Begusarai district

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. Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger District. In 1972, it was given district status. Begusarai district occupies an area of . The district lies on the northern bank of the 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 Ganges river separates Begusarai district from Patna District and Munger District. 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. In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar. 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%. 19.18% of the population lives in urban areas. 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% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi. |} Current Member of Legislative council Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Begusarai-Khagaria) Begusarai Manjhaul Teghra Balia Bakhari Begusarai Barauni Barauni IOC Township Matihani Mansurchak Teghra Manjhaul Bakhri Ballia Cheria Bariyarpur Birpur Bachwara Bara Balahpur Begampur Bhairwar Bihat Khamhar Khodawandpur Madhurapur Meghaul Pethiya Mohanpur Manjhaul Mobarakpur Taraiya Naula Nayatol Panhas Raghunathpur Rajaura Ramdiri Sahebpur Kamal Seuri Shitalrampur Simaria Siuri Tara Vandwar Barauni is the major industrial town in the district.