Kharagpur (Munger)
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Kharagpur is a town and a notified area in Munger district
Munger District
Munger district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Munger town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Munger district is a part of Munger Division. Its literacy rate of 73.3% is higher than the state literacy rate of 63.8% and lower than national...

 in the India
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 of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Geography

Kharagpur is located at 25.12°N 86.55°E. It has an average elevation of 48 metres (157 feet).

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Kharagpur had a population of 26,910. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharagpur has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 39%. In Kharagpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
River & Lake

Khargpur having one beautiful Lake known as Khargpur Lake.It is 3 km far from khargpur city in the west direction.

'Bhim Bandh'

This is tourist place for kharagpur hill area. Picnic spot in winter season and You can enjoy spring of hot water.

Kharagpur also has Rameshwar Kund, Kali Mandir which are places of tourist attraction.
It is also said that when the King of Kharagpur - Raja Rahmad Ali,later known Raja Rahmad, when ate betel,it could be seen through his neck. He also made a Masjid there.There is one Mani river in Kharagpur, which never dries.
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