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Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River.
Barauni
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  Barauni Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°27′58″N 85°59′13″E / 25.466°N 85.987°E / 25.466; 85.987 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Region | Mithila |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar parishad |
| • Body | Barauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad |
| Area | |
| • Town | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 150 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 150,000 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional languages | Maithili[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) |
8511xx
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| STD Code(s) | 06279 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Major industrial plants in Barauni include:
Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations –
NH 122 starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. 
NH 31 passes through the town and leads to Purnia and Guwahati in East and Patna in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for Northeast India that's why it was called Assam Road.
The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash AirportinPatna which is approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi) away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) away.
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