Begusarai
Begusarai is the administrative headquarters of Begusarai district, which is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of river Ganga. It is located at latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. It was established in 1870.
Begusarai | |
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City | |
Begusarai Location of Begusarai in Bihar Begusarai Begusarai (India) | |
Coordinates: 25.42°N 86.13°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Begusarai |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 251,136[1] |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Other | Maithili |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN CODE | 851101[3] |
Telephone code | 06243 |
Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
Sex ratio | 0.9109 ♂/♀ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
Website | begusarai |
Geography
Begusarai is located at 25.42°N 86.13°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet). Begusarai lies in North Bihar and is surrounded by Khagaria in North-East, Munger in South-East, Patna in West and Samastipur in North-West.[5]
Begusarai lies in the middle of the mid Ganga plain and generally has low lying terrain with South to South Easterly slope.[6] Begusarai is basically divided in three flood plains namely :1) Ganga Flood Plain 2) Burhi Gandak Flood plain 3) Kareha-Bagmati Flood Plain.
Demographics
As per 2011 census Begusarai Municipal Corporation had a total population of 251,136, out of which 133,931 were males and 117,205 were females with sex ratio at 875. The population younger than 5 years of age was 37,966. The literacy rate of the 7+ population was 79.35%.[1]
Economy
Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main cash crops of the Begusarai district are oilseeds, aniseed/ tisi, tobacco, jute, potato, red chilies, tomato and rape-seed. In Fruits Farming Begusarai has recently become a major contributor in producing Litchi, Mango, Guava and Banana. Recently Basil Leaves[7] and Pearl[8] farming has attracted local farmers.
Even today, only Barauni refinery contributes around Rs 500 crore[9] to the state exchequer yearly.
Politics
Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and was once referred to as the "Leningrad of Bihar".[10][11]
Notable people
- Balmiki Prasad Singh, writer and former IAS officer
- Sriti Jha, actress
- Kranti Prakash Jha, actor and model
References
- "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- "Begusarai Pin Code, Search Begusarai BEGUSARAI PinCode". www.citypincode.in. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Begusarai, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Welcome to Begusarai !! District". www.begusarai.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- The Subsurface Geology of the Indo-Gangetic plains M.B.R Rao, 1973, no:-3, vol-14, Journal of the Geological Society of India, pp-217-242.
- "Farming of Basil Leaves In Begusarai". Live Hindustan. LiveHindustan.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Pearl harvesting made this farmer a role model for others in his village". english.pradesh18.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- N.K."Dhiraj" (23 March 2009). "ULB launches poll campaign". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- Begg, Yusuf (9 April 2019). "Lok Sabha 2019: Why is Begusarai called Leningrad of Bihar?". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2019.