Madhubani, India
District in Bihar, India
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Madhubani is a city Municipal Corporation and headquarter of Madhubani district. It is part of Darbhanga Division, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated at 26 km northeast of Darbhanga City. The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence.[3] The word "Madhuban" means "forest of honey", from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as "madhu"+"vaani" meaning "sweet" "voice/language".[4]
Madhubani
Mithila[1] | |
|---|---|
District | |
     Clockwise from top: Madhubani City skyline, Madhubani railway station, Kali Mandir, Police Line mandir, Hanuman Mandir, School Student. | |
| Nickname: Art City of Mithila | |
  Madhubani Location in Bihar, India  Madhubani Madhubani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′07″N 86°04′19″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Region | Mithila (region) |
| District | Madhubani |
| Founder | Unknown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Madhubani Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.56 km2 (17.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 164,156 |
| • Density | 3,526/km2 (9,131/sq mi) |
| Demonym | maithil |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Maithili |
| • Regional Language | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 06276 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-32 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/926 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Madhubani |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhubani, Bisfi |
| Website | madhubani |
Geography
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[6] Madhubani Town had a population of 166,285. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Madhubani Town has an average literacy rate of 58.62, against the national average of 62.39%: male literacy is 70.14%, and female literacy is 46.16%. In Madhubani Town, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Urban Haat
The first urban haat of Bihar have built in Araria Sangram of Madhubani district, which is known as Mithilahaat, which is a park in Madhubhani, made by the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) and inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on January 11, 2023.
Trade
Laukaha is a nearby town close to the border of Nepalese town of Thadi. Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal and import and export to Nepal happen via Laukaha.[7] Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.[8] and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.[9]
Education
Notable people
- Nischalananda Saraswati , 145th Shankaracharya of the Govardhana Peetha at Puri.
- Bhogendra Jha
- Arknath Chaudhary
- Chandramani Datta
- Mahasundari Devi
- Sita Devi
- Ashish Jha
- Ganganath Jha
- Narendra Jha
- Sanjay Kumar Jha
- Yogeshwar Jha
- Sriram Jha
- Mangani Lal Mandal
- Ramprit Mandal
- Ram Prit Paswan
- Chaturanan Mishra
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Mohan Mishra
- Prem Chandra Mishra
- Maṇḍana Miśra
- Amrish Ranjan Pandey
- Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh
- Gajendra Thakur
- Vidyapati, Maithili poet
- Devendra Prasad Yadav
- Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Maithili Thakur