Samastipur District | |
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 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | |
 Location of Samastipur district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Darbhanga |
| Headquarters | Samastipur |
| Subdivisions | Samastipur, Dalsinghsarai, Rosera, Patori |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha Constituencies | Samastipur, Ujiarpur |
| • Vidhan Sabha Constituencies | Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Samastipur, Ujiarpur, Morwa, Sarairanjan, Mohiuddinnagar, Bibhutipur, Rosera, Hasanpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,904 km2 (1,121 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,261,566 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Demographics (2011)[1] | |
| • Literacy | 61.86% |
| • Sex ratio | 911 females/1000 males |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848101 (Samastipur)[3] |
| Vehicle registration | BR33 |
| Major highways | NH-122, NH-322 |
| Website | samastipur |
Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904 km² and has a population of 4,261,566.[1]
Samastipur was the largest milk producing district of Bihar in 2022.[4]
- ^ a b c d "District Census Handbook: Samastipur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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- ^ "Bihar Economic Survey 2022-23". state.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 7 May 2023.