People of Samastipur mainly speak Hindi. According to the 2001 census, Population density is 1169per sq.km .The total population is 3,394,793.
The District is lacking in its educational infrastructure and The Literacy rate is 45.13% (male 57.59%, female 31.67%) . The medical facility is also significantly low but there are efforts taken to improve the condition.
The district comprises of 4 sub-divisions, and 20 Community Development Blocks. It has 4 towns and 1248 villages. Infrastucture wise Samastipur is very strong. It is the Divisional Headquarters of the North Eastern railway. The district has direct train link with Patna, Kolkata, Delhi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and other places of importance. National Highway No. 28 passes through the district.
Agriculture is the main economic occupation of the district and about 83 per cent of the total working population depends on it. Samastipur is noted for its fertile alluvial soil and its rabi crops. It has been the center of the indigo industry. Wheat, pulses and edible oil seeds are also grown here. Samastipur is lucky to be traversed by rivers like Burhi Gandak, Baya, Kosi, Kamla, Kareh and Jhamwari and Balan, which are both the offshoots of Burhi Gandak. The Ganges also skirts the district on the south.
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Bihar-districts
araria aurangabad banka
begusarai bhabua bhagalpur
bhojpur buxar darbhanga
gaya gopalganj jahanabad
jamui katihar khagaria
kishanganj luckeesarai madhepura
madhubani munger muzaffarpur
nalanda nawada paschim-champaran
patna purbi-champaran Purnia
rohtas saharsa samastipur
saran sheikhpura sheohar
sitamarhi siwan supaul vaishali
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