Munger


Munger is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. It is the 11th largest city of Bihar by population.
Historically, Munger is known for being an ancient seat of rule. The twin city comprises Munger and Jamalpur situated on the southern bank of the river Ganges. It is situated 60 km west of Bhagalpur, and 180 km east of capital city Patna.

Climate

The climate of Munger is subtropical. The Köppen climate classification sub-type for this climate is humid subtropical.

Demographics

As per 2011 census, Munger Municipal Corporation and Jamalpur Municipal Council has a total population of 213,101 out of which 113,173 were males and 99,928 were females. It had a sex ratio of 883. The population between 0 to 6 years was 29,260. The literacy rate of the 7+ population was 81.83 per cent.

Places of interest

Rail

Munger has two railway stations such as: Jamalpur Junction and Munger Railway Station. The former is the main railhead for the city while the later, which was earlier called Purabsarai Railway Station, acts as suburban facility. Stations are connected with Sahibganj Loop.
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Road

Munger is connected to major parts of India by various National and State Highways. The major cities of Bihar and Jharkhand - such as Patna, Ranchi, Bhagalpur, Purnia, Bihar sharif, Muzaffarpur, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Gaya, Bokaro and Darbhanga - can be reached by , and and various state Highways. Regular bus service are provided by BSRTC for all the major cities and other destinations. Citybuses, Taxies, Autorikshaw, E-Rickshaw, etc. are available all the times in the entire city for transportation.
The Munger Ganga Bridge is under construction and will link Munger to various districts of North Bihar and north-eastern India by 2021.

Air

Munger has a small commercial airport in Safiasarai,Munger which is used by Government for Domestic purpose. Munger has no international airport with commercial service. Domestic airport with commercial service is Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Patna around 180 km away. Patna is served by all major airlines. Nearest international airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata Which is around 480 km away from Munger.

Economy

Munger has the second highest per capita income in Bihar after Patna.The per capita income of Munger is more than 3times that of Sheohar, the poorest district of Bihar

Industry

s operates of Asia's largest and oldest railway workshops at Jamalpur. This was set up by the British Raj in 1862.
Munger has also ITC Factory established by British, ITC's packaging & printing business at Munger was set up in 1925 as a strategic backward integration for ITC's cigarettes business.It is today India's most sophisticated packaging house.
Ordinance Gun Factory Munger, ITC Milk Dairy and many others. Munger has the second highest per capita income in Bihar after Patna.

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