Barauni
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Barauni | |
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  Barauni Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°ECoordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Region | Mithila |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Body | Barauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad |
| Area | |
| • Town | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Town | 71,660 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| • 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) |
Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India.
Transport[edit]
Railways[edit]
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 –
- Barauni Junction - where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur and Hajipur side where reversal is not needed),
- New Barauni Junction - at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. it is a bypass station of Barauni Junction which is directly connected to Patna and Katihar side.
- Barauni Flag - A small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.[3]
Roads[edit]
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[edit]
The nearest airport to Barauni is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, Approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away.
Second Nearest Airport is Darbhanga Airport in Darbhanga, Approximately 112 Kilometres away.
Industries[edit]
Barauni is an industrial Town in Bihar. Here are some big and some small industries. Major industries are : -
People[edit]
See also[edit]
Direction board[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.