Jamalpur, Munger 4.31

Jamalpur is a town in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated 9 km from Munger city center. Jamlalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities.The name Jamalpur literally means Jamal pur . Jamalpur is best known for the Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop, which employs over 25,000 people at its training institution, The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. The town was established in 1862 during the British Raj, with the Railways Institute forming its cultural hub.GeographyJamalpur is located at at an average elevation of 151m.The suburb is a part of Munger city. The city centre of Munger is 8km northwest of Jamalpur area of Munger city. There is a road as well as a rail link throughout these areas, the rail link has been completed recentlyMunger Ganga Bridge. Jamalpur is an overnight rail or road journey from Kolkata.The nearest airport is Munger Airport near Safiyabad area of the Munger city.The nearest commercial domestic airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, 199km away. The nearest international airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, 460km from Jamalpur on NH80.