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Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight 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.[1] 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 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 Template:Convert,[2] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Biak Island.[3] 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 Template:Convert.[4] 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
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According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Armenia[6] or the US state of Mississippi.[7] This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of Template:Convert .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%.[5] Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 63.87%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively.[5]
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% were classified as speaking a language under 'Other' Hindi in the census.[8]
Administration
Cities and towns
- Begusarai
- Barauni
- Barauni IOC Township
- Matihani
- Mansurchak
- Teghra
- Manjhaul
- Bakhri
- Ballia
- Cheria Bariyarpur
- Birpur
Villages
- Madhurapur
- Seuri
- Rajaura
- Mohanpur
- Siuri
- Manjhaul
- Mobarakpur Taraiya
- Simaria
- Nayatol
- Raghunathpur
- Bachwara
- Sahebpur Kamal
- Vandwar
- Khamhar
- Shitalrampur
- Panhas
- Bhairwar
- BaraTemplate:Dn
- Khodawandpur
- TaraTemplate:Dn
- Begampur
- Naula[9]
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.[10]
Transportation
Barauni is the major railway junction. Other major railway station is 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 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
National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and leads to Lucknow. 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 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.[11]
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.[12][13] G D College is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district.[14]
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 from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency)
- Rakesh Sinha, politician, professor and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
References
- ↑ Districts of India, Law, Gwillim(25 September 2011). Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ India 2010: A Reference Annual{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India(2010). ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7
- ↑ Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area. United Nations Environment Program(18 February 1998). Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ Protected areas: Bihar. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Begusarai District. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ बेगूसराय- नौला पंचायत की एक रिपोर्ट.
- ↑ Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India. The Times of India(25 April 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ↑ Asia's Widest Bridge | Drone View | Mokama Waterlifting | Auntaghat Simaria 6 Lane Bridge | TheWay4U.
- ↑ CM lays foundation of engineering college. Times of India(23 December 2013). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Nitish lists special tag cry as LS poll plank. The Telegraph(23 December 2013). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ IGNOU Study Centre GD College Begusarai Admission 2022(15 January 2022). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
Further reading
- A Comparative Study of Thirty City-state Cultures: An Investigation{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab(2000). ISBN 978-87-7876-177-4
- Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga
- Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalisation
- Naulagarh
- Begusarai Information Portal
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