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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Begusarai}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Begusarai district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]] of [[Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = District Begusarai.jpg
| image_caption = '''Clockwise from top left''': District Map, Naulakha Temple, Rajendra Setu and Harigiri Dham Temple
| image_map = Bihar district location map Begusarai.svg
| map_caption = Location of Begusarai district in Bihar
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Begusarai
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Munger division|Munger]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Begusarai]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1918
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,970,541
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 63.87 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 894
| leader_title = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name = [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Begusarai]]
| leader_title1 = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name1 = Roshan Kushwaha
| leader_title2 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name2 = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = BR-09
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 28 (India)|NH 28]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1384 mm
| official_name =
| demographics_type2 = [[Language]]
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=9 August 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| demographics2_title3 = Other recognised
| demographics2_info3 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]]<ref name="mha.nic.in">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010536/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://begusarai.nic.in/}}
}}
'''Begusarai District''' is one of the thirty-eight [[Districts of Bihar|districts]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Bihar]] and it is the industrial and financial capital of [[Bihar]]. The city of [[Begusarai]] is its administrative headquarters and is part of the [[Munger division]].

==History==
It was established in 1870 as part of [[Munger District]]. In 1972, it was given district status.<ref name='Statoids'>{{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}}</ref> Simaria village is the birthplace of famous [[Hindi]] poet [[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]]. However most people know [[Munger]] as his birthplace as [[Begusarai]] was the part of [[Munger]] during his birth and much of his lifetime. [[Begusarai]] is the part of historic [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]] or [[Mithilanchal]] region. Begusarai is also famous for its high quality milk, sweets and dairy products. Sometimes begusarai is also referred as milk belt of Bihar.

==Geography==
Begusarai district occupies an area of {{convert|1918|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book|title=India 2010: A Reference Annual|last1=Srivastava |first=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}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Indonesia]]'s [[Biak Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 11 October 2011 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Biak 1,904km2}}</ref> The district lies on the northern bank of 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]].

=== Flora and Fauna ===
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}}.<ref name=parks>{{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}}</ref> It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately six times the size of the Bharatpur Sanctuary. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar.

==Demographics==
{{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:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>|align=right}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Begusarai district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,970,541,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Armenia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Armenia 2,967,975 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Mississippi]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1540 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Begusarai has a [[sex ratio]] of 895 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.87%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Begusarai district (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census Table Table C-1: Population By Religious Community - Bihar|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher= Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|85.99}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|13.71}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.30}}
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{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Begusarai district (2011)
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 79.77 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 9.53 |color2 = green
|label3 = 'Other' Hindi |value3 = 7.94 |color3 = hotpink
|label4 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] |value4 = 2.43 |color4 = pink
|label5 = Others |value5 = 0.33 |color5 = grey
}}

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 language|Maithili]] as their first language. 7.94% were classified as speaking a language under 'Other' Hindi in the census.<ref name="CensusLang">{{Cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Begusarai District |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>

===Administration===
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====Cities and towns====
* [[Begusarai]]
* [[Barauni]]
* [[Barauni IOC Township]]
* [[Matihani, India|Matihani]]
* [[Mansurchak]]
* [[Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Teghra]]
* [[Manjhaul]]
* [[Bakhri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bakhri]]
* [[Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballia]]
* [[Cheria-Bariarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Cheria Bariyarpur]]
* [[Birpur]]

====Villages====
* [[Madhurapur ]]
* Seuri
* Rajaura
* [[Mohanpur, Begusarai|Mohanpur]]
* Siuri
* [[Manjhaul]]
* [[Mobarakpur Sankh, Begusarai|Mobarakpur Taraiya]]
* [[Simaria]]
* [[Nayatol]]
* [[Raghunathpur, Begusarai|Raghunathpur]]
* [[Bachhwara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bachwara]]
* [[Sahebpur Kamal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sahebpur Kamal]]
* [[Vandwar]]
* [[Khamhar]]
* [[Shitalrampur]]
* [[Panhas]]
* [[Bhairwar]]
* [[Bara]]{{dn|date=May 2022}}
* [[Khodawandpur]]
* [[Tara]]{{dn|date=May 2022}}
* [[Begampur]]
* Naula<ref>{{Citation |title=बेगूसराय- नौला पंचायत की एक रिपोर्ट |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmm_0iPVpy8 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[Barauni]] is the major industrial town in district. It has big industries like [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Barauni Thermal Power Station]], [[Urvarak Nagar Barauni]] and Garhara locomotive shed.Shri Krishna Singh wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct Rajendra Setu in Mokama. Begusarai is one of the largest milk consuming district in India. Sudha dairy plant is also one of the biggest exporter of milk all over Bihar.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Begusarai railway station.png|thumb|Begusarai Railway Station]]
[[Barauni]] is the major railway junction. Other major railway station is [[Begusarai railway station|Begusarai]]. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and country.

=== 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. [[Begusarai railway station]] is located in [[Begusarai]] city.

=== Roads ===
[[File:NH 31.jpg|thumb|NH-31 is passing through [[Begusarai]] district.]]
[[National Highway 28 (India)|National Highway 28]] starts at Barauni and leads to [[Lucknow]]. [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]] Pass Through the district and leads to [[Guwahati]] Both National Highways have junction here. It is also called Assam Road.Many Small city buses Pass through here.Begusarai district also have Rajendra Setu on Ganges near [[Simaria|Simariya]] which was the first rail-road bridge in independent India on river Ganges. The first six lane bridge is under construction in [[Begusarai]] on Ganges in [[Simaria]]. It will complete by October 2023.<ref>{{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=2022-06-23}}</ref>

==Education==
The foundation stone of Rastrakavi 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131223/jsp/bihar/story_17710299.jsp#.Ure8E9IW2Ao|title=Nitish lists special tag cry as LS poll plank |work=The Telegraph|access-date=23 December 2013|date=23 December 2013}}</ref> [[GE College Bowl|G D College]] is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]], poet, essayist, patriot and academic.
*[[Kranti Prakash Jha]], Bollywood actor
*[[Sriti Jha]], TV actress
*[[Kanhaiya Kumar]], politician and leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] (former [[All India Students Federation]] and [[Communist Party of India]] )
*[[Mathura Prasad Mishra]]
*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]], historian
*[[Balmiki Prasad Singh]], former [[Governor of Sikkim]]
*[[Bhola Singh]], politician, leader of [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] (former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency]])
*[[Rakesh Sinha]], politician, professor and [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://begusarai.nic.in/ Official website]

==Further reading==
* {{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&lpg=PA279&ots=TZDLPD6W7k&dq=naulagarh&pg=PA279 Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=YEWMG_8yi9oC&lpg=PA137&ots=Wwd8iWD6El&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]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Begusarai district
|North = [[Samastipur district]]
|Northeast = [[Khagaria district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Munger district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Lakhisarai district]]
|West = [[Patna district]]
|Northwest =
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{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|25.4167|N|86.1333|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=title}}

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