Munger

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Munger district.

Munger
—  city  —
Munger Location of Munger in Bihar and India
Coordinates	25°22′52″N 86°27′54″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Munger
Population	213,101 (2011)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 43 metres (141 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 811201 • Telephone • ++91-6344 • Vehicle • BR08-
Website	Munger.bih.nic.in

Munger (Hindi: मुंगेर) town is the headquarters of Munger district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for its manufacturing of iron articles such as firearms and swords. One of the major institutions in Munger is Bihar School of Yoga. It is one of the foremost learning center in the world for Yoga and frequented by people all over the globe. Munger is situated on the banks of the Ganges and known for its pleasant bathing ghats.

History

See:Karna See: Munger Fort See: Munger district

Places of interest

• Bihar School of Yoga
• Sita Kund
• Kastaharni Ghat

Connectivity

Railway : Nearest railway station is Jamalpur on Sahibganj Loop (Kiul Junction-Khana Junction) line on Howrah-Delhi route. It is 8 km from Munger city and well connect with major cities in India with good frequency of express and passenger trains.

Airport : Munger has a small airport with no commercial service and used only for VIP movements. Nearest domestic airport with commercial service is Patna airport around 180 km away. Patna is served by all major airlines. Nearest international airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.

Road : Munger is connected with NH-80 and various state highways.

Education

Munger has many good schools, colleges and Institution.

• Schools - New Era Public School, Notre Dame Academy in Jamalpur and Munger, Saraswati Vidya Mandir, DAV Public School, St. Xavier's School,Eastern Railway High School Jamalpur, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Little Angels School, S.K.D. Memorial Public School,Arya Bal Shanti Niketan Junior Branch Maulsiritalle Munger and Senior Branch Munger - Jamalpur Road Jamalpur. The oldest school in the district is the Zila School (formerly Government English School) which was founded in 1854. There are two girls' schools, Baijnath Girls School and Balmiki Rajniti Balika Vidyalaya, Madhopur, in Munger town. Govt school like Model High School, etc.

• Colleges - R.D. & D.J. College, Balmiki Rajniti Mahila Mahavidyalaya, J.R.S. College are institutes for higher education. R.D. & D.J. College is one of the oldest and renowned College in the Bihar and Eastern India Zone. The alumni of these institutes are now working all over world and have brought laurels to the district.

Tourism

The biggest tourist attraction in Munger is Bihar School of Yoga, attended by people from various countries.

People from various nearby place come to various Ganges ghats on religious occasions. The city also see huge crowd during Durga Puja festival.

Kastaharni Ghat is one of various bathing ghats on the Ganges and religiously the most significant. This is one of the few places where the Ganges meanders and flows in the northern direction (Uttarvahini Ganges). Because of this it is considered very auspicious by Hindu believers.

Chandika Asthan is one of the sixty-four shakti peeths spread across India and is situated on the north-east corner of Munger. It sees a huge crowd of devotees all round the year and specially during Navratras.

Munger has one of the oldest railway manufacturing units and also the ITC Tobacco factory.

Earlier spelled Monghyr and now Munger it has a rich and glorious past and stories abound. Madarsa Rahmania is the largest Islamic School in the state.

Bhimbandh and Kharagpur Lake are great picnic spot. It has a stream of hot water coming from the mountains nearby and one stream of cold water also, both the streams merge here only and then are later joined in ganges river.

Famous personalities

• Vishal Kumar
• Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
• Swami Satyananda Saraswati

External links

• Munger District-Official Website
• Munger District Photos
• Posts from District Magistrate Munger
• Munger District on Facebook

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.