Dalsinghsarai
Dalsinghsarai is a city and Municipal Council in the Samastipur District of Bihar, India. It is also one of the subdivisions and blocks of Bihar. It is situated on the bank of the river Balan.
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From Top: Dalsinghsarai Railway Station; Zaika Family Restaurant; Bhavya Resort; 1st India Family Mart | |
Dalsinghsarai Location in Bihar, India Dalsinghsarai Dalsinghsarai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25.6667°N 85.8333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Division | Darbhanga |
| District | Samastipur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Dalsinghsarai Municipal Council |
| • Chief Councilor | Abha Sureka |
| • Deputy Chief Councilor | Sujata Choudhary |
| • Executive Officer | Sushil Kumar Das |
| • MP | Nityanand Rai (BJP) |
| • MLA | Alok Kumar Mehta (RJD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.65 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51.81 m (169.98 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,562 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional Languages | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 848114 |
| Telephone code | 06278 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-33 |
| Parliamentary Constituency | 22–Ujiarpur |
| Assembly Constituency | 134–Ujiarpur |
Mr. Alok Kumar Mehta is the M.L.A of Ujiyarpur constituency who is currently the Minister of Land Revenue in Bihar state government and Mr. Nityanand Rai is the M.P of Ujiyarpur who is currently the state home minister in center. Dalsinghsarai has a diverse population, but Hindus are in majority whereas Muslims are in minority. In the past, Dalsinghsarai was a part of Mithila Kingdom. Maithili language and Hindi is mainly spoken here. Vidyapatidham, which is known as the "Deoghar of Bihar", lies under Dalsinghsarai subdivision. Dalsinghsarai block comprises 45 villages like Gauspur Inaet, Ajnaul, Pagra, Balo chalk, etc.