[7][8] Shahi lychee is the fourth product from Bihar to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf).

The city is situated on the banks of the perennial Budhi Gandak River, which flows from the Someshwar Hills[9] of the Himalayas.

A major road and rail hub, it is a trade centre on the route between Patna (south) and Nepal (north).

Lychee, sweet corn, mango, vegetables, rice and sugar milling alongside cutlery manufacturing are the chief industries.

In the disastrous earthquake on 15 January 1934, much of the town suffered severe damage and many people died.

This saucer shaped, low-centered town lies on the great Indo-Gangetic plains of Bihar, over Himalayan silt and sand brought by the glacier-fed and rain-fed meandering rivers of the Himalayas.

Cultivation of litchi covers approximately an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year.

[24] Bihar has emerged as a brewery hub with major domestic and foreign firms setting up production units in the state.

[25] Muzaffarpur based Prabhat Zarda Factory is one of the leading tobacco manufacturers of India.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai also wore the Lahti bangles of the city at her wedding.