Begusarai district

Begusarai district
Begusarai district
District of Bihar
	From top left to right: Naulakha Temple;NTPC, Barauni ;Rajendra Setu; Barauni Refinery;HURL, Barauni Fertilizer
	Location of Begusarai district in Bihar
	Coordinates (Begusarai): 25°25′00″N 86°08′00″E / 25.4167°N 86.1333°E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
Division	Munger
Established	1870
District	2 October 1972
Headquarters	Begusarai
Government
• District Magistrate	Roshan Kushwaha
• MP, Begusarai Lok Sabha	Giriraj Singh
Area
• Total	1,918 km2 (741 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,970,541
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	63.87 per cent
• Sex ratio	894
Language
• Official	Hindi
• Additional official	Urdu
• Other recognised	Maithili
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	BR-09
Major highways	NH 31, NH 28
Average annual precipitation	1384 mm
Website	begusarai.nic.in

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.

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