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	{{see also\|List of cities in Bihar}}		{{see also\|List of cities in Bihar}}
	The [[2011 Census of India]] recorded Darbhanga as an Urban agglomeration with its population of 380,125 comprising 196,573 males and 183,552 females while the district as a whole has a population of 3 million.<ref>https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/164-darbhanga.html</ref> It is the 5<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref>th largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.4%. Darbhanga has an average literacy rate of 79.40%, while the male literacy rate is 85.08% with women at 73.08%.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2001\|title=Census of India: View Population Details\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427193419/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.\|archive-date=27 April 2016\|access-date=2016-01-14\|website=www.censusindia.gov.in\|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> However as per document published on 06/03/2021 by office of District Magistrate Darbhanga the urban population of Darbhanga stands 3,80,125<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref>		The [[2011 Census of India]] recorded Darbhanga as an Urban agglomeration with its population of 380,125 comprising 196,573 males and 183,552 females while the district as a whole has a population of 3 million.<ref>https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/164-darbhanga.html</ref> It is the 5<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref> th largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.4%. Darbhanga has an average literacy rate of 79.40%, while the male literacy rate is 85.08% with women at 73.08%.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2001\|title=Census of India: View Population Details\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427193419/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.\|archive-date=27 April 2016\|access-date=2016-01-14\|website=www.censusindia.gov.in\|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> However as per document published on 06/03/2021 by office of District Magistrate Darbhanga the urban population of Darbhanga stands 3,80,125<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref>

	==Transport==		==Transport==
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	[[Spicejet]] and [[Indigo]],The Two Major airlines of the country operate daily flights from here for Metro cities like [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] & [[Ahmedabad]].		[[Spicejet]] and [[Indigo]],The Two Major airlines of the country operate daily flights from here for Metro cities like [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] & [[Ahmedabad]].

	Darbhanga has the longest runway in the state of Bihar Which is about 9328 ft long.		Darbhanga has the longest runway in the state of Bihar Which is about 9328 ft long.

	'''[[Darbhanga Airport]]''' ([[IATA airport code\|IATA]]: '''DBR''', [[ICAO airport code\|ICAO]]: '''VE89''') is a [[civil enclave]] at the Darbhanga Air Force Station of the [[Indian Air Force]], 6 kilometres from Darbhanga City near the NH-105 and NH-57 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 the 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. Commercial flights started from 8 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=मिथिलांचल के लिए खुशखबरी! दरभंगा एयरपोर्ट का संचालन शुरू, देखिए अंदर की तस्वीरें\|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/darbhanga/good-news-for-mithila-darbhanga-airport-starts-operating-see-inside-photos-asj\|access-date=2020-11-08\|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News\|language=hi}}</ref>		'''[[Darbhanga Airport]]''' ([[IATA airport code\|IATA]]: '''DBR''', [[ICAO airport code\|ICAO]]: '''VE89''') is a [[civil enclave]] at the Darbhanga Air Force Station of the [[Indian Air Force]], 6 kilometres from Darbhanga City near the NH-105 and NH-57 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 the 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. Commercial flights started from 8 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=मिथिलांचल के लिए खुशखबरी! दरभंगा एयरपोर्ट का संचालन शुरू, देखिए अंदर की तस्वीरें\|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/darbhanga/good-news-for-mithila-darbhanga-airport-starts-operating-see-inside-photos-asj\|access-date=2020-11-08\|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News\|language=hi}}</ref>

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{{short description|city in Bihar, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Baijanti Devi Khedia
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Badruzzma Khan
| leader_title2 = Municipal commissioner
| leader_name2 = Manesh Kumar Meena, IAS<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/80075785.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=About Municipal Commissioner of Darbhanga}}</ref>
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| leader_name4 = [[Sanjay Saraogi]], [[BJP]]
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'''Darbhanga''' is a city and [[Municipal Corporation]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. It is the 5th largest city of Bihar situated In the centre of Mithilanchal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of cities in Bihar by population - Wikipedia|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Bihar_by_population|access-date=2021-06-17|website=en.m.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=July 2021}} It Is also the headquarters of [[Darbhanga district]] and [[Darbhanga division]] and was the seat of the [[Raj Darbhanga]] and capital of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]].

Darbhanga is regarded as the cultural capital of the state of Bihar owing to its rich heritage and cultural Significance. It Is one of the oldest cities in India.
Musical, folk art and literary traditions in Sanskrit and Maithili have been passed down generations in Darbhanga and constitute the place's strong cultural background.

The City is also the biggest medical and educational hub in the Northern Bihar/[[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] Region.

