Begusarai District

Bihar

Begusarai district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Begusarai. It covers 1,918 sq km and had a population of 29,70,541 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,549 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Begusarai
Area
1,918 sq km
Population
29.71 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,549 /km²
Literacy Rate
62.68%
Sex Ratio
899
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Begusarai District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Begusarai district.

Total Population
29.71 Lakh
Male Population
15.64 Lakh
Female Population
14.06 Lakh
Rural Population
23.98 Lakh
Urban Population
5.72 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4.31 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2,100
Literacy Rate
62.68%
Population Density
1,549 /km²
Sex Ratio
899
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 70.02%Female literacy 54.49%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Begusarai district.

5
Tehsils
18
Blocks
257
Nyay Panchayats
257
Gram Panchayats
1,220
Villages
Headquarters
Begusarai
Languages
Hindi, Maithili, Angika
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.42° N, 86.13° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Begusarai

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Begusarai

Constituency No. 24 · General
Primary
Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Cheria Bariarpur
  • Bachhwara
  • Teghra
  • Matihani
  • Begusarai
  • Bakhri
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Begusarai

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Bachhwara
No. 142 · Begusarai
SM
Surendra Mehtha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Teghra
No. 143 · Begusarai
RS
Ram Ratan Singh
Communist Party of India
MLA
Matihani
No. 144 · Begusarai
RS
Raj Kumar Singh
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Begusarai
No. 145 · Begusarai
KK
Kundan Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sahebpur Kamal
No. 146
SL
Satanand Sambuddha alias Lalan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Bakhri
No. 147 · Begusarai
SP
Suryakant Paswan
Communist Party of India
MLA

Your Representatives from Begusarai

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Begusarai district.

  • Giriraj Singh
    Giriraj Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Begusarai · No. 24
  • RM
    Raj Banshi Mahto
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Cheria Bariarpur · No. 141
  • SM
    Surendra Mehtha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bachhwara · No. 142
  • RS
    Ram Ratan Singh
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Teghra · No. 143
  • RS
    Raj Kumar Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Matihani · No. 144
  • KK
    Kundan Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Begusarai · No. 145
  • SL
    Satanand Sambuddha alias Lalan
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Sahebpur Kamal · No. 146
  • SP
    Suryakant Paswan
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Bakhri · No. 147

Election History

Lok Sabha

Begusarai · No. 24

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPGiriraj Singh
    Votes 5,49,320Vote share 50.63%Margin 81,480
    1. 1. Giriraj Singh · BJP5,49,320 (50.63%)
    2. 2. Awadhesh Kumar Rai · CPI4,67,840 (43.12%)
    3. 3. Suresh Kumar · Independent19,410 (1.79%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPGiriraj Singh
    Votes 6,88,241Vote share 56.48%Margin 4,22,217
    1. 1. Giriraj Singh · BJP6,88,241 (56.48%)
    2. 2. Kanhaiya Kumar · CPI2,66,024 (21.83%)
    3. 3. Tanweer Hassan · RJD1,98,233 (16.27%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPBhola Singh
    Votes 4,28,227Vote share 39.73%Margin 58,335
    1. 1. Bhola Singh · BJP4,28,227 (39.73%)
    2. 2. Tanweer Hassan · RJD3,69,892 (34.32%)
    3. 3. Rajendra Prasad Singh · CPI1,92,639 (17.87%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Begusarai
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 24
7 Assembly
No. 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147

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Begusarai District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Begusarai
Area
1,918 sq km
Population
29.71 Lakh
Population density
1,549 per km²
Sex ratio
899 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
62.68%
Languages
Hindi, Maithili, Angika
Tehsils
5
Blocks
18
Gram panchayats
257
Villages
1,220
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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