Muzaffarpur district

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Muzaffarpur district
District of Bihar
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Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua
Bihar district location map Muzaffarpur.svg
Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Division Tirhut
Headquarters Muzaffarpur
Government
 •  Lok Sabha constituencies Muzaffarpur, Vaishali
 •  Vidhan Sabha constituencies Gaighat, Aurai, Minapur, Bochahan, Sakra, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur, Kanti, Baruraj, Paroo, Sahebganj
Area
 • Total3,173 km2 (1,225 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,801,062
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demographics
 •  Literacy Increase2.svg 85%
 • Sex ratio999
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH 57, NH 28, NH 22, NH 102, NH 527C
Website muzaffarpur.nic.in

Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut Division [1] Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar.

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History

Muzaffarpur was a part of the ancient Vajjika League, one of the principal mahājanapadas of Ancient India.

Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike among whom were Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi, George Fernandes, Janki Ballabh Shastri, a great Hindi writer, Parmanandan Shashtri and Devesh Chandra Thakur.

In 1972 both Sitamarhi and Vaishali districts were split from Muzaffarpur. [2]

Geography

Muzaffarpur district is served by rivers Gandak, Budhi Gandak, Bagmati and Lakhandei. Many streams pass through the district. The area has been prone to floods. The district lies in the fertile region of Gangetic plain. Muzaffarpur district occupies an area of 3,175.9 square kilometres (1,226.2 sq mi), [3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Mansel Island. [4]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
Muzaffarpur 88 Gaighat Niranjan Roy RJD MGB
89 Aurai Ram Surat Rai BJP NDA
90 Minapur Munna Yadav RJD MGB
91 Bochahan Musafir Paswan VIP NDA Died in November 2021
Amar Kumar Paswan RJD MGB Won in 2022 by-poll necessitated after the death of Musafir Paswan.
92 Sakra Ashok Kumar Choudhary JD(U) NDA
93 Kurhani Anil Kumar Sahni RJD MGB Disqualified on 14 October 2022 after criminal conviction [5]
Kedar Prasad Gupta BJP NDA Won by-poll in 2022. [6]
94 Muzaffarpur Bijendra Chaudhary INC MGB
95 Kanti Mohammad Israil Mansuri RJD MGB
96 Baruraj Arun Kumar Singh BJP NDA
97 Paroo Ashok Kumar Singh BJP NDA
98 Sahebganj Raju Kumar Singh BJP NDA Switched from VIP to BJP [7]

Administrative divisions

There are 16 blocks under Muzaffarpur District: [8]

Census Location CodeBlock NamePopulation (2011)
01199Sahebganj241,438
01200Baruraj (Motipur)406,795
01201Paroo361,662
01202Saraiya331,651
01203Marwan164,858
01204Kanti272,858
01205Minapur340,925
01206Bochaha245,659
01207 Aurai 290,545
01208Katra244,823
01209Gaighat259,719
01210Bandra124,057
01211Dholi (Moraul)90,490
01212Musahri683,073
01213Kurhani435,676
01214Sakra306,833

Economy

GDP Per capita Income of Muzaffarpur is $2,507 and total GDP of District is $5 Billion as by 2021 Reports which is 4.7% of Bihar's GDP. [9]

Lychee

Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur.JPG
Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur

The litchi crop, which is available from May to June, is mainly cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts, in an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year. Litchi is exported to big cities like Bombay, Kolkata and to other countries. India's share in the world litchi market amounts to less than 1%. The name of the litchi produced in quality. [10]

Industry

It has many industries ranging from small to big. Prabhat Zarda Factory, Ganesh Foundries Limited, Bharat Wagon and Engineering, N.T.P.C., Kanti Thermal Power Station, Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd., Muzaffarpur – a unit of IDPL, units of Leather Development Corporation, Muzaffarpur Dairy, a unit of the Bihar State Dairy Corporation unit Bihar State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd., Muzaffarpur producing Sudha brand packaged milk are the major industries located in Muzaffarpur city and its periphery. The above industries have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of small industries including a few cottage industries. The most important item that is manufactured in Muzaffarpur town is railway wagon. Muzaffarpur city is an important centre for the wholesale cloth trade. Agriculture-based industries such as sugar mills and Britannia Biscuits have newly been established in city.New IT services such as Super Seva and Suresh Chips have opened their offices in Muzaffarpur. [11]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,078,094—    
19111,113,058+0.32%
19211,077,631−0.32%
19311,150,419+0.66%
19411,269,186+0.99%
19511,377,181+0.82%
19611,598,346+1.50%
19711,909,059+1.79%
19812,357,388+2.13%
19912,953,903+2.28%
20013,746,714+2.41%
20114,801,062+2.51%
source: [12]
Religions in Muzaffarpur district (2011) [13]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
84.00%
Islam
 
15.53%
Other or not stated
 
0.47%

According to the 2011 census Muzaffarpur district has a population of 4,801,062, [14] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore [15] or the US state of Alabama. [16] This gives it a ranking of 24th th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,514 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,920/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.14%. Muzaffarpur has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.66% and 0.12% of the population respectively. [14]

Languages

Languages of Muzaffarpur district (2011) [17]

   Hindi (48.33%)
  'Other' Hindi (39.02%)
   Urdu (7.65%)
   Bhojpuri (3.54%)
   Maithili (1.33%)
  Others (0.13%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 48.33% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 7.65% Urdu, 3.54% Bhojpuri and 1.33% Maithili as their first language. 39.01% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi, mainly Bajjika. [17] Bajjika, Bhojpuri and Maithili [18] are the local languages of Muzaffarpur district. [19]

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References

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  13. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
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