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Sign in to saveMunger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern India and undivided Bengal during Mughal period and British Raj. It is one of the major political, cultural, educational and commercial centers of Bihar and Eastern India. Munger is situated about east of capital city Patna, about west of Eastern India's largest city Kolkata and from country's capital New Delhi.
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Munger is a city and Municipal Corporation in India, serving as the capital of Munger district in the state of Bihar. The city has a population of 213,303 and covers an area of 68 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 43 meters above sea level and shares a border with Bhagalpur.
Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, Munger operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone. The local postal code is 811201, and the dialing code is 6344. The city is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Munger
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 213,303
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Munger
- Settlement.nickname
- Yoga Nagri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Munger
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Division
- Settlement.founder
- Chandragupta II
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1834
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Munger Nagar Nigam
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
thumb|9th century copper plate with inscription of Emperor Devapal
Buy
Very cheap and good quality guns. Amazing but true at one side this town gives you peace in Bihar School of Yoga but violence in its great gun factories. It also has cigarette factories.
Eat
Extremely delicate cuisines of the city, available only in Munger are Parwal-ki-Mithai and Mutter-Pump. These two mouth watering dishes is beloved by every netizens of the district and are oblivious on the globe.
Biharis are fond of food such as Litti chokha and Murga bhat (chicken and rice).
Various places to eat are: Shivam, Rimjhim, Madras Coffee House, Sudha; many other restaurants are there.
There's a saying that at every corner you can find a man eating something at a place of eating, Don't forget to have a delicious break fast here that is puri sabji and jalebi.
Munger is also famous for jalebis, rasgullas and creamchops.
Have a nice meal at Yoga Ashram (BSY).
And always have an egg roll in the evening at any road side joint.
Drink
Lassi is a very healthy drink you can get it anywhere in Munger.
Alcohol is banned in Bihar. Taari can be useful if consumed early morning before sunrise.
Stay safe
100 in any case of emergency. You can not trust strangers here.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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