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Munger division
Munger division | |
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Division of Bihar | |
 Location of Munger division in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 24°45′N 85°00′E / 24.750°N 85.000°ECoordinates: 24°45′N 85°00′E / 24.750°N 85.000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Headquarters | Munger |
| Districts | Munger, Begusarai, Khagaria, Jamui, Lakhisarai and Sheikhpura |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Daya Nidhan Pandey |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,362,742 |
| Website | munger |
Munger division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Munger is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of Munger district, Jamui district, Khagaria district, Lakhisarai district, Begusarai district and Sheikhpura district. Earlier all these districts were part of Munger (earlier known as Monghyr) district.[1][2]
History[edit]
Munger has seen five districts partitioned off from its territory: Begusarai in 1972;[3] Khagaria in 1988;[3] and Jamui in 1991;[4] and Lakhisarai district and Sheikhpura in 1994.[5][6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Districts Of Munger Commissionary". Official website of Munger division. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "Lakhisarai DM told to suspend circle officer". The Times of India. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ "Welcome To District Jamui,(Bihar) Website". jamui.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome To District Lakhisarai,(Bihar) Website". lakhisarai.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "This is the official website of District Administration of Sheikhpura, State Government of Bihar(India)". sheikhpura.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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