==History==
The city was the capital of the Darbhanga raj, an estate established in the 16th century, and contains the Anandbagh palace. It was constituted a municipality in 1864. Darbhanga is the seat of Kameshwara Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (1961), which is located on the grounds of the palace, and Lalit Narayan Mithila University (1972). There is a museum containing archaeological materials as well as historical and handicraft 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, there is some light manufacturing al.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darbhanga {{!}} India|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Darbhanga|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

Under the British Rule, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut up to 1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. The subdivisions had been created earlier – Darbhanga Sadar in 1845, Madhubani in 1866 and Samastipur (then known as Tajpur) in 1867.
The district takes its name from its only city Darbhanga the District headquarters, which is said to have been founded by one Darbhangi Khan, about whom practically nothing is known. It is also held that the name Darbhanga has been derived from Dwar Banga or Dari – Banga, meaning the ‘door of Bengal’. This derivation does not appear to be very correct as division between Bengal and Bihar has always been further to the east. However, the linguistic and cultural affinity with Bengal may be said to commence from here.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Welcome to Darbhanga District {{!}} India|url=https://darbhanga.nic.in/history/|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

{{See also|Raj Darbhanga}}Excavation at Balirajgarh revealed brick fortifications dating back to 2nd century BC.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indian Archaeology:A Review|last=A.|first=Ghosh|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|year=1965|location=New Dehli|pages=3–5}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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{{see also|List of cities in Bihar}}
The [[2011 Census of India]] recorded Darbhanga as an Urban agglomeration with its population of 380,125 comprising 196,573 males and 183,552 females while the district as a whole has a population of 3 million.<ref>https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/164-darbhanga.html</ref> It is the 5<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref>th largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.4%. Darbhanga has an average literacy rate of 79.40%, while the male literacy rate is 85.08% with women at 73.08%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001|title=Census of India: View Population Details|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427193419/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=1384&category=M.Corp.|archive-date=27 April 2016|access-date=2016-01-14|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> However as per document published on 06/03/2021 by office of District Magistrate Darbhanga the urban population of Darbhanga stands 3,80,125<ref>https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3beed13602b9b0e6ecb5b568ff5058f07/uploads/2021/03/2021030687.pdf</ref>

==Transport==
Darbhanga is the biggest Transport hub of North Bihar. The only city to be well-connected by all the major modes of transportation - Airways, Railways, and Roadways.

===Railways===
[[Darbhanga Railway Station|Darbhanga Junction]] lies on the [[East Central Railway Zone (India)|East Central Railway]]. It is connected directly to all the major cities of India.

Of the beginning of railway in Darbhanga and its neighbouring areas, ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]'' noted:

{{quote|The famine of 1874 gave a great impetus to the construction of railways, and the District is on the whole well off in the matter of communications. Its south-west corner is traversed for 29 miles by the main line of the Bengal and North-Western Railway, and also by 25 miles of the new chord-line from Hajipur to Bachwara, which runs parallel to the Ganges embankment from east to west. From Samastipur a line runs to Darbhanga town and there branches off in two directions, the first north-west to Sitamarhi through Kamtaul and Jogiara, and the other due east to Khanwa Ghat on the Kosi (Old streem) near Pratapganj. The total length of the line within the District is 146 miles. Most of the earthwork for a line from Sakri to Jainagar on the Nepal frontier was completed as a relief work during the famine of 1897; and the line, which has now been opened, should tap a large grain supply from Nepal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_164.gif |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-01-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205257/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_164.gif |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>}}

Darbhanga Junction connects a large part of North Bihar and the [[Terai]] of Nepal with the rest of India as it serves as a major railhead for the region. It is the main station of Darbhanga and the district of [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]].{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

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

[[Spicejet]] and [[Indigo]],The Two Major airlines of the country operate daily flights from here for Metro cities like [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]] & [[Ahmedabad]].

Darbhanga has the longest runway in the state of Bihar Which is about 9328 ft long.

'''[[Darbhanga Airport]]''' ([[IATA airport code|IATA]]: '''DBR''', [[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]: '''VE89''') is a [[civil enclave]] at the Darbhanga Air Force Station of the [[Indian Air Force]], 6 kilometres from Darbhanga City near the NH-105 and NH-57 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 the 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. Commercial flights started from 8 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=मिथिलांचल के लिए खुशखबरी! दरभंगा एयरपोर्ट का संचालन शुरू, देखिए अंदर की तस्वीरें|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/darbhanga/good-news-for-mithila-darbhanga-airport-starts-operating-see-inside-photos-asj|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi}}</ref>

===Roadways===
[[File:Nh 57 Bihar.jpg|thumb|left|[[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] which is part of India's [[North–South and East–West Corridor|East–West highway corridor]] passes through Darbhanga]]
Darbhanga is connected to other parts of India by [[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]], [[National Highway 527B (India)|National Highway 527B]] and [[List of state highways in Bihar|Bihar State highways]] 50, 56, 88 and 75. Darbhanga is also connected to Madhubani and [[Sitamarhi]].

