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	'''Muzaffarpur''' ({{audio\|Muzaffarpur.ogg\|pronunciation}}) is a city located in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the Tirhut region of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]].<ref name="~~census2011~~">{{cite web \| url = http://~~www.~~censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/~~Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above~~.pdf \| title = Cities having population 1 lakh and above \| work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| publisher = Government of India \| access-date = 16 April 2012 \| url-status = ~~live~~ \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/~~20120507135928~~/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/~~Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above~~.pdf \| archive-date = ~~7 May 2012~~ \| df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="~~census_india~~">{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/~~Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above~~.pdf \| title = ~~Urban Agglomerations/~~Cities having population 1 lakh and above \| work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| publisher = Government of India \| access-date = 16 April 2012 \| url-status = ~~dead~~ \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/~~20111113152754~~/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/~~Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above~~.pdf \| archive-date = ~~13 November 2011~~ \| df = dmy-all }}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[Tirhut division]], the [[Muzaffarpur district]] and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the [[List of cities in Bihar by population\|fourth most populous city in Bihar]].		'''Muzaffarpur''' ({{audio\|Muzaffarpur.ogg\|pronunciation}}) is a city located in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the Tirhut region of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]].<ref name="census_india">{{cite web \| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf \| title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above \| work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| publisher = Government of India \| access-date = 16 April 2012 \| url-status = dead \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152754/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf \| archive-date = 13 November 2011 \| df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="census2011">{{cite web \| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf \| title = Cities having population 1 lakh and above \| work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 \| publisher = Government of India \| access-date = 16 April 2012 \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf \| archive-date = 7 May 2012 \| df = dmy-all }}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[Tirhut division]], the [[Muzaffarpur district]] and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the [[List of cities in Bihar by population\|fourth most populous city in Bihar]].

	Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi [[lychee]]s and is known as the Lychee Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shahi-litchi-to-get-gi-tag-soon/articleshow/64900499.cms\|title=Bihar's famous Shahi litchi to get GI tag soon}}</ref><ref>[http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm Destinations :: Vaishali ::Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722044101/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm\|date=22 July 2015}}. Bstdc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 January 2011.</ref> Shahi litchi is set to become the fourth product from Bihar, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf) to get the [[Geographical Indication]] (GI) tag. It is situated on the banks of the perennial [[Burhi Gandak River]], which flows from the Someshwar Hills<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar \|title=bihar \|publisher=Scribd.com \|access-date=2 August 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108174043/http://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar \|archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> of the [[Himalayas]].		Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi [[lychee]]s and is known as the Lychee Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shahi-litchi-to-get-gi-tag-soon/articleshow/64900499.cms\|title=Bihar's famous Shahi litchi to get GI tag soon}}</ref><ref>[http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm Destinations :: Vaishali ::Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722044101/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm\|date=22 July 2015}}. Bstdc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 January 2011.</ref> Shahi litchi is set to become the fourth product from Bihar, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf) to get the [[Geographical Indication]] (GI) tag. It is situated on the banks of the perennial [[Burhi Gandak River]], which flows from the Someshwar Hills<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar \|title=bihar \|publisher=Scribd.com \|access-date=2 August 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108174043/http://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar \|archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> of the [[Himalayas]].

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{{Short description|City in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Muzaffarpur district}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement
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| seat_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| seat = [[Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title = Member of Parliament
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| website = {{URL|muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/}}
| leader_title1 = Member of Legislative Council
| leader_name1 = [[Dinesh Prasad Singh]]
| leader_title2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| leader_name2 = Vijendra Chaudhary<ref>{{cite news |title=Muzaffarpurchunav 2020: क्या इस बार मंत्री जी लगाएंगे हैट्रिक या पूर्व विधायक विजेंद्र चौधरी करेंगे वापसी? |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-will-the-minister-impose-hat-trick-or-former-mla-vijendra-chaudhary-will-come-this-time-in-muzaffarpur-election2020-20997788.html |access-date=18 November 2020 |work=Dainik Jagran |date=1 November 2020 |language=hi}}</ref>
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'''Muzaffarpur''' ({{audio|Muzaffarpur.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a city located in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the Tirhut region of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]].<ref name="census2011">{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Cities having population 1 lakh and above | work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | publisher = Government of India | access-date = 16 April 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | archive-date = 7 May 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="census_india">{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above | work = Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | publisher = Government of India | access-date = 16 April 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152754/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | archive-date = 13 November 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> It serves as the headquarters of the [[Tirhut division]], the [[Muzaffarpur district]] and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the [[List of cities in Bihar by population|fourth most populous city in Bihar]].

Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi [[lychee]]s and is known as the Lychee Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shahi-litchi-to-get-gi-tag-soon/articleshow/64900499.cms|title=Bihar's famous Shahi litchi to get GI tag soon}}</ref><ref>[http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm Destinations :: Vaishali ::Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722044101/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Vaishali.htm|date=22 July 2015}}. Bstdc.bih.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 January 2011.</ref> Shahi litchi is set to become the fourth product from Bihar, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf) to get the [[Geographical Indication]] (GI) tag. It is situated on the banks of the perennial [[Burhi Gandak River]], which flows from the Someshwar Hills<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar |title=bihar |publisher=Scribd.com |access-date=2 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108174043/http://www.scribd.com/doc/54830331/8/A-River-System-in-Bihar |archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> of the [[Himalayas]].

The most famous temple in Muzaffarpur is [[Baba Garib Sthan Mandir]], It is known as the [[Deoghar]] of Bihar.

==History==
Muzaffarpur's significance in Indian civilization is due to its position between cultural and spiritual influences and is a melting pot of Hindu and Islamic culture. Muzaffarpur has had prominent Indian political leaders, such as [[Rajendra Prasad]], [[George Fernandes]] and [[J. B. Kripalani]]. The vernacular languages of the region are [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Bajjika dialect|Bajjika]], as per the linguist [[George Abraham Grierson|George Grierson]];,<ref name="dialect">Abhishek Kumar Kashyap, "[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259569512_The_Bajjika_language_and_speech_community_Abhishek_Kumar_Kashyap The Bajjika language and speech community] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219003353/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259569512_The_Bajjika_language_and_speech_community_Abhishek_Kumar_Kashyap |date=19 February 2017 }}" in ''International Journal of the Sociology of Language'' 227:209-224, May 2014. DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2014-0001. Accessed 18 February 2017</ref> derived from the language of the Vedic [[Vrijji]] confederation.

===Etymology===
The current city was established in 1300 during the [[British Raj]] for administrative convenience, by dividing the [[Tirhut]] district and was named after an ''[[Glossary of the British Raj|aumil]]'', Muzaffar Khan; thus the city came to be known as ''Muzaffarpur''.<ref name=book1>{{cite book |last1=Faizi |first1=Amir Afaque Ahmad |title=Self-help Groups and Marginalised Communities |date=2009 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-621-3 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PVNg-i-nx_MC&q=muzaffarpur |access-date=20 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===After Independence===
In 1972, the [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]] and [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]] districts were split off from Muzaffarpur.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111017155710/http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | archive-date = 17 October 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

===Founded===
The city was founded by Muẓaffar Khan in the 1300th century and was constituted a municipality in 1300. A major road and rail hub, it is a trade centre on the route between Patna (south) and Nepal (north). Rice and sugar milling and cutlery manufacture are the chief industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Muzaffarpur|title = Muzaffarpur | India}}</ref>

==Geography==
Muzaffarpur is located at {{Coord|26.12|N|85.4|E|format=dms}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Muzaffarpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Muzaffarpur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321225654/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Muzaffarpur.html |date=21 March 2008 }}</ref> The city lies in a highly active [[seismic zone]] of India. In the disastrous [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|earthquake on 15 January 1934]], much of the town suffered severe damage and many lives were lost.<ref>[http://www.harappa.com/mom/dec98.html Bihar India Earthquake Movie, 15 January 1934] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106111128/http://www.harappa.com/mom/dec98.html |date=6 January 2009 }}. Harappa.com (15 January 1934). Retrieved on 9 January 2011.</ref> It has an average elevation of 47 meters (154 feet). This saucer shaped, low-centered town lies on the great [[Indo-Gangetic plains]] of [[Bihar]], over [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] silt and sand brought by the glacier-fed and rain-fed meandering rivers of the Himalayas.

===Climate===
Muzaffarpur has [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cwa) under [[Köppen climate classification]]. The summer, between April and June, is extremely hot and humid (28/40 °C, 90% max.) and winter is pleasantly cool, around 06/20 °C. Rainfall in Muzaffarpur Town is comparatively less to the other parts of Bihar.

