Madhepura

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Madhepura
Town
Nickname: 
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Madhepura
West By-pass Road Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°55′12″N86°47′31″E / 25.920°N 86.792°E / 25.920; 86.792
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Region Mithila
District Madhepura
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • BodyMadhepura Municipal Council
Area
 • Total
26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
70,000 (estimated)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional official English [ citation needed ]
 • Regional Maithili
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
852113
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR-43
Lok Sabha constituency Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency Madhepura
Website madhepura.bih.nic.in

Madhepura is a municipality in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, It was called Madhyapura- a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhepura. It is surrounded by Araria and Supaul districts in the north, Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts in the south, Purnia district in the east and Saharsa district in the West.

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History

Madhepura is part of the Mithila region and the people here speak the Maithili language. [1] Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). [2] During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Videha Kingdom were called Janakas. [3] The Videha Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila. [4]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [5] Madhepura had a population of 45,015. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Madhepura has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Madhepura, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. [6] [ irrelevant citation ]

Transport

Public and private bus and taxi services are available.

Rail

Dauram Madhepura railway station is situated on Saharsa–Purnia line. There are three pairs of passenger train to Purnia, Barhara Kothi & Saharsa Junction. There are direct trains to Patna Junction, Darbhanga, Jaynagar, Katihar, Ranchi, Delhi, Amritsar, Sealdah.

Road

NH231-IN.svg NH 231 and NH131-IN.svg NH 131 passes through Madhepura. NH-231 goes through Purnia, Saharsa & Maheskhunt, while NH-131 goes through Birpur and Bihpur. There is daily bus service to Purnia, Saharsa, Supaul, Darbhanga & Patna.

Air

Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga. (140  km)

Madhepura To Darbhanga

Educational institution

Social Group

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thakur, Minni (2010). Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions. p. 74. ISBN   9788180696800 . Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Michael Witzel (1989), Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143
  3. ↑ Witzel, M. (1989). "Tracing the Vedic dialects". In Caillat, C. (ed.). Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes. Paris: Fondation Hugot. pp. 141–143.
  4. ↑ Hemchandra, R. (1972). Political History of Ancient India. Calcutta: University of Calcutta.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Calamity call for double challenge". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
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