Samastipur

Samastipur
City
From top, left to right:
Samastipur Junction; Thaneshwar Asthan Temple; Khudneshwar Dham Temple; Collectorate Office Samastipur
Samastipur is located in Bihar
Samastipur
Samastipur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°51′47″N 85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°E / 25.862931; 85.781064
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DivisionDarbhanga
DistrictSamastipur
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodySamastipur Municipal Corporation
 • MayorAnita Ram
 • Deputy MayorRambalak Paswan
 • Municipal CommissionerBibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S)
Area
 • Total155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
46.54 m (152.69 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total253,136
 • Rank10th (Bihar)[2]
177th (India)[3]
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional OfficialUrdu
 • Regional LanguageMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN
848101
Telephone Code06274
Vehicle registrationBR-33
Lok Sabha constituencySamastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencySamastipur
Websitesamastipur.nic.in
samastipurnagarnigam.net

Samastipur is a City and Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur junction is one of the busiest station in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ List of cities in Bihar by population
  3. ^ List of cities in India by population
  4. ^ Baranwal, Jigyasu. "Trains to SPJ/Samastipur Junction Station - 162 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.