Barauni | |
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  Barauni Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Region | Mithila |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar parishad |
| • Body | Barauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad |
| Area | |
| • Town | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 150 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 150,000 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional languages | Maithili[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 8511xx |
| STD Code(s) | 06279 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Begusarai (Lok Sabha 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.
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Economy
Industries
Major industrial plants in Barauni include:
- Barauni Thermal Power Station (NTPC)
- Barauni Fertiliser Plant (HURL)
- Barauni Refinery (IOCL)
- PepsiCo Bottling Plant (Varun Beverages) , ( Barauni)
- Sudha Dairy , ( Barauni )
- Neo Carbon Pvt. Ltd. ( Barauni )
- Ethanol Plant , ( Barauni )
Transport
Railways
Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. 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 three railway stations –
- Barauni Junction – where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur and Hajipur side where reversal is not needed),
- New Barauni Junction – at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. it is a bypass station of Barauni Junction which is directly connected to Patna and Katihar side.
- Barauni Flag – a small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.[3]
Roads
NH 122 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
- IOC Township, Barauni
- Urvarak Nagar, Barauni
- Teghra Vidhan Sabha Constituency
- Begusarai Lok Sabha Constituency
Direction board
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References
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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This page was last edited on 15 November 2023, at 11:06