Muzaffarpur district

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.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur district
District of Bihar
Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua
Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua
Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar
Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionTirhut
HeadquartersMuzaffarpur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesMuzaffarpur, Vaishali
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesGaighat, Aurai, Minapur, Bochahan, Sakra, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur, Kanti, Baruraj, Paroo, Sahebganj
Area
 • Total3,173 km2 (1,225 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,801,062
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demographics
 • LiteracyIncrease 85%
 • Sex ratio999
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 57, NH 28, NH 22, NH 102, NH 527C
Websitemuzaffarpur.nic.in

History

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 Hindi writer, Parmanandan Shashtri and Devesh Chandra Thakur.

In 1972 both Sitamarhi and Vaishali districts were split from Muzaffarpur.[2]

Geography

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]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Muzaffarpur 88 Gaighat Niranjan Roy RJD MGB
89 Aurai Ram Surat Rai BJP NDA
90 Minapur Munna Yadav RJD MGB
91 Bochahan Musafir Paswan VIP NDA Died in November 2021
Amar Kumar Paswan RJD MGB Won in 2022 by-poll necessitated after the death of Musafir Paswan.
92 Sakra Ashok Kumar Choudhary JD(U) MGB
93 Kurhani Anil Kumar Sahni RJD MGB Disqualified on 14 October 2022 after criminal conviction[5]
Kedar Prasad Gupta BJP NDA Won by-poll in 2022.[6]
94 Muzaffarpur Bijendra Chaudhary INC MGB
95 Kanti Mohammad Israil Mansuri RJD MGB
96 Baruraj Arun Kumar Singh BJP NDA
97 Paroo Ashok Kumar Singh BJP NDA
98 Sahebganj Raju Kumar Singh BJP NDA Switched from VIP to BJP[7]

Administrative divisions

There are 16 blocks under Muzaffarpur District:[8]

Census Location Code Block Name Population (2011)
01199 Sahebganj 241,438
01200 Baruraj (Motipur) 406,795
01201 Paroo 361,662
01202 Saraiya 331,651
01203 Marwan 164,858
01204 Kanti 272,858
01205 Minapur 340,925
01206 Bochaha 245,659
01207 Aurai 290,545
01208 Katra 244,823
01209 Gaighat 259,719
01210 Bandra 124,057
01211 Dholi (Moraul) 90,490
01212 Musahri 683,073
01213 Kurhani 435,676
01214 Sakra 306,833

Economy

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.[9]

Lychee
Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur

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.[10]

Industry

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.[11]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,078,094—    
19111,113,058+0.32%
19211,077,631−0.32%
19311,150,419+0.66%
19411,269,186+0.99%
19511,377,181+0.82%
19611,598,346+1.50%
19711,909,059+1.79%
19812,357,388+2.13%
19912,953,903+2.28%
20013,746,714+2.41%
20114,801,062+2.51%
source:[12]
Religions in Muzaffarpur district (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 84.00%
Islam
 
 15.53%
Other or not stated
 
 0.47%

According to the 2011 census Muzaffarpur district has a population of 4,801,062,[14] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore[15] or the US state of Alabama.[16] 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.[14]

Languages

Languages of Muzaffarpur district (2011)[17]

  Hindi (48.33%)
  'Other' Hindi (39.02%)
  Urdu (7.65%)
  Bhojpuri (3.54%)
  Maithili (1.33%)
  Others (0.13%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 48.33% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 7.65% Urdu, 3.54% Bhojpuri and 1.33% Maithili as their first language. 39.01% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Hindi, mainly Bajjika.[17] mainly Bajjika is the local language of Muzaffarpur district.[18]

References
  1. "District Muzaffarpur, Government of Bihar | India". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. "Muzaffarpur Geographical At a Glance". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Mansel Island 3,180km2
  5. "Bihar: RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahni disqualified upon conviction by CBI court". www.telegraphindia.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. "BJP wins from Kurhani". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. "District Development Report" (PDF).
  10. "7. LYCHEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA". Fao.org. 31 May 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  11. "Muzaffarpur History | Muzaffarpur Geography | Muzaffarpur Climate | Muzaffarpur Economy | Muzaffarpur Demographics | Prominent People Born in Muzaffarpur". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  12. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  13. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. "District Census Handbook: Muzaffarpur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  15. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
  16. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Alabama 4,779,736
  17. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  18. Thakur 'Chakor', Mahesh. JAROOR KOI BAAT BAA (in Hindi). Sarv Bhasha Trust. ISBN 978-93-91414-74-0.
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