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Begusarai has traditionally been a communist stronghold and was once referred to as the "Leningrad of Bihar". [ 11 ] [ 12 ] It is the location of the independence movement veteran, first chief minister, and one of the architects of modern Bihar, Shri Krishna Sinha .
Begusarai district occupies an area of 1,918 square kilometres (741 sq mi). [5] 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.
Map showing location of district in Bihar in India: Date: 12 November 2008: Source: own work based on image:Bihar locator map.svg: Author: User:Haros based on map created by user:Planemad: Permission (Reusing this file) Own work, attribution required (Multi-license with GFDL and Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0)
Kanwar jheel, as it is locally called, is located 22 km north-west of Begusarai Town in Manjhaul. It is a residual oxbow lake, formed due to meandering of Burhi Gandak [6] river, a tributary of Ganga, in the geological past. [7] It covers 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic plains in the northern Bihar State.
Begusarai Municipal Corporation or Begusarai Nagar Nigam, is the civic body that governs Begusarai, a city of Bihar in India.Begusarai city lies in Begusarai district of Bihar and is governed by Municipal Corporation. It is located in central part of northern Bihar. It was designated as a Municipal Corporation in 2010, and is also the ...
Barauni Refinery is an oil refinery located in Begusarai city in the state of Bihar, operated by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). It was the dream project of Shri Krishna Singh the first chief minister of Bihar.
Begusarai railway station (code BGS) is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway.Begusarai is better known as the Industrial Capital of Bihar, the birthplace of noted poet Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and karmabhoomi of the Great freedom fighter, first chief minister and architect of modern Bihar Dr. Shrikrishna Sinha alias Sri Babu.
Electric Loco Shed, Barauni is an engine shed performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Barauni, Begusarai district of the East Central Railway zone in Bihar, India. It falls under the Sonpur railway division. It is Bihar's first electric locomotive maintenance shed. [5] [6]