Jamalpur, Bihar

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Jamalpur
City
Nickname:  Rail Nagri
Jamalpur Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°18′N 86°30′E / 25.3°N 86.5°E / 25.3; 86.5[1]
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Region	Ang Pradesh
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Jamalpur Municipal Council
Area	90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	151 m (495 ft)
Population [3]	105,221
• Rank	26th in Bihar
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Jamalpurian
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Regional	Angika
Literacy [3]
• Total	87.38%
• Male	92.58%
• Female	81.40%
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811214
Vehicle registration	BR-08
Sex ratio	871 females per 1000 males ♂/♀
Website	www.mungerjamalpur.com

Jamalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated 9 km from the Munger city centre. Jamalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities.It is main railhead for reaching Munger city.

Jamalpur is best known for the Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop, which employs more than 25,000 people at its training institution, The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Annual turnover is Rs. 10.56 billion with 111,485 employees. This is Asia's largest and oldest locomotive railway workshop. The city was established in 1862 during the British Raj, with the Railways Institute forming its cultural hub.