Begusarai district

History

Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger district. In 1972, it was given district status.

Geography

Begusarai district occupies an area of 1918 km2. The district lies on the northern bank of the 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, which has an area of 63 km2. It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541, roughly equal to the nation of Armenia or the US state of Mississippi.{{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 }} This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1540 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%. Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.87%. 19.18% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively.

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% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.

Politics

|} Current Member of Legislative council Bihar Legislative Council (Begusarai-Khagaria)

Administration

Subdivisions

• Begusarai
• Manjhaul
• Teghra
• Balia
• Bakhari(SC)
• Baghi

Source:

Cities and towns

• Bakhri
• Ballia
• Barauni IOC Township
• Barauni
• Begusarai
• Cheria Bariyarpur
• Manjhaul
• Mansurchak
• Matihani
• Teghra

Villages

• Bachwara
• Bandwar
• Manjhaul
• Ganpataul
• Mansurchak
• Meghaul
• Mohanpur
• Nayatol
• Nipaniya
• Parihara
• Sahebpur Kamal
• Simaria

Economy

Barauni is the major industrial town in the district. It has big industries like Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Urvarak Nagar Barauni, Garhara electric locomotive shed and Pepsi bottling plant. Shri Krishna Singh wanted to build an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct Rajendra Setu in Mokama. Begusarai is one of the largest milk-consuming districts in India. Sudha dairy plant is also one of the biggest exporters of milk all over Bihar.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main crops of the Begusarai district are oilseeds, anise seeds, tobacco, jutes, potatoes, red chilis, tomatoes, and rape-seeds. In fruits, Begusarai has recently become a major contributor in producing litchi, mango, guava, and banana. Basil leaves and pearl farming are also present in the local area.

Even today, only the Barauni refinery contributes around Rs 500 crore () to the state exchequer yearly. Begusarai also has an inactive airport in Begusarai Ulao. Begusarai had the second highest per capita income in the financial year of 2019–2020 in Bihar, after Patna.

Transportation

Barauni Junction is the major railway junction. Another major railway station is Begusarai. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and the 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 passes through the district and leads to Guwahati. Both National Highways have junctions here. It is also called Assam Road. Many small city buses pass through here. Begusarai district also has Rajendra Setu on the Ganges near Simariya, which was the first railroad bridge in independent India on the river Ganges. A six-lane bridge is under construction in Begusarai on the Ganges in Simaria. It will be complete by December 2024.

Education

Rashtrakavi 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. G D College is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district.

Colleges:

• Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (A government engineering college)
• Ganesh Dutt College (Affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University)
• Shree Krishna Mahila College (A women's college in Begusarai)
• RCS College
• Government Polytechnic Barauni
• BP Inter College Begusarai (Inter college level education)
• A.P.M. College Barauni Schools:
• Doon Public School
• BR DAV Public School
• St. Joseph Public School
• St. Paul's School
• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• St. Jude's Vidyalaya
• Mount Litera Zee School, Begusarai
• Delhi Public School, Begusarai
• Sarvoday Vidyalaya Begusarai
• Carmel School Begusarai

Notable people

• Ajit Anjum, journalist from Begusarai
• Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian, thinker, and writer
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist, patriot and academic, Padma Bhushan receiver.
• Shaibal Gupta, Indian social scientist and political economist, Padma Shri receiver, founder of Asian Development Research Institute
• Kranti Prakash Jha, Bollywood actor
• Sriti Jha, TV actress
• Kanhaiya Kumar, politician and leader of the Indian National Congress (former AISF and CPI
• Ramendra Kumar, National President of AITUC
• Manoj Kumar Mishra, known for his work on quantum chemistry
• Lalita Kumari, Politician , leader of Communist Party of India and Bihar Mahila Samaj
• Mathura Prasad Mishra, member of parliament (1st, 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha)
• Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra, Minister of External Affairs (India) of India
• Kajal Raghwani, one of the highest paid Bhojpuri actress
• Rafiuddin Raz, Pakistani poet
• Kaiser Rehan, Taekwondo athlete
• Krishna Sahi, State Minister of Education (India), Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Minister of Commerce and Industry (India), Minister of Heavy Industries, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• 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)
• Chandrasekhar Singh, known for turning Begusarai into a communist bastion
• Kamdev Singh, well known gangster from Begusarai
• Lalit Vijay Singh, State Minister of Defence (India)
• Rakesh Sinha, politician, professor and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
• Shatrughan Prasad Singh, Politician, leader of Communist Party of India (former Member of Parliament from Balia, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

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