Barauni

Barauni
Town
Barauni—Mokama six-lane cable bridge
Barauni—Mokama six-lane cable bridge
Barauni is located in Bihar
Barauni
Barauni
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987
Country India
State Bihar
DistrictBegusarai
Government
 • TypeNagar parishad
 • BodyBarauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad
Area
 • Town
50 km2 (19 sq mi)
 • Urban
150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population
 • Urban
150,000
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
 • Regional languagesMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
8511xx
STD Code(s)06279
Vehicle registrationBR-09
Lok Sabha constituenciesBegusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituenciesTeghra Assembly constituency

Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River.

Economy

Industries

There are many small and large industries and Plants here. There is old Barauni industrial Area near Zero mile (NH 31)and New Industrial Area near Barauni Block, who is under BIADA.

Some Major plants in Barauni include:

Transport

Railways

Barauni Junction is one of the most important junction station in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a major junction in North Bihar and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations –

Roads

NH 122 (Old NH-28) starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. NH 31 passes through the town and leads to Purnia and Guwahati in East and Patna in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for Northeast India that's why it was called Assam Road.

Air

The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna which is approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) away.

Notable people

See also

Direction board

References

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  3. ↑ "NTPC permanently closed 220 MW Barauni Stage-I project". Business Line. PTI. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Inaugurates Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) fertilizer plant in Barauni". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "IOC to invest over Rs 21,000 cr in Bihar refinery expansion, gas projects". Business Standard. PTI. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opens Barauni beverage unit, biggest in eastern India". The Times of India. 16 April 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "PM Modi inaugurated the new plant of Barauni Sudha Dairy built with a cost of Rs 133 crore". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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  9. ↑ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.