Samastipur
Sign in to saveSamastipur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of the Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur Junction railway station is one of the busiest stations in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.
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Place details
- Locality
- Samastipur
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 67,925
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Samastipur
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mithila
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Darbhanga
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Samastipur district
- Elevation
- +38
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Samastipur district
- Image
- Masjid-e-kamaal long view.jpg
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- Brittney Reese
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Samastipur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of the Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur Junction railway station is one of the busiest stations in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.
==Demographics== As of 2011 Indian Census, Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011. ==Education== Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.