Munger district


Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the state literacy rate of 63.8% and lower than national rate of 74.04.
The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Rajesh meena.

History

Munger has seen five districts partitioned off from its territory: Begusarai in 1976; Khagaria in 1988; and Jamui in 1991; and Lakhisarai district and Sheikhpura in 1994.

Geography

District is located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarters is located on the southern bank of river Ganges. Munger district occupies an area of,

Economy

In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Munger one of the country's 250 most backward districts. It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar have been receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Demographics

Religion

According to the 2011 census Munger district has a population of 1,367,765, roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 358th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.45%. Munger has a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.3%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.57% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 6.10% Urdu and 0.93% Santali as their first language.

Flora and fauna

In 1976, Munger district became home to the Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of.
comparatively equivalent to Russia's Urup Island.