180 km away, which is served by all major airlines. Nearest international airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata Which is around 480 km away from Munger. Education Bihar School of Yoga is one of the notable organizations in the field of Yoga established in 1964 by Satyananda Saraswati. Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Biswanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies Munger University Government Engineering College, Munger Forestry College, Munger Rahmani Foundation, Munger Notable people Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bengali writer, lawyer and script-writer in Hindi films. Nandalal Bose, sculptor and painter George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo (1856–1935), Anglo-Irish aristocrat, born in Munger Mona Das - Washington State Senate Brahmanand Mandal - Former MP from Munger Lok Sabha constituency Muhammad Ali Mungeri, Indian Muslim scholar, founder Nadwatul Ulama Wali Rahmani - General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board of India Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet Monazir Hassan -four-time MLA from Munger and one-time member of the Indian Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha (2009 to 2014) and represented Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency). Krishna Singh, first Chief Minister of Bihar and a freedom fighter Kumar Suresh Singh, Director-General of Anthropological Survey of India Udit Narayan Singh of Shakarpura Raj Zamindari- local benefactor Niranjanananda Saraswati, yoga Guru Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Bihar School of Yoga References External links Munger District-Official Website Munger Official National Website Election commission Cities and towns in Anga Desh Cities and towns in Munger district