MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT PROFILE

Muzaffarpur district, ‘The Land of Leechi’ was created in 1875 for administrative convenience by splitting up the earlier district of Tirhut. Now, Muzaffarpur district is a part of Tirhut division.

The present district of Muzaffarpur came into existence during the 18th century and is named after Muzaffar Khan, an Afghan revenue officer under the British. In 1972, the districts of Sitamarhi and Vaishali were split off from Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur is bounded by the districts of East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Vaishali Saran, Darbhanga, Samastipur, West Saran and Gopalganj.

Muzaffarpur is one of the many gateways to Nepal. The important rivers flowing through the district are Bagmati, Gandak, Burhi

Gandak, and Lakhandeyee

INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND According to the Ramayana, King Janak ruled Videha, which is the traditional name

for northern Bihar including east Bihar.

Muzaffarpur’s recorded history dates back to the rise of Vajji republic, a confederation of eight clans of which the Lichchhavis were the most powerful and influential. Muzaffarpur was successively under the control of Harshavardhan, the Pala kings, Chedi kings, the Sena dynasty, Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and Sikandar Lodi.

Under the mighty Mughal empire, a separate Subah of Bihar was constituted and Tirhut formed a part of it.

The East India Company got control over whole of Bihar after its victory in the battle of Buxar in 1764.

Muzaffarpur played a prominent role in India’s freedom struggle.

During India’s freedom movement, the first bomb was exploded in Muzaffarpur in 1908. Khudiram Bose, an 18 year-old Bengali revolutionary, was hanged for throwing a bomb at the carriage of Pringle Kennedy who was mistaken for Kingsford, the district judge of Muzaffarpur. The intrepidity of Khudiram Bose and his companion Prafulla Chandra Chaki aroused the nationalist spirit of the country and stirred political awakening.

The visit of Mahatma Gandhi to Muzaffarpur district in December 1920 and again in January 1927 had tremendous political effect in arousing the latent nationalist feelings of the people and the district played a prominent role in the country’s struggle for freedom

Muzaffarpur city is the administrative headquarters of Muzaffarpur district. Muzaffarpur district comprises of 2 sub-divisions, namely East and West which

is divided into 16 municipal blocks.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Total number of Gram Panchayats in Muzaffarpur district: 387. Total number of villages in Muzaffarpur district : 1813.

Muzaffarpur is a rapidly growing city, the primary occupation of the people being agriculture.

Muzaffarpur is one of the largest commercial and educational centres in North Bihar.

Clothes and food-grains are traded between Nepal and Muzaffarpur. Motijheel is the main shopping area.

Muzaffarpur is the main industrial hub of the Mithila region. It has many industries ranging from small to big

ECONOMIC PROFILE

o Aurai o Bochahan o Bandra o Gaighat o Katra o Minapur

o Muraul o Mushahari o Sakra o Kanti o Kurahant o Marwan

o Motipur o Paroo o Sahebganj o Saraiya

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Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population 4801062

Population density 1537.54 per sq. km

Population growth 27.54%

Sex ratio 900 per 1000 male

Literacy rate 65.68%

Languages spoken Vajjika and Hindi

GEOGRAPHIC

Coordinates Latitude: 25º54' to 26º23‘ North Longitude: 84º53‘ to 85º45‘ East

Temperature 44° C (Max.) 05° C (Min.)

Average rainfall 118.7 mm

Area 3122.56 sq. km

Height above sea level 170 meters

INDUSTRIAL

Registered industrial units 10434

Registered medium & large units 03

No. of industrial areas 10430

Types of industries Agro based, wood & wooden based furniture, mineral based, metal based, electrical machinery, repairing & servicing, readymade garments based, chemical/ chemical based etc.

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur, official website of district

Muzaffarpur is predominantly an agricultural district. There are various small and big industries such as leather, dairy, engineering,

etc., in the district which have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of smaller industries including a few cottage industries.

There is potential for agro based industries in the district

INVESTMENT

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

There is an industrial area situated at Muzaffarpur. The main industries located in Muzaffarpur city and its periphery are

Prabhat Zarda Factory. Bharat Wagon and Engineering Ltd. National Thermal Power Corporation Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd. A unit of Indian Drug Pharmaceutical Limited Units of Leather Development Corporation. Unit of Bihar State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd, which

produces Sudha brand packaged milk

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Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

Registered industrial units 10434

Total industrial units 10434

Registered medium & large units 03

Estimated avg. no. of daily workers employed in small scale industries

05

Employment in large and medium industries

250

No. of industrial areas 01

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA

Long ago, Muzaffarpur district was famous for hand-woven textiles, sugar cane, and other products. Today, the railway wagon industry is the landmark of Muzaffarpur town.

Muzaffarpur is the commercial hub of North Bihar and the wholesale market of Mumbai, Surat and Ahmedabad. It is an important centre for wholesale cloth trade.

Suta patti is famous for textile mills. The commercial hub of Muzaffarpur is Motijheel, Kalyani Chowk, Sarriya Ganj, Jawaharlal Road, Bela Industrial Area, Club Road, Islampur, Shafi Daudi Market, Andi Gola, Chata Bazar, Company Bagh, Tilak Maidan Road, Juran Chapra, Bank Road, Mithanpura, Aam Gola, etc.

There is an industrial estate named Bela Industrial Area, in Muzaffarpur district with an acquired land of 392.22 hectares.

No. of plots are developed in this industrial area: 267 .

No. of units are produced: 124 .

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS

Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh)

Agro based 1536 25800.86 Ready-made garments & embroidery 1159 5609.56 Wood/wooden based furniture 1452 8947.58 Paper & paper products 120 250.35 Leather based 60 120.65 Chemical/chemical based 621 450.32 Rubber, plastic & petro based 15 100.35 Mineral based 667 561.23 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 360 456 Engineering units 645 1200.45 Electrical machinery and transport equipment 600 1400.21 Repairing & servicing 669 800.26 Others 2638 3008.56 Total 10542 48706.38

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INFRASTRUCTURE

There is an industrial area present in Muzaffarpur Total no. of hospitals and health centers: 541 Total no. of commercial banks and financial institutions: 210 Educational institutes

No. of primary school – 2225 No. of middle school – 420 No. of secondary and senior secondary school – 156 No. of colleges – 21 Technical university - 01

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

Muzaffarpur lies in the great Indo-Gangetic plain and the soil is highly fertile, soft and well drained. The district is dotted with ponds, streams, and ox-bow lakes and the water-table is just 20 ft. below ground level.

The land use is mainly for agriculture and horticulture. Litchees, mangoes and bananas are abundantly grown in numerous private fruit orchards. Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi litchi which has a unique flavour and fragrance due to the soil condition in Bochaha and Mushahari blocks of Muzaffarpur.

Principal crops are rice, wheat, pulses, jute, maize and oil seeds. Vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, onion, tomato, radish, carrot, beetroot, etc., are also grown. Sugar cane, potato and barley are some of the non-cereal crops grown.

Agro based industries have a good opportunity in Muzaffarpur district

Other Industries

Prabhat Zarda Factory, Ganesh Foundaries Limited, Bharat Wagon and Engineering Ltd., Indian Drug Pharmaceutical Limited Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd., Leather Development Corporation, Muzaffarpur Dairy

POTENTIAL INDUSTRY

IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS

•Principal products manufactured in the cluster- Lahathi(Lac bangles)

•No. of functional units in the cluster - 150 •Turnover of the cluster - Rs. 75 lakh •Employment in cluster - 1100 •Average investment in plant & machinery - Rs. 0.50

Lakh

Lahathi (lac bangle) Cluster, Rampur Bakhari and Chainpur

Bangra

•Principal products manufactured in the cluster – Shoes, Chappal, Sandal

•No. of functional units in the cluster – 80 •Turnover of the cluster – Rs. 288 Lakh •Employment in cluster – 700 •Average investment in plant & machinery – Rs. 0.25

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Leather Cluster, Muzaffarpur

Medium Scale Enterprises

•M/s. Raj Agro Food Products Limited ( Flour Mill)

•M/s. Mangalam Biscuits, Kanti,Muzaffarpur

Micro & Small Enterprise

•Agro based products •Water treatment plants •Readymade garments •Restaurants •Lac bangle units •Leechi processing plant •Honey processing units •Beauty parlor/saloon •Ladies boutique etc.

Major Clusters

•Leechi cluster

Service Enterprises

•Coaching industry •Transportation •Hotels/ restaurant •Beauty parlours/

Saloon •Health gym etc.

LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

Indian Drug Pharmaceutical Limited Bharat Wagon, Muzaffarpur National Thermal Power Corporation

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

S. No.

Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

1. Provisional Registration Certificate (EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II)

District Industries Centre, Muzaffarpur

2. Identification of Project Profiles, techno-economic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.

MSME Development Institute - Muzaffarpur

3. Land and Industrial shed BIADA – Patna, Muzaffarpur 4. Financial Assistance All commercial/ lead Bank 5. For raw materials under Govt.

Supply National Small Industries Corporation, Patna

6. Plant and machinery under hire/ purchase basis.

National Small Industries Corporation, Kankarbagh, Patna

7. Power/ Electricity Bihar State Electricity Board 8. Technical Know–how. Director, MSME-DI, Muzaffarpur 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard

10. Marketing /Export Assistance Director, MSME-DI, Muzaffarpur

STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Ra

ilway

•Muzaffarpur is linked with Hajipur, Darbhanga and East Champaran • Nearest Railway Station: Muzaffarpur junction

Road

•Muzaffarpur is efficiently linked with Patna, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Samastipur, East Champaran through National Highways NH 57, NH 57A, NH 102

Airp

ort

•Nearest airport is at Patna

EDUCATION

There are many schools and colleges in the district. There are numerous government and private schools, affiliated to CBSE, ICSE and

Bihar board for secondary and higher secondary studies Institutions of higher education are Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology,

Government Polytechnic, Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Mahant Darshan Das Mahila Mahavidyalaya, etc.

HERITAGE & TOURISM

Muzaffarpur city has old temples like Garib Sthan Mandir, Ramna Devi Mandir, Kalibarichi.

Also famous are Jubba Sahni Park, Gandhi Koop, Hazrat Bilal Mosque, Brahampura Kamaal Shah Mazaar in Purani Bazaar, National Litchi Research Centre at Rahua, and Litchi gardens of Bochaha, Jhapaha and Mushahari.

The birth place of Lord Mahavir, the 24th Jain Tirthankar at Baso Kund under Saraiya block has a full-fledged Prakrit Institute which attracts visitors from across the world.

Udyog Mitra, Dept. of Industries Govt. of Bihar Ground Floor, Indira Bhawan, RCS Path, Patna, Bihar 800 001. Tel : +91 612 2532695 Fax : +91 612 2532695 Email: info@udyogmitrabihar.com

Industries Department 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800 015

www.udyogmitrabihar.com