Munger District

Bihar

Munger district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Munger. It covers 1,419 sq km and had a population of 13,67,765 at the 2011 census, a density of 964 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Munger
Area
1,419 sq km
Population
13.68 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
964 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.46%
Sex Ratio
876
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Munger District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Munger district.

Total Population
13.68 Lakh
Male Population
7.29 Lakh
Female Population
6.39 Lakh
Rural Population
9.87 Lakh
Urban Population
3.81 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12,100
Literacy Rate
70.46%
Population Density
964 /km²
Sex Ratio
876
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 77.74%Female literacy 62.08%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Munger district.

3
Tehsils
9
Blocks
101
Nyay Panchayats
101
Gram Panchayats
890
Villages
Headquarters
Munger
Languages
Hindi, Angika
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25.37° N, 86.47° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Munger

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Munger

Constituency No. 28 · General
Primary
RS
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
Janata Dal (United)
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Munger
  • Jamalpur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Munger

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Tarapur
No. 164
RS
Rajeev Kumar Singh
Janata Dal (United)
MLA
Munger
No. 165 · Munger
PK
Pranav Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jamalpur
No. 166 · Munger
AS
Ajay Kumar Singh
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Munger

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Munger district.

  • RS
    Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MP
    Munger · No. 28
  • RS
    Rajeev Kumar Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Tarapur · No. 164
  • PK
    Pranav Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Munger · No. 165
  • AS
    Ajay Kumar Singh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Jamalpur · No. 166

Election History

Lok Sabha

Munger · No. 28

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaJD(U)Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
    Votes 5,50,146Vote share 54.88%Margin 80,870
    1. 1. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh · JD(U)5,50,146 (54.88%)
    2. 2. Anita Devi · RJD4,69,276 (46.81%)
    3. 3. Gopal Kumar · Independent12,410 (1.24%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaJD(U)Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
    Votes 5,28,762Vote share 51.03%Margin 1,67,937
    1. 1. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh · JD(U)5,28,762 (51.03%)
    2. 2. Nilam Devi · INC3,60,825 (34.82%)
    3. 3. Anil Kumar · Independent18,210 (1.76%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaLok Jan Shakti PartyVeena Devi
    Votes 3,52,911Vote share 38.58%Margin 1,09,084
    1. 1. Veena Devi · Lok Jan Shakti Party3,52,911 (38.58%)
    2. 2. Lalan Singh · JD(U)2,43,827 (26.65%)
    3. 3. Farid Khan · RJD1,82,400 (19.94%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
Munger
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 28
3 Assembly
No. 164, 165, 166

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Munger District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Munger
Area
1,419 sq km
Population
13.68 Lakh
Population density
964 per km²
Sex ratio
876 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
70.46%
Languages
Hindi, Angika
Tehsils
3
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
101
Villages
890
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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