Barauni

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Barauni
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Barauni
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°27′58″N85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
Country India
State Bihar
District Begusarai
Region Mithila
Government
  Type Nagar 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
  Official Hindi [1]
  Additional official Urdu [1]
  Regional languages Maithili [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
8511xx
STD Code(s)06279
Vehicle registration BR-09
Lok Sabha constituencies Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies Teghra Assembly 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.

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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

NH122-IN.svg NH 122 starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. NH31-IN.svg 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

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