{{Weather box
|location = Muzaffarpur (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2009)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 30.8
| Feb record high C = 34.6
| Mar record high C = 39.4
| Apr record high C = 42.2
| May record high C = 44.5
| Jun record high C = 43.4
| Jul record high C = 40.5
| Aug record high C = 40.6
| Sep record high C = 38.2
| Oct record high C = 35.9
| Nov record high C = 33.2
| Dec record high C = 29.6
|year record high C = 44.5
| Jan high C = 21.9
| Feb high C = 25.7
| Mar high C = 31.0
| Apr high C = 35.3
| May high C = 35.2
| Jun high C = 34.9
| Jul high C = 32.6
| Aug high C = 33.0
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 31.6
| Nov high C = 28.7
| Dec high C = 24.3
|year high C = 30.5
| Jan low C = 10.2
| Feb low C = 13.1
| Mar low C = 17.2
| Apr low C = 22.0
| May low C = 24.7
| Jun low C = 26.5
| Jul low C = 26.6
| Aug low C = 26.8
| Sep low C = 25.8
| Oct low C = 22.4
| Nov low C = 16.3
| Dec low C = 11.8
|year low C = 20.3
| Jan record low C = 2.7
| Feb record low C = 2.2
| Mar record low C = 7.2
| Apr record low C = 12.6
| May record low C = 18.3
| Jun record low C = 19.4
| Jul record low C = 20.9
| Aug record low C = 20.6
| Sep record low C = 19.6
| Oct record low C = 14.4
| Nov record low C = 7.7
| Dec record low C = 4.0
|year record low C = 2.2
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 10.4
| Feb rain mm = 11.5
| Mar rain mm = 8.4
| Apr rain mm = 20.2
| May rain mm = 71.5
| Jun rain mm = 160.1
| Jul rain mm = 350.5
| Aug rain mm = 310.6
| Sep rain mm = 230.5
| Oct rain mm = 65.4
| Nov rain mm = 4.3
| Dec rain mm = 4.6
|year rain mm = 1147.1
| Jan rain days = 0.8
| Feb rain days = 0.9
| Mar rain days = 0.8
| Apr rain days = 1.4
| May rain days = 4.3
| Jun rain days = 6.8
| Jul rain days = 12.7
| Aug rain days = 11.5
| Sep rain days = 8.8
| Oct rain days = 2.2
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.5
|year rain days = 51.0
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 77
| Feb humidity = 66
| Mar humidity = 54
| Apr humidity = 49
| May humidity = 60
| Jun humidity = 72
| Jul humidity = 82
| Aug humidity = 82
| Sep humidity = 82
| Oct humidity = 77
| Nov humidity = 74
| Dec humidity = 78
|year humidity = 71
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Muzaffarpur Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 513–514
| access-date = 24 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M36
| access-date = 24 August 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Muzaffarpur had a population of 393,724.<ref name="census_india"/> Males constituted 52.96% (208,509) of the population and females 47.04% (185,215).<ref name="census_india"/> Muzaffarpur had a literacy rate of 74.74%. Male literacy was 77.99%, and female literacy was 71.08%.<ref name="census_india"/>

As per 2011 census data, there are total 275,233 Hindus whereas 74,680 Muslims and 1,352 Christians along with other small minorities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-population.html |title = Muzaffarpur District Population, Bihar, List of Taluks in Muzaffarpur}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Muzaffarpur (2011)
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 77.65
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 21.07
|color2 = Green
|label3 = Other
|value3 = 1.28
|color3 = Grey
}}

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Muzaffarpur 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 currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 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=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

===Lychee===
[[File:Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur.JPG|thumb|Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur]]
The [[lychee]] crop, which is available from May to June, is mainly cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts. Cultivation of litchi covers approximately an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year. Litchi are exported to big cities of India like Mumbai, Kolkata, and even to other countries. India's share in the world litchi market amounts to less than 1%. The names of the litchi produced in Muzaffarpur are ''Shahi'' and ''[[China 3 lychee|China]]''. The fruits are known for excellent aroma and quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac684e/ac684e08.htm |title=7. LYCHEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA |publisher=Fao.org |date=31 May 1992 |access-date=2 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117223239/http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac684e/ac684e08.htm |archive-date=17 November 2014 }}</ref>

Bihar's contribution in the production of lychee in about 40 percent of lychee produced in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=162221|title=Bihar is the top litchi producing State, about 300 thousand metric tonnes of litchi is being produced from 32 thousand hectare areas: Shri Radha Mohan Singh|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

Bihar has emerged as a brewery hub with major domestic and foreign firms setting up production units in the state. [[Vijay Mallya]]'s group, [[United Breweries Group]], is setting up a production unit to make litchi-flavoured wine, in Muzaffarpur in 2012. The company has leased litchi gardens.<ref name="Bihar emerging as brewery hub">{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/liquor/bihar-emerging-as-brewery-hub/articleshow/11509175.cms |title=Bihar emerging as brewery hub |newspaper=Economic Times |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524125923/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/liquor/bihar-emerging-as-brewery-hub/articleshow/11509175.cms |archive-date=24 May 2014 |date=16 January 2012 }}</ref>

