Samastipur
Samastipur is a city and Municipal Corporation in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of Samastipur district and is part of Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. Samastipur is an important railway hub and one of the five railway divisions of the East Central Railway (ECR), with Samastipur Junction railway station being among the busiest in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.[3]
City | |
   From top, left to right: Samastipur Junction; Thaneshwar Asthan Temple; Khudneshwar Dham Temple; Collectorate Office Samastipur | |
| Coordinates: 25°51′47″N 85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°ECoordinates: 25°51′47″N 85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Darbhanga division |
| District | Samastipur district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Samastipur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Anita Ram |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rambalak Paswan |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Bibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46.54 m (152.69 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253,136 |
| • Rank | 10th in Bihar[1] 177th in India[2] |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848101 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samastipur Assembly constituency |
| Website | samastipur samastipurnagarnigam |
Demographics
As per the 2011 Indian Census,[4] Samastipur had a population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. The population in the 0–6 age group was 8,252. The literacy rate was 73.8% (male 77.2%, female 69.9%). The effective literacy rate of those aged 7+ was 84.9% (male 88.9%, female 80.4%). Scheduled Castes numbered 9,219 and Scheduled Tribes 249. There were 12,062 households.
Education
Samastipur has multiple schools and colleges, most affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University is located nearby in Pusa, established in 1970 on the site of the former Pusa Institute built during the British era.
AHS Nursing College & Hospital (established 2023) is located on Tajpur Road and is affiliated with the Bihar University of Health Sciences and Bihar Nurses Registration Council.[5]
IGNOU also operates several study centres in the city.[6]
Transport
Road
The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation runs bus services to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.
Rail
Samastipur Junction railway station provides connectivity to most regions of India and is part of the ECR zone of Indian Railways.
Notable people
- Syed Shahnawaz Hussain – Politician, national spokesperson of the BJP, former Union minister
References
- ↑ List of cities in Bihar by population
- ↑ List of cities in India by population
- ↑ "Trains to SPJ/Samastipur Junction Station - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Census of India: Samastipur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ "एएचएस नर्सिंग कॉलेज को मिली मान्यता". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "IGNOU-RC-Darbhanga - Study Centres". Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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