Madhubani is a city

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and headquarter of Madhubani district. Madhubani is situated in the

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n state of

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. It comes under Darbhanga Division. It is situated at 26 km northeast of Darbhanga City. The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence. The word "Madhuban" means "

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", from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as "madhu"+"vaani" meaning "sweet" "voice/language". Madhubani temple

Area

* Madhubani occupies a total of 3501 km². * Main Rivers are Kamla, Kareh, Balan, Bhutahi Balan, Gehuan, Supen, Trishula, Jeevachh, Koshi and Adhwara Group. * High Flood Level is 54.017 m. * Whole District is under Earthquake Zone 5. * Total Cropped Area – 218381 Hect. * Barren /Uncultivable Land – 1456.5 Hect * Land under Non-agricultural use – 51273.24 Hect * Cultivable Barren Land – 333.32 Hect * Permanent Pasture – 1372.71 Hect * Miscellaneous Trees – 8835.90 Hect * Cultivable Land – 232724 Hect * Cropping Intensity – 134.23%

Geography

Madhubani is situated about 35 km from the

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Border, 26 km from Darbhanga, 180 km from

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and 100 km from

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. Madhubani Town is located at . It has an average elevation of 56 metres.

Demographics

India

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, 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

and

and import and export to

happen via Laukaha. Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.

Education

* Ram Krishna College * Madhubani Medical College and Hospital * Jagdish Nandan College

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 * 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

References

External links

*
Bihar Govt. Official Web Site
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Madhubani district