Munger district
Munger district | |
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Hills near Jamalpur | |
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 and Munger |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,419.7 km2 (548.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,367,765 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/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-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%.
The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Arvind Kumar Verma (IAS). Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh is the district's MP.