:Begusarai district

Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger District. In 1972, it was given district status.{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}

Begusarai district occupies an area of {{convert|1918|km2|sqmi}}.{{cite book|title=India 2010: A Reference Annual|last1=Srivastava |first1=Dayawanti|publisher=Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India|year=2010|isbn=978-81-230-1617-7|edition=54th|location=New Delhi, India|pages=1118–1119|chapter=States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government}} The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges. Begusarai district is a part of Munger division. It is located at latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. The Ganges river separates Begusarai district from Patna District and Munger District.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

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In 1989 Begusarai district became home to the Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of {{convert|63|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Bihar|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011}} 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,75,455|13=1911|14=5,93,470|15=1921|16=5,64,328|17=1931|18=6,35,456|19=1941|20=7,18,390|21=1951|22=7,93,942|23=1961|24=9,54,333|25=1971|26=11,47,429|27=1981|28=14,56,343|29=1991|30=18,14,773|31=2001|32=23,49,366|33=2011|34=29,70,541|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}|align=center}}

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According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Begusarai |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/256/download/674/DH_2011_1020_PART_A_DCHB_BEGUSARAI.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Armenia{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Armenia 2,967,975 July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Mississippi.{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Mississippi 2,967,297 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php

|archive-date=19 October 2013 }} This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|1540|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%. Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate 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.

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 9.53% Urdu and 2.43% Maithili as their first language. 7.94% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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Current Member of Legislative council

Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Begusarai-Khagaria)

• Begusarai
• Manjhaul
• Teghra
• Balia
• Bakhari(SC)
• Baghi

Source:{{Cite web |title=Subdivision & Blocks {{!}} District website of Begusarai {{!}} India |url=https://begusarai.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |language=en-US}}

• Bakhri
• Ballia
• Barauni IOC Township
• Barauni
• Begusarai
• Cheria Bariyarpur
• Manjhaul
• Mansurchak
• Matihani
• Teghra

• Bachwara
• Bandwar
• Manjhaul
• Ganpataul
• Mansurchak
• Meghaul
• Mohanpur
• Nayatol
• Nipaniya
• Parihara
• Sahebpur Kamal
• Simaria

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Barauni is the major industrial town in the district. It has big industries like Barauni Refinery, 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 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.{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Rajiv |title=Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms?from=mdr |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=25 April 2014}}

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main crops of the Begusarai district are oilseeds, anise seeds, tobacco, jutes, potatoes, red chilis, tomatoes, and rape-seeds. In fruits, Begusarai has recently become a major contributor in producing litchi, mango, guava, and banana. Basil leaves{{cite web|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-farming-of-basil-leaves-in-begusarai--543145.html|title=Farming of Basil Leaves In Begusarai|date=5 July 2016|website=Live Hindustan|publisher=LiveHindustan.com|access-date=21 August 2016}} and pearl{{cite web|url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/pearl-harvesting-made-this-farmer-a-role-model-for-others-in-his-village-691609.html|title=Pearl harvesting made this farmer a role model for others in his village|website=english.pradesh18.com|access-date=21 August 2016|date=26 February 2015}} farming are also present in the local area.

Even today, only the Barauni refinery contributes around Rs 500 crore ({{crore|500}}){{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India|website=The Times of India |date=25 April 2014 |access-date=21 August 2016}} to the state exchequer yearly. Begusarai also has an inactive airport in Begusarai Ulao.

{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/begusarai/story-government-should-start-air-flight-service-from-ulao-airport-sanju-4540975.amp.html|title=Dum Dum Begushorai, Ulao Airport." Live Hindustan.livehindustan.com |access-date= 8 September 2021}} Begusarai had the second highest per capita income in the financial year of 2019–2020 in Bihar, after Patna.

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Barauni Junction is the major railway junction. Another major railway station is Begusarai. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and the country.

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Begusarai railway station is located in Begusarai city.

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National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and leads to Lucknow. National Highway 31 passes through the district and leads to Guwahati. 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, which was the first railroad bridge in independent India on the river Ganges. A six-lane bridge is under construction in Begusarai on the Ganges in Simaria. It will be complete by December 2024.{{Citation |title=Asia's Widest Bridge {{!}} Drone View {{!}} Mokama Waterlifting {{!}} Auntaghat Simaria 6 Lane Bridge {{!}} TheWay4U |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-imB1E2Np1A |language=en |access-date=23 June 2022}}

Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (RRSDCE) was laid on 22 December 2013 by Nitish Kumar, paving way for the eighth government engineering college in Bihar.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/CM-lays-foundation-of-engineering-college/articleshow/27761297.cms|title=CM lays foundation of engineering college|last=Kumar|first=Rajiv|work=Times of India|access-date=23 December 2013|date=23 December 2013}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131223/jsp/bihar/story_17710299.jsp#.Ure8E9IW2Ao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120237/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131223/jsp/bihar/story_17710299.jsp#.Ure8E9IW2Ao|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2013|title=Nitish lists special tag cry as LS poll plank |work=The Telegraph|access-date=23 December 2013|date=23 December 2013}} G D College is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district.{{cite web |title=IGNOU Study Centre GD College Begusarai Admission 2022 |url=https://ignou.icnn.in/ignou-study-centre-gd-college/ |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=IGNOU University |date=15 January 2022 |language=en}}

Colleges:

• Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (A government engineering college)
• Ganesh Dutt College (Affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University){{cite web|url=https://www.shiksha.com/colleges/begusarai |title=Colleges in Begusarai |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• Shree Krishna Mahila College (A women's college in Begusarai){{cite web|url=https://www.university.youth4work.com/colleges-in-begusarai |title=List of 19 colleges in Begusarai |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• RCS College{{cite web|url=https://www.justdial.com/Begusarai/Colleges/nct-10106380 |title=Top Educational Institutions : Colleges in Begusarai |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• Government Polytechnic Barauni
• BP Inter College Begusarai (Inter college level education){{cite web |url=https://www.justdial.com/Begusarai/BP-Inter-College-Begusarai-Near-Kali-Sthan-Begusarai-Ho/06482P6482-XX6482-160803131742-G3B1_BZDET |title="BP Inter College Begusarai Near Kali Sthan Begusarai Ho" in Begusarai |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• A.P.M. College Barauni{{cite web |url=https://www.justdial.com/Begusarai/APM-College-Barauni-Barauni-Refinery-Barauni/06482P6482-XX6482-170711184941-C6L9_BZDET |title="APM College Barauni Barauni Refinery Barauni" in Begusarai |access-date=2025-03-09}}

Schools:

• Doon Public School{{cite web |url=http://www.doonbegusarai.in |title=Doon Public School |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.doonbgs.in |title=Doon Public School |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• BR DAV Public School{{cite web|url=https://brdaviocl.org.in |title=BR DAV Public School |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.brdaviocl.org |title=B.R.D.A.V. Public School |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209155432/http://brdaviocl.org/ |archive-date=2013-02-09 |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.brdaviocl.org.in |title=B.R.D.A.V. Public School |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• St. Joseph Public School{{cite web |url=http://www.stjosephps.com |title=Registration for Admission (2025-26) |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• St. Paul's School{{cite web |url=http://www.spssbeg.org |title=St. Paul Sr. Secondary School |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• Kendriya Vidyalaya{{cite web |url=https://kvsangathan.nic.in |title=Ministry of Education |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in |title=WELCOME TO THE SITE OF THE KENDRIYAVIDYALAYA SANGATHAN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040107044147/http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/ |archive-date=2004-01-07 |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• St. Jude's Vidyalaya{{cite web|url=http://stjudasvidyalaya.com |title=St. Jude's Vidyalaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118045919/http://stjudasvidyalaya.com/ |archive-date=2018-01-18 |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.stjudasvidyalaya.com |title=St. Jude's Vidyalaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118045919/http://www.stjudasvidyalaya.com/ |archive-date=2018-01-18 |access-date=2025-03-09}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sjvbarauni.com |title=St. Jude's Vidyalaya |access-date=2025-03-09}}
• Mount Litera Zee School, Begusarai{{cite web|url=https://www.mlzbegusarai.com/ |title=Mount Litera Zee School, Begusarai |url-status=dead}} {{dead link|date=March 2025 |fix-attempted=yes}}
• Delhi Public School, Begusarai{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsbegusarai.com/ |title=Mount Litera Zee School, Begusarai |url-status=dead}} {{dead link|date=March 2025 |fix-attempted=yes}}
• Sarvoday Vidyalaya Begusarai
• Carmel School Begusarai

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• Ajit Anjum, journalist from Begusarai
• Radha Krishna Choudhary,Indian historian, thinker, and writer
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist, patriot and academic, Padma Bhushan receiver.
• Shaibal Gupta, Indian social scientist and political economist, Padma Shri receiver, founder of Asian Development Research Institute
• Kranti Prakash Jha, Bollywood actor
• Ravindra Kumar (mountaineer),only IAS to climb Mount Everest twice
• Rishi Kumar(Martyr),young Indian Army officer from Begusarai, Bihar, who was martyred while serving in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district during a patrol operation
• Babli kumari,Indian Police Officer from Begusarai district, Bihar, who currently serves as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
• Sriti Jha, TV actress
• Kanhaiya Kumar, politician and leader of the Indian National Congress (former AISF and CPI
• Ramendra Kumar,National President of AITUC
• Manoj Kumar Mishra, known for his work on quantum chemistry
• Mathura Prasad Mishra, member of parliament (1st, 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha)
• Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra, Minister of External Affairs (India) of India
• Kajal Raghwani, one of the highest paid Bhojpuri actress
• Rafiuddin Raz,Pakistani poet
• Kaukab Rizwan, first Muslim woman pilot in India
• Krishna Sahi,State Minister of Education (India),Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,Minister of Commerce and Industry (India),Minister of Heavy Industries,Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• Ram Sharan Sharma, historian
• Balmiki Prasad Singh, former Governor of Sikkim
• Bhola Singh, politician, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party (former Member of Parliament from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency)
• Chandrasekhar Singh, known for turning Begusarai into a communist bastion
• Kamdev Singh, well known gangster from Begusarai
• Lalit Vijay Singh,State Minister of Defence (India)
• Rakesh Sinha, politician, professor and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

{{Reflist}}

• [https://begusarai.nic.in/ Official website]

• {{cite book|author=Mogens Herman Hansen|title=A Comparative Study of Thirty City-state Cultures: An Investigation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qvY8pxVxcwC&pg=PA304|year=2000|publisher=Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab|isbn=978-87-7876-177-4|pages=304–}}
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=OEZe-wAIiKIC&dq=naulagarh&pg=PA279 Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga]
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=YEWMG_8yi9oC&dq=naulagarh&pg=PA137 Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalisation]
• [http://wikimapia.org/13309715/hi/Naulagarh Naulagarh]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430231818/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/begusarai/index.php Begusarai Information Portal]

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