Barauni

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Barauni
Town
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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
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
District Begusarai
Region Mithila
Government
 • Type Nagar parishad
 • BodyBarauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad
Area
 • Town
50 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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "NTPC permanently closed 220 MW Barauni Stage-I project". Business Line. PTI. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Inaugurates Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) fertilizer plant in Barauni". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "IOC to invest over Rs 21,000 cr in Bihar refinery expansion, gas projects". Business Standard. PTI. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opens Barauni beverage unit, biggest in eastern India". The Times of India. 16 April 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "PM Modi inaugurated the new plant of Barauni Sudha Dairy built with a cost of Rs 133 crore". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "1 CARE Ratings Ltd. Press Release Neo Carbons Private Limited" (PDF). Care Ratings. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Monu, Sanjay Kumar (16 March 2022). "Ethanol Plants in Bihar - Everything you need to know about". Muzcorner. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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