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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&nbsp;km northeast of Darbhanga City. The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence. 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".

thumb|Iconic traditional [[Madhubani art being sold in the store, Madhubani]]

thumb|Ruins of Rajnagar palace, Madhubani

Geography

Madhubani is situated about 35&nbsp;km from the Nepal Border, 26&nbsp;km from Darbhanga, 180&nbsp;km from Patna and 100&nbsp;km from Saharsa.

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

Demographics

India census, 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. Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.

Education

  • Ram Krishna College
  • Madhubani Medical College and Hospital
  • Jagdish Nandan College
  • Watson High School, Madhubani
  • Sandip University, Sijoul

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

  • Bihar Govt. Official Web Site