Samastipur
{{Short description|City and Municipal Corporation in Mithila region of Bihar, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Samastipur district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Samastipur
| type = City
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage |photo1a= Samastipur Junction Front.jpg
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|photo2b= Khudneshwar Dham Mandir.jpg
|photo3a= Collectorate Office Samastipur.jpg
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| color_border = black
| color = white
| size = 280
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Samastipur Junction; Thaneshwar Asthan Temple; Khudneshwar Dham Temple; Collectorate Office Samastipur}}
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| image_map =
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|25.862931|N|85.781064|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Bihar
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Mithila
| subdivision_type3 = Division
| subdivision_name3 = Darbhanga
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Samastipur
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| demographics1_title2 = Additional Official
| demographics1_info2 = Urdu
| demographics1_title3 = Regional Language
| demographics1_info3 = Maithili
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Anita Ram
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Rambalak Paswan
| leader_title2 = Municipal Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Bibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 155
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 46.54
| population_total = 2,53,136
| population_rank = 10th (Bihar)List of cities in Bihar by population
177th (India)List of cities in India by population
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| timezone = IST
| utc_offset = +5.30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 848101
| registration_plate = BR-33
| area_code_type = Telephone Code
| area_code = 06274
| website = {{URL|samastipur.nic.in}}
{{URL|samastipurnagarnigam.net}}
| government_type = Municipal Corporation
| governing_body = Samastipur Municipal Corporation
| blank3_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Samastipur
| blank4_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Samastipur
| blank5_name_sec1 = HDI
| blank5_info_sec1 = {{increase}} 554 (medium)
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Samastipur is a City and Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur junction is one of the busiest stations in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/samastipur-junction-spj/559|title=Trains to SPJ/Samastipur Junction Station - 162 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry|last=Baranwal|first=Jigyasu|website=indiarailinfo.com|language=en|access-date=18 February 2019}}
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Samastipur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=267891 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=25 December 2019}}
Education
Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.
The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, is located near the town, in Pusa. This university was constructed in 1970 near the ruins of Pusa Institute which was the Indian Agricultural Research Institute built during the British regime.
AHS Nursing College & Hospital is a nursing college established in 2023, situated in Tajpur Road, Sub Division Samastipur, affiliated with the Bihar University of Health Sciences and Bihar Nurses Registration Council.{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Vimlesh Kumar |date=September 13, 2024 |title=List of affiliated nursing colleges under Bihar University of Health Sciences |url=https://buhs.ac.in/WP/BHUEDU/NoticePdf/13Feb202414585247.pdf |website=Bihar University of Health Sciences, Patna}}{{Cite web |title=एएचएस नर्सिंग कॉलेज को मिली मान्यता |url=http://epaper.livehindustan.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=13161a89c4d&imageview=1 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=livehindustan.com}}{{Cite web |title=AHS Nursing College & Hospital Samastipur {{!}} Sponsoring Bodies and Trustee |url=https://ahscollege.ac.in/sponsoring-bodies.php |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=ahscollege.ac.in}}
IGNOU has several study centres in Samastipur.{{Cite web|url=http://rcdarbhanga.ignou.ac.in/studycentre/centre/6|title=IGNOU-RC-Darbhanga - StudyCentres - Annexure 1_Details of Active Learner Support Centres (LSCs) 27 NOV 19|website=rcdarbhanga.ignou.ac.in|access-date=23 December 2019}}
Transport
= Road =
Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (B.S.R.T.C) operates bus services to the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
= Rail =
Samastipur Junction railway station lies in the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railway network and provides connectivity to most of the regions of India.
Notable people
- Bali Ram Bhagat,{{cite news |title=बलिराम भगत को जब अपनों ने हराया |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-when-baliram-bhagat-defeated-2456354.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=Hindustan |date=22 March 2019 |language=hindi}} 6th Speaker of Lok Sabha, Governor of Rajasthan, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and former Member of parliament
- Gajendra Prasad Himanshu, politician
- Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Indian politician, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party and a cabinet minister
- N. Mandal, Indian film director, editor and producer
- Anukul Roy, Indian cricketer
- Shilpa Singh, Indian singer, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Vivekanand Sinha, Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, Chhattisgarh.
- Karpoori Thakur, politician and independence activist
Villages
References
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