Begusarai district
Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Begusarai is its administrative headquarters and is part of the Munger division.
Begusarai district | |
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District of Bihar | |
From top left to right: Naulakha Temple;NTPC, Barauni ;Rajendra Setu; Barauni Refinery;HURL, Barauni Fertilizer | |
Location of Begusarai district in Bihar | |
| Coordinates (Begusarai): 25.4167°N 86.1333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Munger |
| Established | 1870 |
| District | 2 October 1972 |
| Headquarters | Begusarai |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Roshan Kushwaha |
| • MP, Begusarai Lok Sabha | Giriraj Singh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,918 km2 (741 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,970,541 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 63.87 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 894 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Other recognised | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
| Major highways | NH 31, NH 28 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1384 mm |
| Website | begusarai |
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