Munger
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Munger town is the headquarters of Munger district
, in the India
n 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 Ganga and known for its pleasant bathing ghats.
See: Munger Fort
See: Munger district
on Mughalsarai
-Howrah loop line. 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.
, attended by people from various countries. People from various nearby place come to various Ganga ghats on religious occasions. The city also see huge crowd during Durga Puja festival.
Munger features 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.
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
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
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....
. 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
Bihar School of Yoga
The Bihar School of Yoga is an internationally acclaimed school of Yoga founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 to fulfill the instruction given by his Guru, Sri Swami Sivananda of propagating the ancient wisdom of yoga from door to door and from shore to shore...
. 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 Ganga and known for its pleasant bathing ghats.
History
See:KarnaKarna
Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga...
See: Munger Fort
Munger Fort
The Munger Fort, located at Munger , in the state of Bihar, India, is built on a rocky hillock on the south bank of the Ganges River. Its history is not completely dated but it is believed that it was built during the early rule of Slave dynasty of India...
See: 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...
Connectivity
Railway : Nearest railway station is JamalpurJamalpur
Jamalpur may refer to:Bangladesh* Jamalpur District* Jamalpur Sadar UpazilaIndia* Jamalpur, Munger, Bihar* Jamalpur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh* Jamalpur , West Bengal...
on Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai is a city and a municipal board in Chandauli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located around 10 km from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction of the Indian Railways. Once, it enjoyed the position of the largest railway marshalling yard of Asia...
-Howrah loop line. 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
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
is served by all major airlines. Nearest international airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose...
in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.
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 JamalpurJamalpur, BiharJamalpur is a town and a municipality in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar.Jamalpur, the name literally means beautiful town and that is a literal description of the place...
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 in front of Gyatri Mandir Jamalpur.This school is Afflicated to CBSE Delhi. Vide Afflication No.330229, School Code No.50145. Which was founded in 2nd Jan.1973.This school is under the aegis of Dr.Kartik Kalyan Trust Maulsiritalle munger Bihar(811201). Principal:- Amitabh Kumar Chairman:- Rachna,Administrator:- Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary:- Chandan Kumar.This school is an English Medium Co-Education Senior Secondary School etc. 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.
- 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 YogaBihar School of Yoga
The Bihar School of Yoga is an internationally acclaimed school of Yoga founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 to fulfill the instruction given by his Guru, Sri Swami Sivananda of propagating the ancient wisdom of yoga from door to door and from shore to shore...
, attended by people from various countries. People from various nearby place come to various Ganga ghats on religious occasions. The city also see huge crowd during Durga Puja festival.
Munger features 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
- Krishna Sinha
- Swami Niranjanananda SaraswatiSwami NiranjananandaSwami Niranjanananda Saraswati is the successor of Paramahamsa Satyananda, founder of Satyananda Yoga, who passed on the worldwide coordination of Satyananda Yoga to Swami Niranjanananda in 1988....
- Swami Satyananda Saraswati
External links
Government- Munger District Website-Government of Bihar India, Munger
- http://munger.nic.in/