Begusarai district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Begusarai.

Begusarai district
District of Bihar
From top left to right: Naulakha Temple;NTPC, Barauni; Rajendra Setu; Barauni Refinery;HURL, Barauni Fertilizer
From top left to right: Naulakha Temple;NTPC, Barauni; Rajendra Setu; Barauni Refinery;HURL, Barauni Fertilizer
Location of Begusarai district in Bihar
Location of Begusarai district in Bihar
Coordinates (Begusarai): 25°25′00″N 86°08′00″E / 25.4167°N 86.1333°E / 25.4167; 86.1333
Country India
State Bihar
RegionMithila
DivisionMunger
Established1870
District2 October 1972
HeadquartersBegusarai
Government
 • District MagistrateTushar Singla[1]
 • MP, Begusarai Lok SabhaGiriraj Singh
Area
 • Total1,918 km2 (741 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,970,541
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy63.87 per cent
 • Sex ratio894
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • Additional officialUrdu[2]
 • Other recognisedMaithili[3]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationBR-09
Major highwaysNH 31, NH 28
Average annual precipitation1384 mm
Websitebegusarai.nic.in

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.

  1. ^ "District website of Begusarai Contents of Begusarai District India". Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)