Begusarai, India
Begusarai is a town of 252,008 people in Bihar, India, founded in 1972.
Why visit Begusarai
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 9 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Cable Bridge, Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Ganga Bridge, Begusarai Museum and Child Playground.
Weather in Begusarai
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About Begusarai
Begusarai is a city in the Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges in the Mithila region of India.
From the Wikipedia article Begusarai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Begusarai on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Cable Bridge
Bridge · 14.4 km
Six Lane Ganga Bridge in Bihar
Barauni - Mokama Six Lane Ganga Bridge
Bridge · 14.3 km
Six Lane Road bridge in Bihar, India
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship16
Ram Janki Thakurbari Bandwar
Place of worship · 10.2 km
Ward No 7 Anand Nagar, Bandwar
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Healthcare40
USMA Bone & Joint Hospital
Hospital · 0.7 km
USMA Bone & Joint Hospital Pokharia road, kaliasthan, Begusarai
Map of Begusarai
109 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Darbhanga Airport (DBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 89 km away.
- Laruāra 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Nurpur 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Bihāt 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Mālhīpur 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Barauni 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Bāruni 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Ballia 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Barhiya 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Dariāpur 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Darbhanga 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Begusarai Skyline, Rishi Raj 19 june 2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Begusarai Marwari Mohalla, Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Begusarai district, Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Begusarai during day time, Maskaravivek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rajendra Bridge at Simariya, Mumbaipsytrance, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Begusarai Museum, Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 4.0
- Simaria Six Lane Bridge, Shaheed1931, CC0
- Utkarsh Savarna Celebrating New Year Party, Utkarsh savarna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS044-E-99329 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-7120 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS044-E-99328 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-49726 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-49727 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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