Begusarai
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Begusarai district.
Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges in the Mithila region of India.
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Begusarai | |
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City | |
Nicknames: City of Utsab, Cultural Capital of Mithila and Welcome Gate of Mithila | |
Coordinates: 25.42°N 86.13°E / 25.42; 86.13 | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
Region | Mithila |
District | Begusarai |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Begusarai Municipal Corporation |
• MLA | Kundan Kumar (BJP) |
• Mayor | Pinki Devi |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 252,008[1] |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Regional | Maithili (recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India)[3] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN CODE | 851101[4] |
Telephone code | 06243 |
Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
Sex ratio | 0.91 ♂/♀ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
Website | begusarai |
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