Samastipur district

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904&nbsp;km² and has a population of 27,16,929 (as of ).

Geography

Samastipur is a district in Bihar which is spread over an area of 2904&nbsp;km². Samastipur is bounded on the north by the Bagmati River which separates it from Darbhanga district. On the west it is bordered by Vaishali and some part of Muzaffarpur district, on the south by the Ganges, while on its east it has Begusarai and some part of Khagaria district. The district headquarters is located at Samastipur.

Sub Divisions: Dalsinghsarai, Patori, Rosera, Samastipur Sadar<br>Blocks: Jitwarpur, Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Rosara, Tajpur, Morwa, Patori, Sarairanjan, Pusa, Ujiyarpur, Dalsinghsarai, Singhia, Hasanpur, Mohiuddinnagar, Bibhutipur, Bithan, Shivajinagar, Vidyapatinagar, Khanpur, Mohanpur<br>Institutes:Pusa Agricultural University, Nagarjun Institute of management & Technology Kasipur, J.N.V. Birauli<br>Agriculture: Paddy, Maize, Tobacco<br>Industry: Sugar factories, Paper mill, Jute mill (Muktapur)Rivers: Budhi Gandak, Kamala Balaan, Ganga touching the south of district.

Rivers

Samastipur is traversed by a number of rivers including Burhi Gandak, Baya, Kosi, Kamla, Kareh and Jhamwari and Balan, which are both the offshoots of Burhi Gandak....
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