Munger district

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Munger district
District of Bihar
Hills near Jamalpur
Location of Munger district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Munger
Established	3 December 1834
Headquarters	Munger
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Munger
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Tarapur, Jamalpur and Munger
Area
• Total	1,419.7 km2 (548.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,367,765
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	73.30 per cent
• Sex ratio	879
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	811201 to 811214 , 813201
Telephone code	+91-6344 ; +91-6342
Vehicle registration	BR-08
Major highways	NH-33, NH-333 , NH-333B
Average annual precipitation	1146 mm
Website	munger.nic.in

Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. The city of Munger is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the state literacy rate of 63.8%, but lower than national rate of 74.04%.

The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Avaneesh Kumar Singh , IAS. Rajeev Rajan Singh Urf Lalan Singh is the district's MP.