Begusarai
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Begusarai | |
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  Begusarai Location of Begusarai in Bihar  Begusarai Begusarai (India)  Begusarai Begusarai (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′N 86°08′E / 25.42°N 86.13°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 289,809 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Other | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 851101[2] |
| Telephone code | 06243 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
| Sex ratio | 0.9109 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Website | begusarai |
Begusarai is the administrative headquarters of Begusarai district, which is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district lies on the northern bank of river Ganga. It is located at Latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. It was established in 1870 as a subdivision of Munger District In 1972.
Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and was once referred to as the "Leningrad of Bihar".[3]
Geography
Begusarai is located at 25°25′N 86°08′E / 25.42°N 86.13°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet). It has an area of 1879 square.Begusarai lies in North Bihar and is surrounded by Khagaria in North-East, Munger in South-East, Patna in West and Samastipur in North-West.[5]
Begusarai lies in the middle of the mid Ganga plain and generally has low lying terrain with South to South Easterly slope.[6] Begusarai is basically divided in three flood plains namely :1) Ganga Flood Plain 2) Burhi Gandak Flood plain 3) Kareha-Bagmati Flood Plain.
Economy
Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main cash crops of Begusarai district are oilseeds, aniseed/ tisi, tobacco, jute, potato, red chillies, tomato and rape-seed.In Fruits Farming Begusarai has recently became a major contributor in producing Litchi, Mango, Guava and Banana. Recently Basil Leaves[7] and Pearl[8] farming has attracted local farmers.
Even today, only Barauni refinery contributes around Rs 500 crore[9] to the state exchequer yearly.
Simaria
Simaria: Situated on the South Eastern boundary of Begusarai, it is the birthplace of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh “Dinkar”. It is also famous for Simaria Mela, a fair of devotional importance during the month of Kartik every year according to Indian Panchang (usually during November). It has a famous bridge "Simaria Pul" which provides both Rail and Road connectivity to this place. Recently "Ardhakumbha" a devotional congregation was held here in 2011 in an attempt to reestablish the lost importance of other 8 places where Kumbha was held according to scriptures.[10]Not only "Ardhakumbha" but recently "Maha-kumbha" was also held here in November, 2017. And finally simariya along with Begusarai again come with a flying colours to re-write its story in the field of spiritual.
Notable people
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist, patriot and academic.
- Vikas Vaibhav, IPS Officer and the DIG of Eastern Range, Bhagalpur.
- Balmiki Prasad Singh, writer and former IAS officer
- Ram Sharan Sharma, historian
- Kanhaiya Kumar, leader of the All India Students Federation
Demographics
As per 2011 census Begusarai Municipal Corporation had a total population of 251,136, out of which 133,931 were males and 117,205 were females with sex ratio at 875. The population younger than 5 years of age was 37,966. The literacy rate of the 7+ population was 79.35%.[11]
See also
References
- ^ 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 22 January 2019.
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- ^ N.K."Dhiraj" (23 March 2009). "ULB launches poll campaign". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Begusarai
- ^ "Welcome to Begusarai District". www.begusarai.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ The Subsurface Geology of the Indo-Gangetic plains M.B.R Rao, 1973, no:-3, vol-14, Journal of the Geological Society of India, pp-217-242.
- ^ "Farming of Basil Leaves In Begusarai". Live Hindustan. LiveHindustan.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Pearl harvesting made this farmer a role model for others in his village". english.pradesh18.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "सिमरिया अर्द्ध कुंभ: नए युग का सूत्रपात". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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