Begusarai District, with Begusarai town as its administrative headquarters, is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. Established in the year 1870 as a subdivision of Munger, it is situated on the northern bank of river Ganga. It was given the status of  district in the year 1972. The name of the district is derived from the words Begum and Sarai. It is said that the "Begum" of Bhagalpur used to perform a month long pilgrimage in "Simaria Ghat". Famous Hindi poet Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was born here. However Munger is better known as the place of his birth as Begusarai was the part of Munger at the time of his birth. Prominent Historian Professor Ram Saran Sharma was also born here on 26 November 1919 in Barauni in Begusarai district. It is located in the historic Mithila region. Shri Rajendra Prasd Singh, who was given the award of the Best Farmer & Social Worker by UNICEF and Indira Gandhi was born in village harrakh, located in Begusarai district.

Begusarai History

Established in the year 1870 as a subdivision of Munger District, it was given the status of a separate distrit in the year 1976. Eminent Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was born in Simaria.  Begusarai district is located in the historic mithila region.

BegusaraiTourism

Following are the places of tourist interest in Begusarai district.

Tourist places in Begusarai
Kanwar Jheel: One of the Asia's largest fresh water lake, also famous for Birds' sanctuary
Noteworthy : Bridge across Ganges at Barauni is a resting spot for migratory birds
Jai Mangla Temple
Nauo Lakha Temple
Kabar Lake