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Munger district | |
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 Bhim Bandh Lake  Kashtharni Ghat Munger | |
 Location of Munger district in Bihar | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Munger |
| Established | 3 December 1834 |
| Headquarters | Munger |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Munger |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Tarapur,Jamalpur andMunger |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,419.7 km2 (548.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,367,765 |
| • Density | 963.42/km2 (2,495.2/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.30 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 879 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 811201 to 811214, 813201 |
| Telephone code | +91-6344; +91-6342 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-08 |
| Major highways | NH-33,NH-333,NH-333B |
| Average annual precipitation | 1146 mm |
| Website | munger |
Munger district is one of the thirty-eightdistricts of Biharstate in eastern India. The city ofMunger is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part ofMunger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the state literacy rate of 63.8%, but lower than national rate of 74.04%.
The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Arvind Kumar Verma (IAS). Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh is the district's MP.
Munger has seen five districts partitioned off from its territory:Begusarai in 1972;[1]Khagaria in 1988;[1] andJamui in 1991;[2] andLakhisarai district andSheikhpura in 1994.[3][4]
Munger, along with Jamalpur are the major industrial cities in Bihar.[5] Munger is also one of the most prosperous cities in Bihar with a per capita income of INR 42,793 in FY 2020-21.[6]
Munger District is located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarters is located on the southern bank ofriver Ganges. Munger district occupies an area of 1,419 square kilometres (548 sq mi).[7]
In 1976, Munger district became home to theBhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 682 km2 (263.3 sq mi).[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 339,678 | — |
| 1911 | 350,312 | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 333,110 | −4.9% |
| 1931 | 375,095 | +12.6% |
| 1941 | 424,049 | +13.1% |
| 1951 | 468,646 | +10.5% |
| 1961 | 555,833 | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 657,390 | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 801,071 | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 943,583 | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 1,137,797 | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 1,367,765 | +20.2% |
| Source: Census of India[9] | ||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 91.56% | |||
| Islam | 8.07% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.37% | |||
According to the2011 census Munger district has apopulation of 1,367,765,[11] roughly equal to the nation ofEswatini[12] or the US state ofHawaii.[13] This gives it a ranking of 358th in India (out of a total of640).[11] The district has a population density of 958 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,480/sq mi) .[11] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.45%.[11] Munger has asex ratio of 879females for every 1000 males,[11] and aliteracy rate of 73.3%. 27.79% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.44% and 1.56% of the population respectively.[11]
Official languages areHindi andUrdu.[15] At the time of the2011 Census of India, 61.76% of the population in the district spokeHindi, 6.10%Urdu and 0.93%Santali as their first language. 30.56% of the population spoke languages classified as 'Others' under Hindi in the census.[14] The local language isAngika.[citation needed]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munger | 164 | Tarapur | Samrat Choudhary | BJP | NDA | Deputy Chief Minister | ||
| 165 | Munger | Kumar Pranay | ||||||
| 166 | Jamalpur | Nachiketa Mandal | JD(U) | |||||
The Munger district has 3 sub-divisions and 9 blocks andanchal (posts).[16]
| Sub-divisions | Blocks and anchal |
|---|---|
| Munger Sadar | Sadar,Jamalpur,Bariarpur,Dharhara |
| Haveli Kharagpur | Haveli Kharagpur, Tetiyabambar |
| Tarapur | Tarapur, Sangrampur,Asarganj |
In 2006, theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Munger one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[17] It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar have been receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[17]
Munger has many historically popular destinations that are visited by tourists all year round.
TheChandika Sthan temple whereSati is worshiped. The legend says that the left eye of Maa Sati fell at Munger, which subsequently developed into a place of worship of the Divine MotherChandi.
Bihar School of Yoga also known as Bihar Yoga Bharati was established in 1963. It is dedicated to the study of yoga in an ashram environment, providing a spiritual oasis in the material and technological desert of the 21st century. Bihar Yoga Bharati (BYB), an Institute for Advanced Studies in Yogic Sciences, is the first of its kind in the world wholly devoted to the subject ofyoga.
Munger Fort is an almost two thousand-year-old fort tracing back toChandragupta Maurya period. During theBritish Raj] it was occupied by the British. The story ofMonghyr Mutiny is well known among the locals.
The tomb of Pir Shah Nafah Shrine is a sacred Muhammdan shrine built on an elevated piece of ground near the southern gate of theMunger Fort. It is said that it was amazaar of a Pir or Saint whose name is still unknown. He is said to have travelled from Persia to Ajmer and from there came down to Munger under the instructions from Khwaza Moin-Uddin Chisti.[citation needed]
Kastaharani Ghaat traces its origin back toRamayana. It is believed that on his return journey from Mithila to Ayodhya after marrying Sita,Rama and company took a dip in this water to relieve themselves from fatigue (kasta) and hence the name Kastaharani (reliever of stress).
Swaziland 1,370,424
Hawaii 1,360,301
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