What is the population of Begusarai, Bihar?

Begusarai has a population of approximately 5,000 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Begusarai, Bihar located?

Begusarai is located in Bihar, India, at approximate coordinates 25.4139°, 86.1349°.

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Begusarai

Total population

5,000

Founded

1972

Elevation41 m

Land area1918 km²

Coordinates25.41°, 86.13°

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City facts

Founded

1972

Elevation

41 m

Area

1918 km²

Official website

begusarai.bih.nic.in

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Overview

Begusarai is a city in the Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges in the Mithila region of India.

History & geography

Geography

Begusarai is located at . It has an average elevation of 41 metres (134 feet). Begusarai lies in North Bihar and is surrounded by Khagaria in the northeast, Munger in the southeast, Patna in the west, and Samastipur in the northwest. Begusarai lies in the middle of the mid-Ganga plain and generally has low-lying terrain with a south to south-easterly slope. Begusarai is basically divided into three floodplains: the Ganga floodplain, Burhi Gandak floodplain, Kareha-Bagmati floodplain. In 1989, Begusarai district became home to the Kanwar jheel, or Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary, with an area of . Out of the top 10 polluted cities in the world in 2023, four were in Bihar and all were small cities. Among them, Begusarai turned out to be the world’s most polluted city, with an annual average PM2.5 level of 118.9 μg/m³, which is over 23 times higher than the WHO limit.

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