WikiDwarfBOT: Cleanup:

2023-07-22T01:55:28Z

Cleanup:

115.96.20.160 at 18:56, 28 December 2021

2021-12-28T18:56:50Z

New page

{{About|the town|its eponymous district|Samastipur district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Samastipur
| other_name = amrit_raj
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| motto =
| image_map =
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|25.862931|N|85.781064|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]]
| subdivision_type4 = Parliamentary constituency
| subdivision_name4 = [[Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Samastipur]]
| subdivision_type5 = Assembly constituency
| subdivision_name5 = [[Samastipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Samastipur]]
| subdivision_type6 =
| 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=20 July 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 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_ft =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_total = 62,935
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 =
| population_note =
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5.30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 848101
| registration_plate = BR-33
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|STD Code]] 06274
| website = {{URL|samastipur.nic.in}}
| government_type = Mayor
| governing_body = Samastipur Municipal corporation
}}
'''Samastipur''' is a city and a [[municipal corporation]] ([[nagar nigam]]) in [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It is the headquarter of [[Samastipur district]] and comes under [[Darbhanga division]]. The [[Burhi Gandak River|Budhi Gandak]] river flows through the town. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The [[Samastipur Junction railway station|Samastipur junction]] is one of the busiest station in [[North Bihar]] after [[Patna]] and [[Katihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/samastipur-junction-spj/559|title=Trains to SPJ/Samastipur Junction Station - 162 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry|last=Baranwal|first=Jigyasu|website=indiarailinfo.com|language=en|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Samastipur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=267891 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]], Darbhanga.

The [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University]], is located near the town, in Pusa. This university was constructed in 1970 near the ruins of Pusa Institute which was the [[Indian_Agricultural_Research_Institute|Indian Agricultural Research Institute]] built during the British regime.

[[IGNOU]] has several study centres in Samastipur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rcdarbhanga.ignou.ac.in/studycentre/centre/6|title=IGNOU-RC-Darbhanga - StudyCentres - Annexure 1_Details of Active Learner Support Centres (LSCs) 27 NOV 19|website=rcdarbhanga.ignou.ac.in|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

== Transport ==
=== Road ===
Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (B.S.R.T.C) operates bus services to the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

=== Rail ===
[[Samastipur Junction railway station]] lies in the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railway network and provides connectivity to most of the regions of India.

==Notable people==

* [[Bali Ram Bhagat]],<ref>{{cite news |title=बलिराम भगत को जब अपनों ने हराया |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-when-baliram-bhagat-defeated-2456354.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=Hindustan |date=22 March 2019 |language=hindi}}</ref> 6th [[Speaker of Lok Sabha]], [[Governor of Rajasthan]], [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and former [[Member of parliament]]
* [[Gajendra Prasad Himanshu]], politician
* [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]], Indian politician, national spokesperson of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and a cabinet minister
* [[N. Mandal]], Indian film director, editor and producer
* [[Anukul Roy]], Indian cricketer
* [[Shilpa Singh]], Indian singer, dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Vivekanand Sinha]] , Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, Chhattisgarh.
* [[Karpoori Thakur]], politician and independence activist

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons category|Samastipur}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Samastipur| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Samastipur district]]

Samastipur - Revision history

WikiDwarfBOT: Cleanup:

115.96.20.160 at 18:56, 28 December 2021