Samastipur District

Bihar

Samastipur district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Samastipur. It covers 2,904 sq km and had a population of 42,61,566 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,467 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Samastipur
Area
2,904 sq km
Population
42.62 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,467 /km²
Literacy Rate
61.86%
Sex Ratio
911
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Samastipur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Samastipur district.

Total Population
42.62 Lakh
Male Population
22.30 Lakh
Female Population
20.32 Lakh
Rural Population
41.12 Lakh
Urban Population
1.50 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
7.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2,100
Literacy Rate
61.86%
Population Density
1,467 /km²
Sex Ratio
911
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 71.15%Female literacy 51.68%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Samastipur district.

4
Tehsils
20
Blocks
381
Nyay Panchayats
381
Gram Panchayats
1,250
Villages
Headquarters
Samastipur
Languages
Hindi, Maithili
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.85° N, 85.78° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Samastipur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Samastipur

Constituency No. 23 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
SC
Shambhavi Choudhary
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Kalyanpur
  • Warisnagar
  • Samastipur
  • Rosera
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Samastipur

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Kalyanpur
No. 131 · Samastipur
MH
Maheshwar Hazari
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Warisnagar
No. 132 · Samastipur
AK
Ashok Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Samastipur
No. 133 · Samastipur
AS
Akhtarul Islam Sahani
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Morwa
No. 135
RS
Ranvijay Sahu
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Sarairanjan
No. 136
VC
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Rosera
No. 139 · Samastipur
BK
Birendra Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Samastipur

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Samastipur district.

  • SC
    Shambhavi Choudhary
    Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
    MP
    Samastipur · No. 23
  • MH
    Maheshwar Hazari
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Kalyanpur · No. 131
  • AK
    Ashok Kumar
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Warisnagar · No. 132
  • AS
    Akhtarul Islam Sahani
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Samastipur · No. 133
  • RS
    Ranvijay Sahu
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
    Morwa · No. 135
  • VC
    Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Sarairanjan · No. 136
  • RS
    Rajesh Kumar Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Mohiuddinnagar · No. 137
  • BK
    Birendra Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Rosera · No. 139

Election History

Lok Sabha

Samastipur · No. 23

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaLJP (RV)Shambhavi Choudhary
    Votes 5,79,786Vote share 53.08%Margin 1,87,251
    1. 1. Shambhavi Choudhary · LJP (RV)5,79,786 (53.08%)
    2. 2. Sunny Hazari · INC3,92,535 (35.93%)
    3. 3. Ram Chandra Paswan · Independent21,210 (1.94%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaLok Jan Shakti PartyRam Chandra Paswan
    Votes 5,62,443Vote share 55.19%Margin 2,51,643
    1. 1. Ram Chandra Paswan · Lok Jan Shakti Party5,62,443 (55.19%)
    2. 2. Dr. Ashok Kumar · INC3,10,800 (30.5%)
    3. 3. Suraj Kumar Das · BSP22,410 (2.2%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaLok Jan Shakti PartyRam Chandra Paswan
    Votes 3,39,411Vote share 36.95%Margin 6,872
    1. 1. Ram Chandra Paswan · Lok Jan Shakti Party3,39,411 (36.95%)
    2. 2. Dr. Ashok Kumar · INC3,32,539 (36.2%)
    3. 3. Maheshwar Hazari · JD(U)1,62,230 (17.66%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Samastipur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 23
7 Assembly
No. 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 139

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Samastipur District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Samastipur
Area
2,904 sq km
Population
42.62 Lakh
Population density
1,467 per km²
Sex ratio
911 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
61.86%
Languages
Hindi, Maithili
Tehsils
4
Blocks
20
Gram panchayats
381
Villages
1,250
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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