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{{short description|City in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Begusarai district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Begusarai
| native_name = 
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Bgs City.jpg
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Begusarai in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|25.42|N|86.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1972
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 41
| population_total = 251,136<ref name="Census"/>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=22 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| demographics1_title3 = Other
| demographics1_info3 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN CODE]]
| postal_code = 851101<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/BEGUSARAI/Begusarai_PINCODE|title=Begusarai Pin Code, Search Begusarai BEGUSARAI PinCode|website=www.citypincode.in|access-date=26 December 2019|archive-date=6 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106173555/http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/BEGUSARAI/BEGUSARAI_PINCODE|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| area_code = 06243
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = BR-09
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 0.9109 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|begusarai.bih.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Begusarai]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Begusarai]]
| official_name =
}}

'''Begusarai''' is the administrative headquarters of [[Begusarai district]], which is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. 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.

==Geography==
Begusarai is located at {{Coord|25.42|N|86.13|E|}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Begusarai.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Begusarai, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet). Begusarai lies in [[North Bihar]] and is surrounded by [[Khagaria]] in North-East, [[Munger district|Munger]] in South-East, [[Patna]] in West and [[Samastipur]] in North-West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.begusarai.bih.nic.in|title=Welcome to Begusarai !! District|website=www.begusarai.bih.nic.in|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521022638/http://begusarai.bih.nic.in/|archive-date=21 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Begusarai lies in the middle of the mid [[Ganges|Ganga]] plain and generally has low lying [[terrain]] with South to South Easterly slope.<ref name=":0">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.</ref> Begusarai is basically divided in three [[flood]] plains namely :1) [[Ganges|Ganga]] Flood Plain 2) [[Budhi Gandaki River|Burhi Gandak]] Flood plain 3) Kareha-[[Bagmati River|Bagmati]] Flood Plain.

==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%.<ref name="Census">{{cite web|url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |title = Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 16 April 2012}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. The main cash crops of the Begusarai district are oilseeds, aniseed/ tisi, tobacco, jute, potato, red chilies, tomato and rape-seed. In Fruits Farming Begusarai has recently become a major contributor in producing Litchi, Mango, Guava and Banana. Recently Basil Leaves<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-farming-of-basil-leaves-in-begusarai--543145.html|title=Farming of Basil Leaves In Begusarai|date=5 July 2016|website=Live Hindustan|publisher=LiveHindustan.com|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> and Pearl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/pearl-harvesting-made-this-farmer-a-role-model-for-others-in-his-village-691609.html|title=Pearl harvesting made this farmer a role model for others in his village|website=english.pradesh18.com|access-date=21 August 2016|date=26 February 2015}}</ref> farming has attracted local farmers.

Even today, only Barauni refinery contributes around Rs 500 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Making-of-Begusarai-was-by-choice-not-accident/articleshow/34169383.cms|title=Making of Begusarai was by choice, not accident - Times of India|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> to the state exchequer yearly.

==Politics==
Begusarai had traditionally been a [[communist]] stronghold and was once referred to as the "Leningrad of Bihar".<ref>{{cite news |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-23/patna/28051041_1_ml-central-committee-member-united-left-bloc-poll-campaign |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121023143310/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-23/patna/28051041_1_ml-central-committee-member-united-left-bloc-poll-campaign |url-status = dead |archive-date = 23 October 2012 |title = ULB launches poll campaign |author = N.K."Dhiraj" |work = [[The Times of India]]|date = 23 March 2009|access-date = 23 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-2019-why-is-begusarai-called-leningrad-of-bihar-1497718-2019-04-09|title=Lok Sabha 2019: Why is Begusarai called Leningrad of Bihar?|last=Begg|first=Yusuf|website=[[India Today]]|date=9 April 2019|access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==

*[[Balmiki Prasad Singh]], writer and former IAS officer
*[[Sriti Jha]], actress
*[[Kranti Prakash Jha]], actor and model

==See also==
* [[List of cities in Bihar]]
* [[Ark International School, Begusarai]]
* [[Begusarai (TV series)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Begusarai}}
* [http://begusarai.bih.nic.in/ District website of Begusarai]

{{Munger Division}}
{{Bihar}}

[[Category:Begusarai| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Begusarai district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Bihar]]

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