Barauni

Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges River.

Economy

Major industrial plants in Barauni include:

is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations –

Barauni Junction – where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East,
New Barauni Junction – at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. it is a bypass station of Barauni Junction which is directly connected to Patna and Katihar side.
Barauni Flag – a small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.
Roads

starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. passes through the town and leads to Purnia and Guwahati in East and Patna in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for Northeast India that's why it was called Assam Road.

The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna which is approximately away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately away.