| Samastipur | |
| Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Bihar |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 25.8629°N 85.7811°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mithila |
| Subdivision Type3: | Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Darbhanga |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Samastipur |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional Official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Regional Language |
| Demographics1 Info3: | Maithili |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anita Ram |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Rambalak Paswan |
| Leader Title2: | Municipal Commissioner |
| Leader Name2: | Bibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 155 |
| Elevation M: | 46.54 |
| Population Total: | 2,53,136 |
| Population Rank: | 10th (Bihar)[1] 177th (India)[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5.30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 848101 |
| Registration Plate: | BR-33 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | 06274 |
| Website: | |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Governing Body: | Samastipur Municipal Corporation |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Samastipur |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Samastipur |
Samastipur is a city and Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur junction is one of the busiest station in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar.[3]
As of 2011 Indian Census, Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011.[4]
Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.
The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, is located near the town, in Pusa. This university was constructed in 1970 near the ruins of Pusa Institute which was the Indian Agricultural Research Institute built during the British regime.
Samastipur has medical institution namely Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, running under Government of Bihar and affiliated by Bihar University of Health Sciences.
AHS Nursing College & Hospital is a private nursing college in Samastipur district, Bihar, recognised by Government of Bihar and Bihar Nurses Registration Council and affiliated by Bihar University of Health Sciences. [5]
Government Engineering College, Samastipur is an engineering college under Department of Science and Technology, Bihar.[2] It is situated in Samastipur district of Bihar. This college is affiliated with Bihar Engineering University.[3] It was established in 2019.[4]
IGNOU has several study centres in Samastipur.[6]
Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (B.S.R.T.C) operates bus services to the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Samastipur Junction railway station lies in the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railway network and provides connectivity to most of the regions of India.