Editing Begusarai (section)

{{short description|City in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Begusarai district}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Begusarai <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT guideline. -->
| settlement_type    = City
| image_skyline      = Begusarai Skyline.jpg
| caption            = 
| nicknames          = City of Utsab, Cultural Capital of Mithila, Land of Poetry and Welcome Gate of Mithila 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 
| pushpin_map        = India Bihar#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Begusarai in Bihar
| coordinates        = {{coord|25.42|N|86.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Administrative divisions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| governing_body     = [[Begusarai Municipal Corporation]]
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_rank          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 41
| population_total   = 252,008<ref name="Census"/>
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank    = 
| population_demonym = 
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=22 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional&nbsp;official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff" />
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]] 
 (recognised under the [[Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India]])<ref name="mha.nic.in">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |title=Constitutional provisions relating to Eighth Schedule |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010536/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| demographics1_title4 = 
| demographics1_info4 = 
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN CODE]]
| postal_code        = 851101<ref>{{cite news |title=BEGUSARAI Pin Code - 851101, Begusarai All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search BEGUSARAI Post Office Address |url=https://news.abplive.com/pincode/bihar/begusarai/begusarai-pincode-851101.html |access-date=16 July 2022 |work=ABP News}}</ref>
| area_code          = 06243
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| registration_plate = BR-09
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1   = 0.91 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website            = {{URL|begusarai.bih.nic.in}}
| footnotes          = 
| blank2_name_sec1   = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1   = [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Begusarai]]
| blank3_name_sec1   = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1   = [[Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Begusarai]]
| leader_title       = [[Begusarai Assembly constituency|MLA]]
| leader_name        = Kundan Kumar
| leader_party       = [[BJP]]
| leader_name1       = Pinki Devi
| leader_title1      = Mayor
| image_alt          = Clockwise from top left: Naulakha Temple, Kali Mandir,Begusarai Railway Station , Barauni Refinery
| image_caption      = ''Clockwise from top left:'' Naulakha Temple, Kali Mandir, [[Barauni Refinery]], [[Begusarai railway station|Begusarai Railway Station]]
| government_type    = [[Municipal Corporation]]
}}
'''Begusarai''' is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the [[Begusarai district]], which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. The district lies on the northern bank of the river [[Ganges]] in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of India.

Begusarai is home to [[Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary]], an important wetland and a sanctuary for migrating birds. It has been declared a [[Ramsar Site]], signifying its international importance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/kabar-taal-lake-declared-a-ramsar-site-73595 |title=Kabar Taal Lake Declared a Ramsar Site |newspaper=Down To Earth |date=2020}}</ref> The city also has a history of big industries, like the [[Barauni Refinery]], which has been a major part of the area's economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iocl.com/aboutus/barauni-refinery |title=Barauni Refinery |publisher=Indian Oil Corporation Limited}}</ref> Beyond its industrial side, Begusarai is known for its rich folk culture and local festivals, reflecting the traditions of Bihar. It is the cultural capital of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bstdc.bihar.gov.in/en/bihar-culture |title=Folk culture of Bihar |publisher=Bihar Tourism}}</ref>