The [[North–South and East–West Corridor|East-West Corridor]] expressway, which connects [[Porbandar]] in [[Gujarat]] to [[Silchar]] in [[Assam]], passes through Darbhanga.

A New Expressway is also proposed between [[Aurangabad]]-[[Patna]]-Darbhanga Which will connect [[Patna]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] with Darbhanga.

===Public transport===
For local transport, the commuters have the options of buses operated by [[BSRTC]] and [[auto-rickshaw]].{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} There is a new bus stand. The bus Stand located to the corner of the Connectivity [[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]] & [[National Highway 527B (India)|National Highway 527B]] Also Located near by Darbhanga Airport. Bus services are available from Darbhanga to all the major cities of India and Bihar viz. [[Delhi]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Patna]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Kolkata]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jamshedpur]].{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

===Nearby Airports===
The nearest domestic airport is [[Darbhanga Airport]] in Darbhanga, approximately 04 kilometres away and 2nd nearest airport is roughly 150 km away [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] in Patna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/flights-start-from-bihar-s-darbhanga-airport-to-delhi-mumbai-bengaluru-11604889374463.html}}</ref>

==Geography==
Darbhanga is located in the northern part of [[Bihar]].
{{Geographic location
|North = [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]]
|West = [[Muzaffarpur]]
|Centre = Darbhanga
|East = [[Saharsa]]
|South = [[Samastipur]]
}}

==Climate==

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

{{Weather box
| location = Darbhanga (1971–1990, extremes 1901–1998)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 30.6
| Feb record high C = 34.1
| Mar record high C = 40.6
| Apr record high C = 43.9
| May record high C = 44.1
| Jun record high C = 43.6
| Jul record high C = 39.3
| Aug record high C = 38.6
| Sep record high C = 38.6
| Oct record high C = 39.4
| Nov record high C = 34.1
| Dec record high C = 36.6
| year record high C = 44.1
| Jan high C = 23.1
| Feb high C = 25.8
| Mar high C = 31.0
| Apr high C = 35.1
| May high C = 35.0
| Jun high C = 34.9
| Jul high C = 32.5
| Aug high C = 32.8
| Sep high C = 32.5
| Oct high C = 31.6
| Nov high C = 29.0
| Dec high C = 24.8
| year high C = 30.7
| Jan mean C = 16.2
| Feb mean C = 18.4
| Mar mean C = 23.0
| Apr mean C = 27.1
| May mean C = 28.2
| Jun mean C = 28.8
| Jul mean C = 28.2
| Aug mean C = 28.4
| Sep mean C = 28.2
| Oct mean C = 26.5
| Nov mean C = 22.4
| Dec mean C = 17.7
| year mean C = 24.4
| Jan low C = 9.2
| Feb low C = 11.0
| Mar low C = 15.1
| Apr low C = 19.4
| May low C = 21.2
| Jun low C = 22.9
| Jul low C = 23.8
| Aug low C = 24.2
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 21.2
| Nov low C = 15.8
| Dec low C = 10.6
| year low C = 18.2
| Jan record low C = 0.0
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Mar record low C = 4.1
| Apr record low C = 9.4
| May record low C = 10.6
| Jun record low C = 11.0
| Jul record low C = 13.5
| Aug record low C = 15.5
| Sep record low C = 13.5
| Oct record low C = 10.0
| Nov record low C = 7.2
| Dec record low C = 2.6
| year record low C = 0.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 13
| Feb precipitation mm = 14
| Mar precipitation mm = 9
| Apr precipitation mm = 29
| May precipitation mm = 76
| Jun precipitation mm = 139
| Jul precipitation mm = 353
| Aug precipitation mm = 254
| Sep precipitation mm = 193
| Oct precipitation mm = 73
| Nov precipitation mm = 6
| Dec precipitation mm = 7
| year precipitation mm = 1166
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 1.6
| Feb rain days = 1.7
| Mar rain days = 1.6
| Apr rain days = 2.6
| May rain days = 4.6
| Jun rain days = 7.6
| Jul rain days = 16.4
| Aug rain days = 12.2
| Sep rain days = 10.5
| Oct rain days = 3.4
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 1.0
| year rain days = 63.7
| Jan humidity = 68
| Feb humidity = 63
| Mar humidity = 49
| Apr humidity = 56
| May humidity = 60
| Jun humidity = 70
| Jul humidity = 78
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 79
| Oct humidity = 73
| Nov humidity = 66
| Dec humidity = 67
| year humidity = 67
| source 1 = NOAA (1971–1990)<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42391.TXT
|title = Darbhanga Climate Normals 1971–1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = 18 August 2020
|url-status = live
|archive-url = http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20121223080239/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42391.TXT
|archive-date = 23 December 2012}}</ref>
| source 2 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M33
| access-date = 18 August 2020}}</ref>
| date = November 2011
}}

