Begusarai District is one of 38 districts of Bihar and is commonly known as the industrial capital of Bihar. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ganga River, and it is part of the Mithila Region of Bihar. There was a man named “Begu” a devotee of Maa Durga, named as Begusarai.
About Begusarai District
History
Earlier in 1870, Begusarai district was a part of Munger District as a subdivision. In the year of 1972, it became an independent district. There are several stories behind the name of this district Begusarai. In the earlier time of this district, Begum/Queen of Bhagalpur came to visit the holy place of Begusarai, Simaria Ghat, a holy place of Hindus situated at the bank of the Ganga River.
That’s why it became Begusarai, Begum Means Queen, and Sarai stands for the place where the queen stayed.
According to the prominent historian Professor Ram Saran Sharma, it is a part of the Mithila region.
Geography of Begusarai District
- It is 1918 square kilometers in size.
- Latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N
- Longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E
Rivers
- Ganga
- Burhi Gandak,
- Baya,
- Balan,
- Chandrabhaga.
Other rivers that flow through the district include Kosi, Kareha, Channa, Kachna, and Monrya.
Demographics of Begusarai District
- According to the 2011 census, the population of Begusarai is 2970541, and it is equal to Armenia and Mississippi- a state of the United States of America. It has 128 out of 640 (Districts) and 154 ranked in India by population.
- Population Growth Rate-26.44 from 2001 to 2011.
- Population density-1540 people per square kilometer.
- Sex Ratio- 895 females for every 1000 males.
- Literacy Rate- 63.87
- Urban Population- 19.18% of the total Population.
- Scheduled Caste Population- 14.55%
- Scheduled Tribes- 0.05%
Religion
- Hindu- 85.99%
- Muslim-13.71%
- Others- 0.30%
Administration of Begusarai District
Sub-Divisions
There are 5 Subdivisions of Begusarai district.
- Begusarai
- Balia
- Teghra
- Manjhaul
- Bakhri
Blocks
There are 18 blocks in Begusarai district
- Bachhwara
- Bakhri
- Ballia
- Barauni
- Begusarai
- Bhagwanpur
- Birpur
- Cheria Bariarpur
- Chhaurahi
- Dandari
- Gadhpura
- Khodawandpur
- Mansurchak
- Matihani
- Nawkothi
- Sahebpur Kamal
- Samho Akha Kurha
- Teghra
Total Panchayat- 229
Total Village-1229
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Language
- Hindi- 79.77%
- Urdu- 9.53%
- Maithili- 2.43%
- Angika and others- 7.94%
Economy
Majorly, the economy of this district depends on agriculture and industries. Begusarai has several industries like Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Station (NTPC), Urvarak Nagar Barauni, Pepsi bottling plant, Railway Locomotive Shed –Garhara and Deshratan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sang Ltd (as Barauni Dairy).
Apart from industries, maize, paddy, urad, Arahar, Masur, wheat, gram, matar, tisi, mustard, sunflower, tobacco, jute, potato, tomato,, and red chilli are major crops of Begusarai.
Recently, it became a fruit framing district like Guava, Litchi, and Mango.
Transportation
Two types of transportation
1 Railway
There are two major stations in the Begusarai district.
A.Barauni Junction
B. Begusarai Junction
Barauni Junction is the major railway station of Bihar. It is connected to the main cities of India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai, Assam, Lukhnow, Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Kanpur, Allahabad, Patna and many more.
2. Road
A. From Barauni to Lukhnow- NH 28
B. From Uttar Pradesh to Guwahati- NH 31 (also called Assam Road)
Rajendra Setu- It connects Begusarai to Patna and Magadh region of Bihar.
There are several cities buses pass through here.
Education
Several institutes in the Begusarai district offer high-quality of education.
- G D College Begusarai
- SBSS College, Begusarai
- Ayodhya Prasad Singh Memorial APSM College, Barauni
- Government Polytechnic, Begusarai
- Govt Ayodhya Shivkumari Ayurvedic College, Begusarai
- Ganga Global Institute of Teacher Education (GGITE), Begusarai
- S K Mahila College, Begusarai
- Ram Charitra Singh College, Manjhaul
- Harihar Charan Bharti Sanskrit College, Begusarai
- Sri Pheku Mahto Sanskrit College, Begusarai
- Sarswati Bilas Sanskrit College, Baruni
- Sri Shankar Sanskrit Upshastri College, Begusarai
- Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Hindi Vidyapeeth, Begusarai
- R C S S College, Begusarai
- R B S College, BagusaraiRashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering – [RRSDCE], Begusarai
Famous Personalities
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist, patriot and academic.
- Kranti Prakash Jha, Bollywood actor
- Sriti Jha, a TV actress
- Kanhaiya Kumar, politician and leader of the Indian National Congress (former AISF and CPI )
- Mathura Prasad Mishra, member of parliament (1st, 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha)
- 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)
- Rakesh Sinha, politician, professor and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
