Munger District, Bihar

Munger is an administrative district in Bihar, India. The district is located about 180 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is in Munger. Hindi and Maithili are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,419 km², including 1,377.54 km² of rural area and 41.46 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Munger District

Munger District is divided into 9 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 938 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Asarganj7259.88
2Bariarpur45159.66
3Dharhara188287.92
4Jamalpur12289.74
5Kharagpur135336.86
6Munger162258.53
7Sangrampur7287.77
8Tarapur8270.12
9Tetiha Bambor6068.53

Population of Munger District

According to the 2011 Census, Munger District had a population of 13,67,765 people living in 2,63,171 households. The population comprised 7,29,041 males and 6,38,724 females, with an average population density of 964 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population13,67,7659,87,6453,80,120
Male Population7,29,0415,27,2992,01,742
Female Population6,38,7244,60,3461,78,378
Total Households2,63,1711,92,16171,010
Population Density964 / km²717 / km²9,168 / km²

Munger District had 8,01,817 literate people and 2,29,860 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,83,846 and 21,404 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,29,8601,76,62753,233
Literate Population8,01,8175,37,0212,64,796
Illiterate Population5,65,9484,50,6241,15,324
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,83,8461,48,71335,133
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population21,40419,5481,856

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.