Muzaffarpur

city in Bihar state, India

Muzaffarpur is a city in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, India.[1] In 2011, there was 393,724 people living there.[1] It is known for farming and growing crops.[3] The current city was established in 1875 during the British Raj by Muzaffar Khan hence giving its name Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur
City
Muzaffarpur Skyline near Motijhil Flyover
Muzaffarpur Skyline near Motijhil Flyover
Muzaffarpur is located in Bihar
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Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur is located in India
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Muzaffarpur is located in Asia
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Coordinates: 26°7′21″N 85°23′26″E / 26.12250°N 85.39056°E / 26.12250; 85.39056
Country India
StateBihar
RegionTirhut
DistrictMuzaffarpur district
Established1875
Municipal CorporationMuzaffarpur Municipal Corporation
Government
 • Member of ParliamentAjay Nishad
 • Member of Legislative CouncilDinesh Prasad Singh
 • Member of Legislative AssemblySuresh Sharma
 • MayorSuresh Kumar
Area
 • Total93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total393,724
 • Rank4th (Bihar)
127th (India)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
842001-05
Telephone code0621
Vehicle registrationBR-06
Sex ratio890 (females per thousand males)[1]/
Literacy85.16%[1]
Lok Sabha constituencyMuzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMuzaffarpur
Websitemuzaffarpur.bih.nic.in

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. "Bihar's famous Shahi litchi to get GI tag soon".