Samastipur is a city and a

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(

nagar nigam A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local go ...

) in

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is the headquarter of

Samastipur district Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904 km² and has a population of 4,261,566. History Samastipur became a district ...

and comes under

Darbhanga division Darbhanga Division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of the division. , the division consists of Darbhanga district, Madhubani district, and Samastipur district. ...

. The

Budhi Gandak The Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi (“Old”) Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel. Course The Burhi Gandak originates from Chautarwa C ...

river flows through the town. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The

Samastipur junction Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are loc ...

is one of the busiest station in North Bihar after

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

and Katihar.

Demographics

As of

2011 Indian Census The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The

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population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011.

Education

Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the

Lalit Narayan Mithila University The Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), formerly Mithila University, is a public university in India. Began in 1972, the university initially functioned from the Mohanpur House at Sara Mohanpur village of Darbhanga-Sakri route. In 1975, ...

, Darbhanga. The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, is located near the town, in Pusa. This university was constructed in 1970 near the ruins of Pusa Institute which was the

Indian Agricultural Research Institute The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, is India's national institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was or ...

built during the British regime.

IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a Central University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20& ...

has several study centres in Samastipur.

Transport

Road

Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (B.S.R.T.C) operates bus services to the neighbouring states of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

and

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Rail

Samastipur Junction railway station Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Samastipur Junction railway station, is well connected to most of the ma ...

lies in the

East Central Railway zone The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. History First set up on 8 ...

of the

Indian Railway Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

network and provides connectivity to most of the regions of India.

Notable people

* Bali Ram Bhagat, 6th

Speaker of Lok Sabha The speaker of the Lok Sabha ( IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general e ...

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and former

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* Gajendra Prasad Himanshu,

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* Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Indian politician, national spokesperson of

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and a cabinet minister * N. Mandal, Indian film director, editor and producer *

Anukul Roy Anukul Sudhakar Roy (born 30 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jharkhand and Kolkata Knight Riders. In December 2017, he was named in India's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the joint highest wicket taker i ...

, Indian cricketer * Shilpa Singh, Indian

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, dancer,

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and

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titleholder * Vivekanand Sinha , Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, Chhattisgarh. * Karpoori Thakur, politician and independence activist

Villages

* Kaina Uda patti is one of the oldest villages of Samastipur.

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Samastipur district