Muzaffarpur
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Muzaffarpur (pronunciationⓘ) is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar.[5][2] It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth most populous city in Bihar.
Muzaffarpur | |
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City | |
Nickname: Lychee City | |
Coordinates: 26°7′21″N 85°23′26″E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Muzaffarpur |
Division | Tirhut |
Established | 1 January 1875 |
Municipal Corporation | Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Ajay Nishad |
• Member of Legislative Council | Dinesh Prasad Singh |
• Member of Legislative Assembly | Vijendra Chaudhary[1] |
• Mayor | Nirmala Sahu |
Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 354,462[2] |
• Rank | 4nd (Bihar) 127th (India) |
Language Other Local Language | |
• Official | Hindi[3] |
• Additional official | English[3] |
• Regional Languages | Maithili |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 842001-05 (Muzaffarpur)[4] |
Telephone code | 0621 |
Vehicle registration | BR-06 |
Sex ratio | 890 (females per thousand males)[5]♂/♀ |
Literacy | 85.16%[5] |
Lok Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
Website | muzaffarpur |
Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi lychees and is known as the Lychee Kingdom.[6][7] Shahi lychee is the fourth product from Bihar, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf) to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The city is situated on the banks of the perennial Budhi Gandak River, which flows from the Someshwar Hills[8] of the Himalayas.