Samastipur district is one of the districts of Bihar, and and Samastipur town is the district headquarters. Its situated at the bank of Budhi Gandak River. Samastipur district is a part of Darbhanga Division. Samastipur district of Bihar is spread over an area of 2904 sq. kms. The district is bounded on the north by the Bagmati river which separates it from Darbhanga district, on the west by Vaishali and some part of Muzaffarpur districts, on the south by the Ganges, and on the east by Begusarai and some part of Khagaria districts. The district has a population of 3,413,413 (2001 census).The district is at present comprises of 4 sub-divisions, and 14 Community Development Blocks. It has 5 towns and 1237 villages.

Samastipur 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. The district headquarters is connected to all block headquarters by all weather roads.

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