Muzaffarpur district
| Muzaffarpur, ضلع مظفر پور district | |
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| District of Bihar | |
 Location of Muzaffarpur, ضلع مظفر پور district in Bihar |
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| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Administrative division | Tirhut |
| Headquarters | Muzaffarpur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali |
| • Assembly seats | Gaighat, Aurai, Minapur, Bochahan, Sakra, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur, Kanti, Baruraj, Paroo, Sahebganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,173 km2 (1,225 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,801,062 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 65.8 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 900 |
| Major highways | NH 57, NH 28, NH 77, NH 102, NH 527C |
| Website | Official website |
Muzaffarpur District (Hindi: मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर ज़िला) is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Muzaffarpur city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Muzaffarpur district is a part of Tirhut Division (Tirhut).
Muzaffarpur is one of the largest commercial and educational center in North Bihar. It is famous for litchis which is a fruit famous for its juicy taste. Muzaffarpur is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Muzaffarpur. The district occupies an area of 3173 km² and has a population of 3,743,836 (as of 2001). Mark Twain, while on way to Kathmandu, stayed in the local Muzaffarpur Club and relished this beautiful East Indian City.
As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Bihar (out of 38), after Patna and East Champaran.
Muzaffarpur district was created in 1875 for the sake of administrative convenience by splitting up the earlier district of Tirhut. The present district of Muzaffarpur came to its existence in the 18th century and named after Muzaffar Khan, an Amil (Revenue Officer) under British Dynasty. Purbi Champaran and Sitamarhi districts on North, on the South Vaishali and Saran districts, on the East Darbhanga and Samastipur districts and on the West Saran and Gopalganj districts surround Muzaffarpur.
According to the Ramayana, King Janaka, the father of Sita ruled Videha, which is a traditional name for the entire region including eastern Nepal and northern Bihar. Sitamarhi, a town in this region, ascribes to the Hindu mythological belief where Sita sprang to life out of an earthen pot at nearby Punaura dham, while Rajarshi Janak was tilling the land from haleshwar to westwards. Sita was to become the wife of Rama, the central figure in the Ramayana.
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