Begusarai district

Begusarai district is one of the thirty-seven of , , and  town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Begusarai district is a part of.

It was established in as a subdivision of  District. In, it was given district status. The name of the district apparently comes from Begu, a man who looked after Sarai, an old and small inn.

It is represented in by Rajeev Ranjan Singh of the.

Headquarters: Begusarai Location : latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E Area: 1918.0km? Population: Total: 2342989 Rural: Urban: Sub Divisions: Begusarai, Manjhaul, Ballia, Bakhari, Teghara. Blocks: 18 Agriculture: Kharif: Paddy, Arahar, Urad. Rabi: Wheat, Macca, Gram, Masur, Mater, Mustard, Tisi, Sunflower. Cash Corps : oilseeds, tobacco, jute, potato, red chilies, tomato and andi. Industry: Indian Oil Refinery- Barauni, Thermal power station- Barauni and hundreds of small industrial units in the private sector. Rivers:, , Balan, Bainty, Baya and Chandrabhaga. Kaver Jheel: Kaver Jheel one of the Asia's largest fresh water lake, also famous for Birds' sanctuary. Noteworthy : Bridge across Ganges at Barauni, Resting spot for migratory birds, Industrial complex at Barauni