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Begusarai district, Bihar

Begusarai is one of the 38 districts of Bihar. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 29.7 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Bihar
Headquarters
Begusarai
Name in Hindi
बेगूसराय जिला
Population (2011 census)
29,70,541
Rank in Bihar by population
16th of 38
Area
1,918 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
1,549
Official website
begusarai.bih.nic.in
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q49157
All districts of Bihar

Population in context

With 29,70,541 people in 2011, Begusarai ranks 16th among the 38 districts of Bihar for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Patna (58,38,465) and the least populous is Sheikhpura (6,36,342).

District boundaries change. If Begusarai has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

All 38 districts of Bihar

ArariaArwalAurangabadBankaBegusaraiBhagalpurBhojpurBuxarDarbhangaGayaGopalganjJamuiJehanabadKaimur (Bhabua)KatiharKhagariaKishanganjLakhisaraiMadhepuraMadhubaniMungerMuzaffarpurNalandaNawadaPashchim ChamparanPatnaPurbi ChamparanPurniaRohtasSaharsaSamastipurSaranSheikhpuraSheoharSitamarhiSiwanSupaulVaishali

Questions people ask

Which state is Begusarai district in?

Begusarai district is in Bihar, India.

What is the headquarters of Begusarai district?

The headquarters of Begusarai district is Begusarai, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Begusarai district?

Begusarai district had a population of 29,70,541 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.