Barauni

Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in Begusarai district of the state of Bihar, India.

Barauni
Town
Barauni
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictBegusarai
RegionMithila
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyNagar parishad
Area
 • Town16 km2 (6 sq mi)
 • Urban
52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 • Town71,660
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
150,000
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Languages
 • RegionalMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
8511xx
STD Code(s)06279
Vehicle registrationBR-09
Lok Sabha constituenciesBegusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)

Transport

Railways

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar. 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 two railway stations – I.) Barauni Junction (old) where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur side where reversal is not needed) and II.) Barauni Junction (new) at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. List of train that start/terminate at Barauni Junction are:[2]-

Roads

National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and leads to Lucknow. National Highway 31 Pass Through the town and leads to Guwahati Both National Highways have junction here. It is also called Assam Road.Many Small city buses Pass through here.

Air

The nearest airport to Barauni is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away.

Industries

Barauni is an industrial Town in Bihar. Here are some big and some small industries. Major industries are : -

  1. Barauni Thermal power
  2. Barauni Refinery
  3. Sudha Dairy Plant
  4. Neo Carbon pvt. Limited
  5. Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited
  6. Graphite India Limited

People

See also

Direction Board

References
  1. "Barauni City Population". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "Barauni". indianrailinfo.com.
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