The present collector and District Magistrate of Munger is Avaneesh Kumar Singh, IAS.

Munger district occupies an area of 1,419 square kilometres (548 sq mi).

[7] In 1976, Munger district became home to the Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 682 km2 (263.3 sq mi),[8] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Urup Island.

[9] According to the 2011 census Munger district has a population of 1,367,765,[12] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[13] or the US state of Hawaii.

[17] In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Munger one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

The legend says that the left eye of Maa Sati fell at Munger, which subsequently developed into a place of worship of the Divine Mother Chandi.

It is dedicated to the study of yoga in an ashram environment, providing a spiritual oasis in the material and technological desert of the 21st century.