==Education==
Notable educational institutions include:

===Medical colleges===
[[File:Darbhanga Medical College Entry Gate.jpg|alt=|thumb|Platinum Jubilee gate of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital]]

* [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Darbhanga( Under Construction )]]
* [[Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital]]
* [[Shyama Surgical Sansthan]]

===University===
[[File:Lalit Narayan Mithila University darbhanga.jpg|alt=LNMU|thumb|Lalit Narayan Mithila University]]

* [[Indira Gandhi National Open University|Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)]] Regional Centre
* [[Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University]]
* [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]]
* [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] (MANUU) Regional Centre

===Engineering and technology colleges===

* [[Darbhanga College of Engineering]]
* [[Women's Institute of Technology]]

===Colleges===

* [[C. M. College]]
* [[C. M. Science College, Darbhanga]]
* [[Kunwar Singh College]]
* [[Marwari College]]
* [[Millat College]], Laharaisharai, Darbhanga

=== Schools. ===

*[[D.A.V. Public School]]
*[[Darbhanga Public School]]
*[[Holy Cross School, Darbhanga|Holy Cross School]]
*[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]], Darbhanga
*[[Jesus & Mary Academy Darbhanga|Jesus & Mary Academy]]
*[[Madonna English School]]
*[[Rose Public School]]

==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|date=October 2018}}

[[Doordarshan]] has one [[DD National]] and one [[DD News]] LPT relay transmitters.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Notable people==
*[[Kameshwar Singh]] Maharaja
*[[Lakshmeshwar Singh]] Maharaja
*[[Rameshwar Singh]] Maharaja
*[[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]], Bollywood actor
*[[Veena Devi]], politician and member of the 17th Lok Sabha
*[[Abdul Bari Siddiqui]], MLA
*[[Badri Narain Sinha]], IPS
*[[Bhawana Kanth]], first female fighter pilot of India
*[[Binod Bihari Verma]], writer
*[[Binodanand Jha]], former MP
*[[Gangesha Upadhyaya]], mathematician and philosopher
*[[Gonu Jha]] Pratyutpannamati
*[[Gopal Jee Thakur]], former MLA and current MP
*[[Ashok Kumar Yadav|Dr. Ashok Kr. Yadav]], MP from Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency
*[[Gul Mohammad Khan]], Bangladeshi musician
*[[H. C. Verma]], physicist
*[[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]], former MP
*[[Imtiaz Ali (director)]], Bollywood director
*[[Kirti Azad]], former MP and cricketer
*[[M J Warsi]], [[linguist]]
*[[Nagarjun]], poet, writer, essayist, and movelist
*[[Narayan Das (politician)]], politician
*[[Nigamananda Saraswati]], Hindu monk
*[[Prabhat Jha (politician)]], politician
*[[Parmanand Jha]], first vice president of Nepal
*[[Ram Chatur Mallick]], musician
*[[Ramnandan Mishra]], Indian nationalist who fought for India's freedom from British rule
*[[Sanjay Paswan]], politician and MP
*[[Sanjay Saraogi]], MLA
*[[Murari Mohan Jha|Dr. Murari Mohan Jha]], MLA from Keoti Vidhan Sabha Assembly Constituency
*[[Satya Narayan Sinha]], politician
*[[Surendra Jha 'Suman']], poet, freedom fighter, politician, essayist, literary critic, journalist, publisher and academician
*[[Jyoti Kumari]], [[Sirhulli]], cyclist and [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar|Bal Puraskar]] recipient 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 26, 2021|first=Binay Kumar|last=Jha|title=Republic Day: Darbhanga ‘cycle girl’ Jyoti Kumari gets PM’s award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/darbhanga-cycle-girl-gets-pms-award-ahead-of-r-day/articleshow/80455201.cms|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Tariq-ur-Rehman]], cricketer
*[[Tochi Raina]], singer, composer, and philosopher
*[[Yamuna Karjee]], Indian independence activist
*[[Betty von Fürer-Haimendorf]], ethnologist
*[[Ritviz]], electronic singer

==See also==
* [[Laheriasarai]]
* [[Darbhanga Planetarium]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikimedia|voy=Darbhanga}}

* {{official website}}

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