Darbhanga

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Darbhanga
Dorbhanga
Metropolitan City
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Nickname(s): 
Cultural Capital of Bihar, Heart of Mithila
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Location in Bihar
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Coordinates: 26°10′N85°54′E / 26.17°N 85.9°E / 26.17; 85.9
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Region Mithila
District Darbhanga
Established01 January 1875
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body Darbhanga Municipal Corporation
 •  Mayor Smt. Anjum Ara
 •  Municipal Commissioner Shri Kumar Gaurav (IAS)
 • SP CityShri Sagar Kumar (IPS)
 •  Member of Parliament Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP)
 • MLA Sanjay Saraogi (BJP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
39.83 km2 (15.38 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
296,039
Demonym Darbhangiya
Languages
 • Official Hindi [2]
 • Additional official English [3]
 • Regional Maithili
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
846001–846009 [4] [5]
Telephone code06272
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR-07
Sex ratio 1000:910 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency Darbhanga, Darbhanga Rural, Bahadurpur, Keoti, Jale, Kusheshwar Asthan, Gaura Bauram, Benipur, Alinagar, Hayaghat
Website darbhanga.bih.nic.in

Darbhanga is the fifth largest city and municipal corporation in the state of Bihar in India, and is considered an important city in North Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It is held that the name Darbhanga has been derived from Dwar Banga or Dari – Banga, meaning the 'door of Bengal'. [6]

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Darbhanga was the seat of the erstwhile Khandwala zamidaar dynasty under the Mughals and British India. It is considered an important medical centre of North Bihar as it is the location of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, and the second AIIMS of Bihar i.e AIIMS Darbhanga is to be constructed here. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Darbhanga is one of the oldest cities in India. Musical, folk art, and literary traditions in Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Maithili have passed down generations in Darbhanga and constitute the city's strong cultural background. It is popularly known as the "Cultural Capital of Bihar" and the "Heart of Mithila". [11]

History

The city was the capital of the Darbhanga Raj, an estate established in the 16th century, containing the Anandbagh Palace. It was constituted as a municipality in 1864. Darbhanga is home to the Kameshwara Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (established 1961), which is located on the grounds of the palace, and the Lalit Narayan Mithila University (established 1972). Darbhanga has a museum housing archaeological materials, as well as historical and handicrafts exhibits.

Darbhanga has been a centre for music since the late 18th century and has produced multiple well-known dhrupad (an ancient form of Indian classical music) musicians. A major rail and road junction, Darbhanga trades in agricultural produce, mangoes, and fish. In addition to food processing, the city has a light manufacturing industry.

Darbhanga is situated on a vast alluvial plain, with low-lying areas containing marshes and lakes. Grains, oilseeds, tobacco, sugarcane, and mangoes are important crops in the region. [12]

Under the British Raj, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut until 1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. Its subdivisions had been constituted earlier – Darbhanga Sadar in 1845, Madhubani in 1866, and Samastipur (then known as Tajpur) in 1867. The city of Darbhanga is said to have been founded by one Darbhangi Khan, about whom practically nothing is known. It is also held that the name Darbhanga is derived from Dwar Banga or Dar-e-Banga, meaning the 'door of Bengal'. This etymology does not appear to be accurate as the division between Bengal and Bihar has always been held to be further to the east. Nonetheless, the region has a linguistic and cultural affinity with Bengal. [13]

Excavation at Balirajgarh revealed brick fortifications dating back to the 2nd century BC. [14]

Geography

Darbhanga is located in the northern part of Bihar. It lies between 25.53 degrees - 26.27 degrees N and 85.45 degrees - 86.25 degrees E at an average elevation of 171 feet (52 m). Darbhanga district covers an area of 2,279 sq km. Darbhanga is bounded by Madhubani district in the north, Samastipur district in the south, Saharsa district in the east, and Sitamarhi district and Muzaffarpur district in the west. Being located in Mithilanchal, Darbhanga district has a vast fertile alluvial plain devoid of any hills. It has a gentle slope from north to south direction having a depression in the centre. Darbhanga experiences a humid subtropical climate. It experiences three main seasons which are winter, summer, and rainy seasons. May is the hottest month when the temperature reaches up to 43 °C. Darbhanga district receives an average of 1142.3 mm rainfall and almost 92% of the annual rainfall is received during monsoon.

Climate

Darbhanga has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa).

