Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut Division[1] Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar.
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Muzaffarpur district | |
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District of Bihar | |
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![]() Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar | |
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State | Bihar |
Division | Tirhut |
Headquarters | Muzaffarpur |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Gaighat, Aurai, Minapur, Bochahan, Sakra, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur, Kanti, Baruraj, Paroo, Sahebganj |
Area | |
• Total | 3,173 km2 (1,225 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,801,062 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | ![]() |
• Sex ratio | 900 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 57, NH 28, NH 22, NH 102, NH 527C |
Website | muzaffarpur |
Muzaffarpur was a part of the ancient Vajjika League, one of the principal mahājanapadas of Ancient India.
Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike among whom were Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi, George Fernandes, Janki Ballabh Shastri, a great Maithili writer Parmanandan Shashtri and Devesh Chandra Thakur. Bajjika and Maithili languages are spoken in the district.
In 1972 both Sitamarhi and Vaishali districts were split from Muzaffarpur.[2]
Muzaffarpur district is served by rivers Gandak, Budhi Gandak, Bagmati and Lakhandei. Many streams pass through the district. The area has been prone to floods. The district lies in the fertile region of Gangetic plain. Muzaffarpur district occupies an area of 3,175.9 square kilometres (1,226.2 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada's Mansel Island.[4]
No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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88 | Gaighat | Niranjan Roy | Rashtriya Janata Dal | MGB | |||
89 | Aurai | Ram Surat Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |||
90 | Minapur | Rajeev Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal | MGB | |||
91 | Bochahan | Amar Kumar Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | MGB | Won in 2022 by-poll necessitated after the death of Musafir Paswan. | ||
92 | Sakra | Ashok Kumar Choudhary | Janata Dal (United) | MGB | |||
93 | Kurhani | Anil Kumar Sahni | Rashtriya Janata Dal | MGB | |||
94 | Muzaffarpur | Bijendra Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | MGB | |||
95 | Kanti | Mohammad Israil Mansuri | Rashtriya Janata Dal | MGB | |||
96 | Baruraj | Arun Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |||
97 | Paroo | Ashok Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |||
98 | Sahebganj | Raju Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Switched from VIP to BJP[5] |
GDP Per capita Income of Muzaffarpur is $2,507 and total GDP of District is $5 Billion as by 2021 Reports which is 4.7% of Bihar GDP.[6]
The litchi crop, which is available from May to June, is mainly cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts, in an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year. Litchi is exported to big cities like Bombay, Kolkata and to other countries. India's share in the world litchi market amounts to less than 1%. The name of the litchi produced in quality.[7]
It has many industries ranging from small to big. Prabhat Zarda Factory, Ganesh Foundries Limited, Bharat Wagon and Engineering, N.T.P.C., Kanti Thermal Power Station, Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd., Muzaffarpur – a unit of IDPL, units of Leather Development Corporation, Muzaffarpur Dairy, a unit of the Bihar State Dairy Corporation unit Bihar State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd., Muzaffarpur producing Sudha brand packaged milk are the major industries located in Muzaffarpur city and its periphery. The above industries have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of small industries including a few cottage industries. The most important item that is manufactured in Muzaffarpur town is railway wagon. Muzaffarpur city is an important centre for the wholesale cloth trade. Agriculture-based industries such as sugar mills and Britannia Biscuits have newly been established in city.[8]
According to the 2011 census Muzaffarpur district has a population of 4,801,062,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore[9] or the US state of Alabama.[10] This gives it a ranking of 24th th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,514 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,920/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.14%. Muzaffarpur has a sex ratio of 900 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.66% and 0.12% of the population respectively.[11]
Religions in Muzaffarpur district (2011) | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hindus | 84.00% | |||
Muslims | 15.53% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.47% |
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 48.33% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 39.01% spoke Western Maithili, 7.65% Urdu and 3.54% Bhojpuri.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 1,078,094 | — |
1911 | 1,113,058 | +0.32% |
1921 | 1,077,631 | −0.32% |
1931 | 1,150,419 | +0.66% |
1941 | 1,269,186 | +0.99% |
1951 | 1,377,181 | +0.82% |
1961 | 1,598,346 | +1.50% |
1971 | 1,909,059 | +1.79% |
1981 | 2,357,388 | +2.13% |
1991 | 2,953,903 | +2.28% |
2001 | 3,746,714 | +2.41% |
2011 | 4,801,062 | +2.51% |
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Mansel Island 3,180km2
Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
Alabama 4,779,736
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