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It is a city as well as municipal council in Begusarai, a district lying in Bihar state. Begusarai is counted among thirty-eight districts in Bihar. It is a secretarial headquarters of this particular district. It lies on the northern embankment of river, Ganga. It is situated at longitude 85.45E & 86.36E and latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N. The average elevation of Begusarai is 41 meters, which is about 134 feet. The area of this town is 1879 square km. It is also known for the birthplace of Ramdhari Singh, a great Hindi poet and Ram Saran Sharma, an eminent historian. Its name has been derived from the word Begum and Sarai. According to the Indian census of 2011, the population of Begusarai was 251,136 including 133,931 males and 117,205 females. The kids below the age of five years were 37,966. The average literacy rate of this city is 79.35%. Educationally, this town is very famous. All the colleges of this town are recognized by LN Mithila University. Some of the prominent colleges are Ganesh Dutt, Cooperative College and Ganesh Dutt College. The worth visiting places of Begusarai are Oxbow lake, Kanwar lake sanctuary, Jai Mangla temple Nawlakha temple, Chhourahi Bakhadda, Simaria's Ganges Bank etc.