Munger

District in Bihar

Population

13.7 Lakh

State: 10.4 Crore

Area

1,358 km²

Literacy Rate

58.6%

State: 50.4%

Sex Ratio

876

State: 918

Density

1,007 /km²

State: 1,149 /km²

Munger is a district in Bihar with a population of 13.7 Lakh spread across 1,358 sq km. Its literacy rate of 58.6% is above the state average of 50.4% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 876 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 918.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

1,007 /km²

▼

1,149 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

876

▼

918

943

Literacy Rate

58.6%

▲

50.4%

63.0%

SC Population

13.4%

▼

15.9%

16.6%

ST Population

1.6%

▲

1.3%

8.7%

Worker Participation

31.2%

▼

33.4%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

35.5%

▼

42.6%

33.2%

Child Wasting

26.7%

▲

24.2%

18.4%

Underweight Children

39.5%

▼

41.7%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

74.3%

▲

70.1%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

71.4%

▲

64.7%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

73.4%

▲

72.4%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

93.2%

▲

77.8%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

62.8%

▲

49.5%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

59.4%

▲

36.4%

54.6%

Health Insurance

15.2%

▲

14.1%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

97.7%

▼

99.0%

93.6%

Electricity Access

98.4%

▲

96.5%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

34.7%

▼

41.1%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

9.6%

▼

11.2%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

13.6%

▼

16.4%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

29.4%

▲

26.9%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

19.0 per 1k pop

▲

18.4 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

26k

▼

53.4k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

26.4%

▲

25.1%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

4245 per lakh

▲

3299 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

64.5%

▲

61.1%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.57

▼

0.74

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

27.0 per lakh

▼

56.2 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

0.0 per lakh

▼

7.6 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

Climate Vulnerability

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Climate Vulnerability Index

0.63

▼

0.65

0.56

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	7.3 L	14.3 L	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	2.6 L	5 L	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	4.7 L	8.3 L	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	1.2 L	2.6 L	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	97,195	2.3 L	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	10,995	17,960.947	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	3.3 L	6.6 L	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	25,129	1.2 L	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	61,386	1.9 L	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	1.1 L	1.2 L	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	876.115	918.45	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	921.73	935.865	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	13.6	16.4	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	29.4	26.9	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres	19	10.1	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools	282	211.053	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking	34	39.4	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	35.5%	42.6%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	26.7%	24.2%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	39.5%	41.7%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	74.3%	70.1%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	71.4%	64.7%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	73.4%	72.4%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	93.2%	77.8%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	62.8%	49.5%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	59.4%	36.4%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	15.2%	14.1%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	97.7%	99.0%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	98.4%	96.5%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	92.6%	92.9%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	69.5%	57.6%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	44.4%	28.6%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	34.7%	41.1%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	9.6%	11.2%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	80.2%	59.0%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	36.8%	25.9%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	21.8%	10.1%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	60.3%	57.5%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	58.7%	57.1%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	18.3%	17.9%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	21.8%	16.0%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	40.9%	48.9%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	4,244.954	3,298.621	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	64.5%	61.1%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	53.0%	48.4%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.6	0.7	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	58,061	96,440.703	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	11.6%	11.5%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	39.1%	34.9%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	0.6	0.6	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	45.7	42.4	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	0.3	0.3	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	54	60.9	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	0.4	0.4	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	92.0%	90.4%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	49.3%	69.5%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.4	0.1	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	-11.1	2.7	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	117.952	159.998	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.0	0.1	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	—	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.4	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.6	0.9	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.0	0.0	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	19.0	18.4	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	25,983	53,449.132	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	26.4%	25.1%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.3%	0.5%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	27	56.2	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	—	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	—	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	65	94.2	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	8	40.5	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	—	7.6	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	3.5	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	33	59.1	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	2	2.9	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	1.5	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Munger district?

Munger has a population of 13.7 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 1,007 people per sq km across 1,358 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Munger?

Munger has a literacy rate of 58.6%, which is above the Bihar average of 50.4% and below the national average of 63.0%.

How does Munger compare to Bihar?

Munger has a sex ratio of 876 (below state average of 918) and a literacy rate of 58.6% (above state average of 50.4%).

What data sources are used for Munger?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)