Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur
मुज़फ्फ़रपुर | |
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City | |
Muzaffarpur City Aerial View Bio Fuel Unit Sahu Pokhar P&M Mall Cancer Hospital RamaKrishna Mission Seva Sharam | |
| Nickname: Capital of North Bihar | |
Interactive map of Muzaffarpur | |
| Coordinates: 26°7′21″N 85°23′26″E / 26.12250°N 85.39056°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Tirhut division |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Established | 01 January 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Nirmala Sahu |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Vikram Virkar (IAS) |
| • SP City | Kota Kiran (IPS) |
| • Member of Parliament | Raj Bhushan Choudhary (BJP) |
| • MLA | Ranjan Kumar (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 354,462 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English |
| • Regional | Bajjika |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 842001–842005 |
| Telephone code | 0621 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-06 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:890 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Muzaffarpur, |
| Website | muzaffarpur |
Muzaffarpur ⓘ is a city in the Muzaffarpur district, situated on the banks of the Burhi Gandak River in the Tirhut division of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the administrative headquarters of both the Tirhut division and the Muzaffarpur district. Muzaffarpur is the fourth most populous city in Bihar and is often referred to as the Capital of North Bihar.
The city is renowned for its Shahi lychee, earning it the nickname Lychee Kingdom of India.
A study conducted by the Government of Bihar identified Muzaffarpur, along with Patna, Vaishali, Gaya, and Begusarai, as one of the top five districts in the state in terms of rapid economic growth.