihar, operated by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). It was the dream project of Shri Krishna Singh (politician), Shri Krishna Singh the first List of chief ministers of ...

, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Urvarak Nagar Barauni, Garhara electric locomotive shed and Pepsi bottling plant. Shri Krishna Singh wanted to build an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct

Rajendra Setu Rajendra Setu, or Simaria Bridge, is a bridge across the Ganges that was the first to link the northern and southern portions of the state of Bihar. The location of the bridge was based on the work of M. Visvesvaraya, who was more than 90 years ...

in Mokama. Begusarai is one of the largest milk-consuming districts in India. Sudha dairy plant is also one of the biggest exporters of milk all over Bihar. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main crops of the Begusarai district are

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, anise seeds, tobacco, jutes, potatoes, red chilis, tomatoes, and rape-seeds. In fruits, Begusarai has recently become a major contributor in producing

litchi Lychee ( , ; ''Litchi chinensis''; ) is a monotypic taxon and the sole member in the genus ''Litchi'' in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. There are three distinct subspecies of lychee. The most common is the Indochinese lychee found in So ...

, mango, guava, and banana. Basil leaves and pearl farming are also present in the local area. Even today, only the

Barauni refinery Barauni Refinery is an oil refinery located in Begusarai city in the state of Bihar, operated by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). It was the dream project of Shri Krishna Singh (politician), Shri Krishna Singh the first List of chief ministers of ...

contributes around Rs 500 crore () to the state

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yearly. Begusarai also has an inactive airport in Begusarai Ulao. Begusarai had the second highest

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

in the financial year of 2019–2020 in Bihar, after Patna.

Transportation

Barauni Junction is the major railway junction. Another major railway station is

. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and the country.

Railways

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in

. It is a

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and is connected to India's main cities of

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and

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via broad gauge routes.

Begusarai railway station Begusarai railway station (code BGS) is a railway station in the division of East Central Railway. Begusarai is better known as the Industrial Capital of Bihar, the birthplace of noted poet Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and ''karmabhoomi ...

is located in

city.

Roads

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starts at Barauni and leads to

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. National Highway 31 passes through the district and leads to

Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

. Both National Highways have junctions here. It is also called Assam Road. Many small city buses pass through here. Begusarai district also has Rajendra Setu on the Ganges near

Simariya Simariya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

, which was the first railroad bridge in independent India on the river Ganges. A six-lane bridge is under construction in

on the Ganges in

. It will be complete by December 2024.

Education

Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (RRSDCE) was laid on 22 December 2013 by

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...

, paving way for the eighth government engineering college in

. G D College is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district. Colleges: * Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (A government engineering college) * Ganesh Dutt College (Affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University) * Shree Krishna Mahila College (A women's college in Begusarai) * RCS College * Government Polytechnic Barauni * BP Inter College Begusarai (Inter college level education) * A.P.M. College Barauni Schools: * Doon Public School * BR DAV Public School * St. Joseph Public School * St. Paul's School * Kendriya Vidyalaya * St. Jude's Vidyalaya * Mount Litera Zee School, Begusarai * Delhi Public School, Begusarai * Sarvoday Vidyalaya Begusarai * Carmel School Begusarai

Notable people

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar 1999 stamp of India

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, journalist from Begusarai *

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receiver. * Shaibal Gupta, Indian social scientist and political economist,

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receiver, founder of Asian Development Research Institute * Kranti Prakash Jha, Bollywood actor *

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, TV actress *

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, politician and leader of the

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(former

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, known for his work on

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* Mathura Prasad Mishra, member of parliament (

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and

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, politician, leader of

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(former Member of Parliament from

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) * Chandrasekhar Singh, known for turning Begusarai into a communist bastion * Kamdev Singh, well known gangster from Begusarai * Lalit Vijay Singh,

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References

External links

Official website