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Barauni
Town
Rajendra Setu, Barauni
Rajendra Setu, Barauni
Barauni is located in Bihar
Barauni
Barauni
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictBegusarai
RegionMithila
Government
 • TypeNagar parishad
 • BodyBarauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad
Area
 • Town50 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Urban
150 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population
 • Urban
150,000
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
 • Regional languagesMaithili[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
8511xx
STD Code(s)06279
Vehicle registrationBR-09
Lok Sabha constituenciesBegusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)

Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River.

Economy

Industries

Major industrial plants in Barauni include:

Transport

Railways

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations –

Roads

NH 122 starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. NH 31 passes through the town and leads to Purnia and Guwahati in East and Patna in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for Northeast India that's why it was called Assam Road.

Air

The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna which is approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) away.

Notable people

See also

Direction board

References

  1. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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Cities and towns in Munger division
Settlements in Begusarai district, Bihar
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