Climate data for Darbhanga (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)32.6
(90.7)		34.1
(93.4)		40.6
(105.1)		43.9
(111.0)		44.1
(111.4)		43.6
(110.5)		39.3
(102.7)		38.6
(101.5)		38.6
(101.5)		39.4
(102.9)		34.6
(94.3)		31.1
(88.0)		44.1
(111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)23.5
(74.3)		26.4
(79.5)		30.7
(87.3)		36.3
(97.3)		37.6
(99.7)		35.7
(96.3)		33.9
(93.0)		33.9
(93.0)		33.1
(91.6)		32.9
(91.2)		30.3
(86.5)		26.1
(79.0)		31.7
(89.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.3
(45.1)		10.2
(50.4)		13.4
(56.1)		17.2
(63.0)		20.3
(68.5)		22.7
(72.9)		23.5
(74.3)		22.8
(73.0)		21.3
(70.3)		18.9
(66.0)		13.1
(55.6)		8.2
(46.8)		16.4
(61.5)
Record low °C (°F)0.0
(32.0)		0.0
(32.0)		4.1
(39.4)		9.4
(48.9)		10.6
(51.1)		11.0
(51.8)		13.5
(56.3)		14.0
(57.2)		13.5
(56.3)		10.0
(50.0)		7.2
(45.0)		2.6
(36.7)		0.0
(32.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)12.0
(0.47)		12.5
(0.49)		10.2
(0.40)		25.2
(0.99)		45.2
(1.78)		164.6
(6.48)		280.7
(11.05)		247.5
(9.74)		197.4
(7.77)		25.4
(1.00)		2.5
(0.10)		3.3
(0.13)		1,026.5
(40.41)
Average rainy days0.90.90.91.82.46.811.010.48.70.90.20.445.3
Average relative humidity (%)68634956607078797973666767
Source 1: India Meteorological Department [15] [16]
Source 2: NOAA (humidity 1971–1990) [17]

Demographics

Religion in Darbhanga city (2011) [18]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
71.76%
Islam
 
27.76%
Other or not stated
 
0.48%

The 2011 Census of India recorded Darbhanga as an Urban agglomeration with a population of 296,039 while the surrounding district has 3 million people. [19] It is the 5th largest city in Bihar in terms of the urban population. [20] The city has 196,573 males (52.6%) and 183,552 females (47.4%). Darbhanga has an average literacy rate of 79.40%, with male literacy at 85.08% and female literacy at 73.08%. [21] However, as per the document published on 6 March 2021 by the office of District Magistrate Darbhanga, the urban population of Darbhanga stands 380,125. [20]

Languages of Darbhanga city (2011) [22]

   Maithili (50.25%)
   Urdu (26.80%)
   Hindi (20.98%)
  Others (1.97%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 50.25% of the population spoke Maithili, 26.80% Urdu and 20.98% Hindi as their first language. [22]

Transport

Railways

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Darbhanga Junction
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Darbhanga Junction lies on the East Central Railway. It is connected directly to all the major cities of India. Laheriasarai Railway Station is the second major station of Darbhanga and works as an important railway station for people living in south Darbhanga.

There are daily and weekly trains available for New Delhi, Patna, Secunderabad, Kolkata, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Howrah, Amritsar, Pune and other major cities.

Darbhanga Airport

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Darbhanga Airport

Darbhanga also has its own commercial airport which is connected with all the major cities of India.

Darbhanga Airport (IATA: DBR, ICAO: VE89) is a civil enclave at the Darbhanga Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force, 6 kilometres from Darbhanga City near the NH527B-IN.svg NH 527B and NH27-IN.svg NH 27 East-West Corridor Expressway which passes through Darbhanga. The civil enclave is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The foundation stone for the project was laid by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu in the presence of state Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha on 24 December 2018. After efforts taken by the MP of Darbhanga, Gopal Jee Thakur, [23] [24] and the then Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri. Commercial flights started on 8 November 2020. [25]

Roadways

NH27-IN.svg NH 27 which is part of India's East–West highway corridor passes through Darbhanga. Darbhanga is connected to other parts of India by NH27-IN.svg NH 27,NH527B-IN.svg NH 527B and Bihar State highways 50, 56, 88 and 75. Darbhanga is also connected to Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Madhubani and Sitamarhi.

The East-West Corridor expressway, which connects Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam, passes through Darbhanga.

The Amas–Darbhanga ExpresswayNH119D-IN.svg NH 119D is an approved 4/6-lane wide access-controlled expressway in India. Once completed, it will be the first expressway in the state of Bihar. NH119D-IN.svg NH 119D connects Amas village in Gaya district to Bela Nawada village in Darbhanga district.

Education

Notable educational institutions include:

Medical colleges

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Platinum Jubilee gate of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital

University

Engineering and technology colleges

Colleges

Schools

Tourism

Darbhanga has various tourist attractions and is among the oldest cities of Bihar.

Tourist spots include:

Tourists Places of Darbhanga
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Darbhanga Planetarium, Shyama Mai Temple & Chandradhari Museum

Media and communications

All India Radio has a 20 kW medium-wave radio station in Darbhanga which transmits various programmes of mass interest and covers a part of North Bihar as well as the Terai of Nepal.[ citation needed ]

Doordarshan has one DD National and one DD News LPT relay transmitters.[ citation needed ]

Notable people

See also

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