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Begusarai district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Begusarai.
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.
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Begusarai district | |
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![]() 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 / 25.4167; 86.1333 | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
Division | Munger |
Established | 1870 |
District | 2 October 1972 |
Headquarters | Begusarai |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Roshan Kushwaha[1] |
• 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[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Other recognised | Maithili[3] |
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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