Begusarai | |
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City | |
 Clockwise from top left: Naulakha Temple, Kali Mandir, Barauni Refinery, Begusarai Railway Station | |
| Nicknames: City of Utsab, Cultural Capital of Mithila, Land of Poetry and Welcome Gate of Mithila | |
  Begusarai Location of Begusarai in Bihar  Begusarai Begusarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′N 86°08′E / 25.42°N 86.13°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Begusarai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Begusarai Municipal Corporation |
| • MLA | Kundan Kumar (BJP) |
| • Mayor | Pinki Devi |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 252,008[1] |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Maithili (recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 851101[4] |
| Telephone code | 06243 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
| Sex ratio | 0.91 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Website | begusarai |
Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges in the Mithila region of India.
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- ^ "Constitutional provisions relating to Eighth Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "BEGUSARAI Pin Code - 851101, Begusarai All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search BEGUSARAI Post Office Address". ABP News. Retrieved 16 July 2022.