Samastipur
Samastipur | |
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City | |
From top, left to right: Samastipur Junction; Thaneshwar Asthan Temple; Khudneshwar Dham Temple; Collectorate Office Samastipur | |
Samastipur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°51′47″N 85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Darbhanga |
| District | Samastipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Samastipur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Anita Ram |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rambalak Paswan |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Bibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46.54 m (152.7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 253,136 |
| • Rank | 10th (Bihar) 177th (India) |
| • Density | 1,630/km2 (4,230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional Official | Urdu |
| • Regional Language | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848101 |
| Telephone Code | 06274 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-33 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Samastipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Samastipur |
| HDI | 554 (medium) |
| Website | samastipur samastipurnagarnigam |
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.