Munger district

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Munger district
District of Bihar
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Hills near Jamalpur
Bihar district location map Munger.svg
Location of Munger district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Division Munger
Established3 December 1834
Headquarters Munger
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Munger
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Tarapur, Jamalpur and Munger
Area
 • Total
1,419.7 km2 (548.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,367,765
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy 73.30 per cent
 • Sex ratio879
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 precipitation1146 mm
Website munger.nic.in

Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. The city of Munger is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Munger 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%.

Contents

The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Avaneesh Kumar Singh, IAS. Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh is the district's MP.

History

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Munger district in British India

Munger has seen five districts partitioned off from its territory: Begusarai in 1972; [1] Khagaria in 1988; [1] and Jamui in 1991; [2] and Lakhisarai district and Sheikhpura in 1994. [3] [4]

Economy

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]

Geography

Munger District is located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarters is located on the southern bank of river Ganges. Munger district occupies an area of 1,419 square kilometres (548 sq mi). [7]

Flora and fauna

In 1976, Munger district became home to the Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 682 km2 (263.3 sq mi), [8] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Urup Island. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901339,678—    
1911350,312+3.1%
1921333,110−4.9%
1931375,095+12.6%
1941424,049+13.1%
1951468,646+10.5%
1961555,833+18.6%
1971657,390+18.3%
1981801,071+21.9%
1991943,583+17.8%
20011,137,797+20.6%
20111,367,765+20.2%
Source: Census of India [10]
Religions in Munger district (2011) [11]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
91.56%
Islam
 
8.07%
Other or not stated
 
0.37%

According to the 2011 census Munger district has a population of 1,367,765, [12] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini [13] or the US state of Hawaii. [14] This gives it a ranking of 358th in India (out of a total of 640). [12] The district has a population density of 958 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,480/sq mi) . [12] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.45%. [12] Munger has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, [12] and a literacy 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. [12]

Languages

Languages of Munger district (2011) [15]

   Hindi (61.76%)
  "Other" Hindi (30.56%)
   Urdu (6.10%)
   Santali (0.93%)
  Others (0.65%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 61.76% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 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. [15] The local language is Angika, sometimes classified as a Maithili dialect. [16]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Munger 164 Tarapur Mewa Lal Choudhary JD(U) NDA Died on 19 April 2021 due to COVID-19
Rajeev Kumar Singh Elected on 2 November 2021 in by-election
165 Munger Pranav Kumar Yadav BJP NDA
166 Jamalpur Ajay Kumar Singh INC MGB

Administrative setup

The Munger district has 3 sub-divisions and 9 blocks and anchal (posts). [17]

Sub-divisionsBlocks and anchal
Munger SadarSadar, Jamalpur, Bariarpur, Dharhara
Haveli Kharagpur Haveli Kharagpur, Tetiyabambar
Tarapur Tarapur, Sangrampur, Asarganj

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Munger one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [18] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar have been receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [18]

Tourism

Munger has many historically popular destinations that are visited by tourists all year round.

Chandika Temple

The Chandika Sthan temple where Sati 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 Mother Chandi.

Bihar School of Yoga

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 of yoga.

Munger Fort

Munger Fort is an almost two thousand-year-old fort tracing back to Chandragupta Maurya period. During the British raj it was occupied by the British. The story of Monghyr Mutiny is well known among the locals.

Pir Shah Nafah Shrine

The tomb of Pir Shah Nafah Shrine is a sacred Muhammdan shrine built on an elevated piece of ground near the southern gate of the Munger Fort. It is said that it was a mazaar 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.

Kastaharani Ghaat

Kastaharani Ghaat traces its origin back to Ramayana. 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).

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