Samastipur district
Samastipur district | |
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University | |
Location of Samastipur district in Bihar | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Darbhanga |
| Headquarters | Samastipur |
| Subdivisions | Samastipur, Dalsinghsarai, Rosera, Patori |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha Constituencies | Samastipur, Ujiarpur |
| • Vidhan Sabha Constituencies | Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Samastipur, Ujiarpur, Morwa, Sarairanjan, Mohiuddinnagar, Bibhutipur, Rosera, Hasanpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,904 km2 (1,121 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,261,566 |
| • Density | 1,467/km2 (3,801/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Demographics (2011) | |
| • Literacy | 61.86% |
| • Sex ratio | 911 females/1000 males |
| Languages | |
• Official language
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| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848101 (Samastipur) |
| Vehicle registration | BR33 |
| Major highways | NH-122, NH-322 |
| Website | samastipur |
Samastipur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904km² and has a population of 4,261,566.
Samastipur was the largest milk producing district of Bihar in 2022.