Barauni
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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.
Economy
Industries
Major industrial plants in Barauni include:
- Barauni Thermal Power Station (NTPC)[3]
- Barauni Fertiliser Plant (HURL)[4]
- Barauni Refinery (IOCL)[5]
- PepsiCo Bottling Plant (Varun Beverages)[6]
- Sudha Dairy[7]
- Neo Carbon Pvt. Ltd.[8]
- Ethanol Plant[9]
Transport
Railways
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 –
- Barauni Junction – where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur and Hajipur side where reversal is not needed),
- side.
- Barauni Flag – a small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.[10]
Roads
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.
Air
The nearest airport is
Notable people
See also
- IOC Township, Barauni
- Urvarak Nagar, Barauni
- Teghra Vidhan Sabha Constituency
- Begusarai Lok Sabha Constituency
- Barauni Assembly constituency
Direction board
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References
- ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NTPC permanently closed 220 MW Barauni Stage-I project". Business Line. PTI. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Prime Minister Inaugurates Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) fertilizer plant in Barauni". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "IOC to invest over Rs 21,000 cr in Bihar refinery expansion, gas projects". Business Standard. PTI. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurated the new plant of Barauni Sudha Dairy built with a cost of Rs 133 crore". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "1 CARE Ratings Ltd. Press Release Neo Carbons Private Limited" (PDF). Care Ratings. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Monu, Sanjay Kumar (16 March 2022). "Ethanol Plants in Bihar - Everything you need to know about". Muzcorner. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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