Muzaffarpur district

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Muzaffarpur district
District of Bihar
Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua
Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Tirhut
Headquarters	Muzaffarpur
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Muzaffarpur, Vaishali
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	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
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	85%
• Sex ratio	999
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 57, NH 28, NH 22, NH 102, NH 527C
Website	muzaffarpur.nic.in

Muzaffarpur District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut Division^[1] Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar.