8 Facts About Muzaffarpur

1. Muzaffarpur is an important centre for the wholesale cloth trade.

2. Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike among whom were Rajendra Prasad, George Fernandes, Janki Ballabh Shastri, a great Maithili writer Parmanandan Shashtri and Devesh Chandra Thakur etc.

3. The present district of Muzaffarpur came to its existence in the 18th century and named after Muzaffar Khan, an Amil under British Dynasty.

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

5. The names of the litchi produced in Muzaffarpur are Shahi and China.

6. Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike, among whom were Rajendra Prasad, George Fernandes and J B Kripalani.

7. Muzaffarpur has humid subtropical climate under Koppen climate classification.

8. Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi lychees and is known as the Lychee Kingdom.