Munger district
District of Bihar in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see 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%.
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Munger district | |
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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 |
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The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Avaneesh Kumar Singh , IAS. Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh is the district's MP.