Muzaffarpur based Prabhat Zarda Factory is one of the leading tobacco manufacturers of India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Nishant |title=Sale of tobacco products legal |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/sale-of-tobacco-products-legal/cid/1360913 |access-date=17 January 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=20 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Transport==
===Railways===
[[File: Aerial view of Muzaffarpur Junction.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Muzaffarpur Junction with sunset view]]
[[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station]] is the main railway junction, with three suburban stations, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Narayanpur Anant (Sherpur), and Jubba Sahni. It is well connected to major cities of Bihar like [[Hajipur]], [[Patna]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Gaya (India)|Gaya]], [[Begusarai]], [[Bettiah]], [[Motihari]] and [[Darbhanga]]. It also connects Muzaffarpur to many metropolitan cities in India like [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], and [[Kolkata]]. Under the Station Redevelopment Program, the Centre has provisioned Rs. 110 crore for the station to make it world class station by 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monu|first=Sanjay Kumar|date=2021-01-06|title=Muzaffarpur Junction is to be developed as World Class Station|url=https://www.muzcorner.in/2021/01/muzaffarpur-junction-world-class-station.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=Muzcorner|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Roads===
[[File: Road connecting New Zero Mile with NH-57.JPG|thumb|Road connecting New Zero Mile with NH-57]]
[[National Highway 57 (India)|National Highway 57]] comes via [[Gorakhpur]], [[Motihari]], Chakia, crosses Muzaffarpur and then goes to [[Darbhanga]], [[Purnia]]. The [[North–South and East-West Corridor|East–West Corridor]] crosses Muzaffarpur thus connecting it to all the major towns and cities in India. [[National Highway 22 (India)|National Highway 22]] starting from [[Hajipur]] passes through Muzaffarpur and connects Muzaffarpur to [[Sitamarhi]]. [[National Highway 28 (India)|National Highway 28]] connects Muzaffarpur to [[Barauni]], all six National Highways having a junction there.

===Airport===
[[Darbhanga Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport, roughly {{convert|64|km|abbr=on}} away by road. Spicejet is currently working from [[Darbhanga Airport]] to different metropolitan cities. [[Patna Airport]] is the nearest international airport, roughly {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} from the city.

==Education==
Muzaffarpur has several educational institutions of repute. Some of the prominent ones are:

===Colleges===
*[[Langat Singh College]]
*[[Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology]]
*[[Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College]]
*[[S.K.J. Law College]]
*[[Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital]]

==Notable people==

*[[Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi]], political activist
*[[Rambriksh Benipuri]] Indian freedom movement activist, eminent writer of [[Hindi literature]]
*[[Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary]], sports spectator and fan of the [[Indian Cricket Team]]
*[[Veena Devi]], Indian politician, Member of 17th Lok Sabha
*[[Devaki Nandan Khatri]], the author of ''Chandrakanta'' (in Hindi)
*[[Arunabh Kumar]], founder and ex-CEO of TVF
*[[Shahbaz Nadeem]], Indian cricketer
*[[Shreya Narayan]], Bollywood actress
*[[Aishwarya Nigam]], a Bollywood playback singer
*[[Rajendra Prasad]], India's first president, worked as a professor of English in [[Langat Singh College]]
*[[Jubba Sahni]], freedom fighter
*[[Subrat Saurabh]], a writer
*[[Uday Shankar (businessman)|Uday Shankar]] media executive and former journalist, president of [[FICCI]], [[The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific]], and chairman of [[Star India]] and [[The Walt Disney Company India]]
*[[Janki Ballabh Shastri]], Hindi poet, writer and critic
*[[Baikunth Shukla]] revolutionary hanged by the British in 1934
*[[Yogendra Shukla]] revolutionary, Indian freedom movement activist, served time at [[Cellular Jail|Kalapani]]
*[[Basawon Singh (Sinha)|Basawon Singh]] revolutionary, Indian freedom movement activist
*[[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]], diplomat and freedom fighter
*[[Dinesh Prasad Singh]], Indian politician
*[[Kishori Sinha]] Indian politician and educationalist
*[[Mridula Sinha]], former Governor of Goa (2014{{ndash}}2019)
*[[Richa Soni]], TV actress
*[[Ajay Nishad]], Indian Politician, Member of 17th Lok Sabha

==See also==
*''[[Appan Samachar]]''
* [[Baba Garib Sthan Mandir]]
* [[Muzaffarpur district]]
* [[List of cities in Bihar]]
* [[Sujini embroidery work of Bihar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://muzaffarpur.nic.in Official website of Muzaffarpur District]
* [http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in Official website of Tirhut Division]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Muzaffarpur|short=x}}

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