Jainagar (also spelled as Jaynagar) is a town and a notified area of
Madhubani district
Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...
in the Indian state of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Jainagar had a total population of 21,782. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Jainagar had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy was 86%, and female literacy was 71%. 16% of the population were under 60 years of age.
Description
Jaynagar is a border town in the
Madhubani district
Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...
of the
Mithila region in Bihar, India. The
Jaynagar Railway Station of the town is one of the major terminals in the Samastipur division of the
East Central Indian Railway Zone.
Shilanath Mahadev Mandir at the outskirts of the town is an important place for the Hindu pilgrimage in the region.
References
Cities and towns in Madhubani district
Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border
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