Begusarai district

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.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Begusarai.

Begusarai district
District of Bihar
From top left clockwise: District Map, Harigiri Dham Temple, Simaria Dham, Rajendra Setu, Naulakha Temple
Location of Begusarai district in Bihar
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DivisionMunger
HeadquartersBegusarai
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBegusarai
 • District MagistrateArvind Kumar Verma
Area
 • Total1,918 km2 (741 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,970,541
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy63.87 per cent
 • Sex ratio894
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
 • Other recognisedMaithili[2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationBR-09
Major highwaysNH 31, NH 28
Average annual precipitation1384 mm
Websitehttp://begusarai.bih.nic.in/

History

It was established in 1870 as part of Munger District. In 1972, it was given district status.[3] 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.

Geography

Begusarai district occupies an area of 1,918 square kilometres (741 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Biak Island.[5] 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 Ganga river separates Begusarai district from Patna District and Munger District

Politics

Begusarai has one Loksabha seat Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency), the Balia, Bihar (Lok Sabha constituency) was dissolved during delimitation before 2009 Lok Sabha election.

Begusarai has seven Vidhan Sabha(Legislative Assembly) seats in Bihar's Legislative Assembly:

  • Cheria Bariyarpur
  • Bachhwara
  • Teghra
  • Matihani
  • Sahebpur Kamal
  • Begusarai
  • Bakhari (SC)

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901575,455—    
1911593,470+0.31%
1921564,328−0.50%
1931635,456+1.19%
1941718,390+1.23%
1951793,942+1.00%
1961954,333+1.86%
19711,147,429+1.86%
19811,456,343+2.41%
19911,814,773+2.22%
20012,349,366+2.62%
20112,970,541+2.37%
source:[6]

According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541,[7] roughly equal to the nation of Armenia[8] or the US state of Mississippi.[9] This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of 640).[7] The district has a population density of 1,540 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,000/sq mi) .[7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%.[7] Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males,[7] and a literacy rate of 63.87%.[7]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 87.91% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 9.53% Urdu and 2.43% Maithili as their first language.[10]

Cities and towns

Villages

Flora and fauna

In 1989 Begusarai district became home to the Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 63 km2 (24.3 sq mi).[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]

Economy

Barauni is the major industrial town in district. It has big industries like Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Power Station and Urvarak Nagar Barauni.[14]

Cuisine

Wheat and maize are the major food crops grown here and thus both have a strong presence in local cuisine. Common food consumed in Begusarai are wheat roti, maize roti and parboiled rice with lentils, vegetables, chicken, mutton and freshwater fish like Rohu and Catla. Boiled rice and dal is generally eaten during lunch time.

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.

Notable people

References
  1. "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 9 August 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Biak 1,904km2
  6. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Armenia 2,967,975 July 2011 est.
  9. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Mississippi 2,967,297
  10. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  11. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Bihar". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  12. "CM lays foundation of engineering college". Times of India. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  13. "Nitish lists special tag cry as LS poll plank". The Telegraph. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  14. Kumar, Rajiv (25 April 2014). "Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

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