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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Munger}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Munger district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = Bihar district location map Munger.svg
| map_caption = Location of Munger district in Bihar
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Munger
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Munger division|Munger]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 3 December 1834
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Munger]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1419.7
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,367,765
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 73.30 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 879
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Munger (Lok Sabha constituency)|Munger]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Tarapur, Bihar|Tarapur]], [[Jamalpur, Bihar|Jamalpur]] and [[Munger (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Munger]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 33 (India)|NH-33]], [[NH-333]] , [[NH-333B]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1146 mm
| website = http://munger.bih.nic.in
| official_name =
| image_skyline = Hill of Jamalpur bihar a home to may animals.jpg
| image_caption = Hills in Jamalpur, Munger district
}}
'''Munger district''' is one of the thirty-eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|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 Navin Kumar, IAS.
MP is Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh

==History==
Munger has seen five districts partitioned off from its territory: [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]] in 1976;<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref> [[Khagaria district|Khagaria]] in 1988;<ref name='Statoids'/> and [[Jamui district|Jamui]] in 1991;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jamui.bih.nic.in/|title=Welcome To District Jamui,(Bihar) Website|website=jamui.bih.nic.in|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818201023/http://jamui.bih.nic.in/|archive-date=2011-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Lakhisarai district]] and [[Sheikhpura district|Sheikhpura]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lakhisarai.bih.nic.in/|title=Welcome To District Lakhisarai,(Bihar) Website|website=lakhisarai.bih.nic.in|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sheikhpura.bih.nic.in/|title=This is the official website of District Administration of Sheikhpura, State Government of Bihar(India)|website=sheikhpura.bih.nic.in|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Munger]] District is located in the southern part of Bihar and its headquarters is located on the southern bank of [[Ganges|river Ganges]]. Munger district occupies an area of {{convert|1419|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006, the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Munger one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar have been receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=September 8, 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,39,678|13=1911|14=3,50,312|15=1921|16=3,33,110|17=1931|18=3,75,095|19=1941|20=4,24,049|21=1951|22=4,68,646|23=1961|24=5,55,833|25=1971|26=6,57,390|27=1981|28=8,01,071|29=1991|30=9,43,583|31=2001|32=11,37,797|33=2011|34=13,67,765|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Religion===
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Mungar District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|91.56}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|8.07}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|black|0.19}}
{{bar percent|Christian|blue|0.13}}
{{bar percent|Sikh|olive|0.02}}
{{bar percent|Buddhist|yellow|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Jain|brown|0.01}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.00}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Munger district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,367,765,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Swaziland]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Swaziland 1,370,424
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Hawaii 1,360,301
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 358th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 958 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.45%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Munger has a [[sex ratio]] of 879 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.3%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

=== Languages ===
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 92.57% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 6.10% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Flora and fauna==
In 1976, Munger district became home to the [[Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of {{convert|682|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Bihar|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref>
comparatively equivalent to [[Russia]]'s [[Urup Island]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Urup 1,436km2}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://munger.nic.in/ Munger District-Official Website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Munger district
|North = [[Khagaria district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Bhagalpur district]]
|Southeast = [[Banka district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Jamui district]]
|West = [[Lakhisarai district]]
|Northwest = [[Begusarai district]]
}}

{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Munger Division}}
{{Munger Division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

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