Why visit Munger
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Munger Ganga Bridge (Shri Krishna Setu).
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About Munger
Munger, formerly spelt as Monghyr, is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern India and undivided Bengal during Mughal period and British Raj. It is one of the major political, cultural, educational and commercial centers of Bihar and Eastern India.
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Things to do2
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Munger Ganga Bridge (Shri Krishna Setu)
Bridge · 3.1 km
Bridge in India
Railway Cinema Hall
Cinema and theater · 6.6 km
8F9W+89G, Jamalpur Railway Station Road,, Nayagaon, Jamalpur
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes6
Jai Durga Sweets and Restraunt
Restaurant · Burger, Pizza, Indian, Ice Cream · 6.5 km
Jubli Corner Avantika Cinema Road, Jamalpur
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Jai Bangala Sweet Shop
Restaurant · 6.5 km
Avantika Cinema Corner Avantika Cinema Road, Jamalpur
Where to stay2
History
In classical period (4th-5th century), Munger was known as "Guptagadh" or "Guptagarh". The inscription was found inscribed on a rock at the kasta-harani ghat at the north-western side of the present fort.
In early medieval times, Munger was known as Mudgagiri (Sanskrit Mudgagiri, with no diacritics). The name is derived from Sanskrit mudga, referring to the mung bean, plus giri, meaning hill. Mudgagiri was a royal residence of the Pala Empire. Sometime in the mid-800s, there was a significant battle fought at Mudgagiri between the Palas (possibly under Narayanapala) and the Pratiharas, possibly under Mihira Bhoja. Another Pratihara dynast, a feudatory ruler named Kakka, also took part in the battle, which was part of a Pratihara invasion of Bengal. Later, Munger was mentioned (as Mudgiri) as the residence of the Pala ruler Ramapala. In the 1100s, Mudgagiri seems to have been under Sena rule. A copper plate grant of the Gahadavala ruler Govindachandra indicates that he advanced as far as Mudgagiri in April 1146, and bathed in the Ganges here on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. According to R. D. Banerji, Govindachandra was likely leading a military expedition to Bengal at that point, and the expedition was evidently unsuccessful, leaving eastern Magadha under Sena control.
From the History section of Munger on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship13
Gaytri Mandir
Place of worship · 5.4 km
Gaytri Nagar, Jamalpur Munger Road, Jamalpur
Marwadi Dharamshala Durga Mandir
Place of worship · 6.7 km
Dharamshala Road, Jamalpur
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Eastern Railway Inter College Playground
School · 6.1 km
Gandhi Library Road, Jamalpur
Healthcare5
Map of Munger
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Getting there and nearby towns
Purnea Airport (PXN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 103 km away.
- Jamālpur 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Khagaria 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Bariārpur 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Paria 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Ballia 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Gogri Jamālpur 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Kharagpur 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Sultānganj 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Bakhri 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Begusarai 35 km west, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- MungerFort, Nirajnk11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort of Munger (Main Entrance), Nelgogle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Munger Railway station Pf no1, Nirajnk11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort of Munger (Near Sojhi Ghat), Nelgogle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MungerRailwayStation, Nirajnk11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Munger pool, Avijeetsanusingh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bihar school of yoga, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Eggs of red vented bulbul on Combretum indicum, Saurabhbirla89, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vikramshila express 12367, Nirajnk11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blue sky and water, Nelgogle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "sunset at river Ganga...with magic of spirituality", Gul1086, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS015-E-6949 - View of Bangladesh, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Reparation of wagons, Utkarsh952348, CC0
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