Begusarai district
Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. And it is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar. The city of Begusarai is its administrative headquarters and is part of the Munger division. History. It was established in 1870 as part of Munger District and Before Munger all the villages of Begusarai comes in (Hajeeporh) Vajji. In 1972, it was given district status. Simaria village is the birthplace of famous Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. However most people know Munger as his birthplace as Begusarai was the part of Munger during  his birth and much of his lifetime. Begusarai is the part of historic Mithila or Mithilanchal region. Begusarai is also famous for its high quality milk, sweets and dairy products. Sometimes begusarai is also referred as milk belt of Bihar. Geography. Begusarai district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Biak Island. The district lies on the northern bank of river Ganges. Begusarai district is a part of Munger division. It is located at latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. The Ganga river separates Begusarai district from Patna District and Munger District. Flora and Fauna. In 1989  Begusarai district became home to the Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of . It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately six times the size of the Bharatpur Sanctuary. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar. Demographics. According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541, roughly equal to the nation of Armenia or the US state of Mississippi. This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of  640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%. Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.87%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 9.53% Urdu and 2.43% Maithili as their first language. 7.94% were classified as speaking a language under 'Other' Hindi in the census. Economy. Barauni is the major industrial town in district . It has big industries like Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Urvarak Nagar Barauni and Garhara locomotive shed.Shri Krishna Singh wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct Rajendra Setu in Mokama. Begusarai is one of the largest milk consuming district in India. Sudha dairy plant is also one of the biggest exporter of milk all over Bihar. Transportation. Barauni is the major railway junction. Other major railway station is Begusarai. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and country. Railways. Barauni Junction is one of the important  stations in Bihar. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations – 1.) Barauni Junction (old) where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur side where reversal is not needed), 2.) Barauni Junction (new) at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former and 3.) Barauni Flag . Roads. National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and leads to Lucknow. National Highway 31 Pass Through the district and leads  to Guwahati Both National Highways have junction here. It is also called Assam Road.Many Small city buses Pass through here.Begusarai district also have Rajendra setu on Ganga near simaria which was the first rail-road bridge in independent India on river Ganga. Education. The foundation stone of Rastrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (RRSDCE) was laid on 22 December 2013 by Nitish Kumar, paving way for the eighth government engineering college in Bihar.