Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur | |
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City | |
Muzaffarpur Junction | |
Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°7′21″N 85°23′26″E / 26.12250°N 85.39056°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Division | Tirhut |
| Established | 1 January 1875 |
| Municipal Corporation | Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Raj Bhushan Choudhary |
| • Member of Legislative Council | Dinesh Prasad Singh |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Vijendra Chaudhary |
| • Mayor | Nirmala Sahu |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Vikram Virkar (IAS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 354,462 |
| • Rank | 4th (Bihar) 127th (India) |
| Language Other Local Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English |
| • Regional Languages | Bajjika |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 842001-05 (Muzaffarpur) |
| Telephone code | 0621 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-06 |
| Sex ratio | 890 (females per thousand males)♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 85.16% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Website | muzaffarpur |
Muzaffarpur (ⓘ) is a city located in Muzaffarpur district on the banks of Burhi Gandak river in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district. It is the fourth most populous city in Bihar.
Muzaffarpur is known for Shahi litchis and is known as the Lychee Kingdom. Shahi lychee is the fourth product from Bihar to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf). The city is situated on the banks of the perennial Budhi Gandak River, which flows from the Someshwar Hills of the Himalayas.