Barauni

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{{more citations needed|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Barauni
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Barauni Town.jpg
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| image_caption = [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited]], [[Barauni Junction railway station]], [[Rajendra Setu]]
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.466|N|85.987|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]
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| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Nagar parishad]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 16
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| population_total = 71660
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Barauni City Population|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801343-barauni-bihar.html|access-date=17 Nov 2015}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = BR-09
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| area_urban_km2 = 52
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'''Barauni''' is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river [[Ganges]] in [[Begusarai district]] of the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]].

== Transport ==

=== Railways ===
[[Barauni Junction]] is one of the important stations in [[Bihar]]. It is a [[Junction (rail)|junction]] and is connected to India's main cities of [[New Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Chennai]] via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations – 1.) Barauni Junction (old) where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur side where reversal is not needed) , 2.) Barauni Junction (new) at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former and 3.) Barauni Flag .
List of train that start/terminate at [[Barauni Junction]] are:<ref name=indianrailinfo>{{cite web|title=Barauni|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/558 |publisher=indianrailinfo.com}}</ref>-
* 1. [[Vaishali Express]]
* 2. [[Raptisagar Express]]
* 3. [[Barauni–Gwalior Mail]]
* 4. [[Barauni–Lucknow Express]]
* 5. [[Barauni–Gondia Express]]
*[[Harihar Express|6. Harihar Express]]
*[[Maur Dhawaj Express|7. Maur Dhawaj Express]]

=== Roads ===
[[National Highway 28 (India)|National Highway 28]] starts at Barauni and leads to [[Lucknow]]. [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]] Pass Through the [[town]] and leads to [[Guwahati]] Both National Highways have junction here. It is also called Assam Road.Many Small city buses Pass through here.

=== Air ===
The nearest airport to Barauni is [[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport]] in [[Patna]], approximately {{Convert|102|km}} away.

==Industries==

Barauni is an industrial Town in Bihar. Here are some big and some small industries. Major industries are : -

# [[Barauni Thermal Power Station|Barauni Thermal power]]
# [[Barauni Refinery]]
# [[Sudha Dairy|Sudha Dairy Plant]]
# Neo Carbon pvt. Limited
# Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited
# Graphite India Limited

== People ==
* [[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]]
* [[Ram Sharan Sharma]]

== See also ==
* [[Barauni IOC Township]]
* [[Urvarak Nagar Barauni]]
* [[Barauni Refinery]]
* [[Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[D.A.V. Public School]]

== Direction Board ==

{{Geographic location
|North = [[Samastipur]]
|West = [[Patna]]
|Center = Barauni
|South = [[Lakhisarai]]
|East = [[Begusarai]]
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5094308.stm Bihar's football crazy girls]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2404867.stm One killed in India train crash]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Japanese-agency-keen-to-set-up-power-unit-at-Barauni/articleshow/15321500.cms Japanese agency keen to set up power unit at Barauni]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Begusarai district]]

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