Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river

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in the Begusarai district in the state of

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, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River.

Economy

Industries

Major industrial plants in Barauni include: * Barauni Thermal Power Station (NTPC) * Barauni Fertiliser Plant (HURL) * Barauni Refinery (IOCL) * PepsiCo Bottling Plant (Varun Beverages) * Sudha Dairy * Neo Carbon Pvt. Ltd. * Ethanol Plant

Transport

Railways

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in

and has strategic location. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of

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and

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via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations – * Barauni Junction – where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from

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and Hajipur side where reversal is not needed), * New Barauni Junction – at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. it is a bypass station of Barauni Junction which is directly connected to

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and Katihar side. * Barauni Flag – a small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.

Roads

starts from Barauni and leads to

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via

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak River, Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur distri ...

. passes through the

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and leads to Purnia and

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 ...

in East and

in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for

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that's why it was called Assam Road.

Air

The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in

which is approximately away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately away.

Notable people

Ram Sharan Sharma Ram Sharan Sharma (26 November 1919 – 20 August 2011) was an Indian Marxist historian and Indologist who specialised in the history of Ancient and early Medieval India. He taught at Patna University and Delhi University (1973–85) and was ...

Direction board

References

External links

Website for Barauni Fertilizer Unit

Website for Barauni Refinery
{{Settlements in Begusarai district Cities and towns in Begusarai district