imported>Citation bot: Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 1299/2178

2021-08-10T06:00:29Z

Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 1299/2178

New page

This article is about a city which is administered by municipality
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madhubani
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|photo1a = Madhubani rail.jpg
|photo2a = K0001.jpg
|photo2b = Police line01.jpg
|photo3a = Hanuman009.jpg
|photo3b = Mbi00009.jpg

| spacing = 2
| color_border = black
| color = black
| size = 320
}}
| imagesize = 300px
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Madhubani City skyline from Madhubani Railway Station,Kali Mandir, Police Line mandir,Hanuman Mandir,School Student.
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.37|N|86.08|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Madhubani district|Madhubani]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Madhubani Municipal Corporation
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 56
| population_total = 75,736
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/Bs/Madhubani_PINCODE 847211]
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06276
| registration_plate = BR-32
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000/926 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madhubani]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Madhubani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhubani]], [[Bisfi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bisfi]]
| website = {{URL|http://madhubani.nic.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Madhubani''' is a City [[Municipal corporation|Municipal Corporation]] and headquarter of [[Madhubani district]]. Madhubani is situated in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. 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.<ref>{{cite book
| first = Bindeshwar
| last = Ram
| title = Land and society in India: agrarian relations in colonial North Bihar
| publisher = [[Orient Blackswan]]
| year = 1998
| isbn = 978-81-250-0643-5
}}</ref> 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".<ref name="britannica">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049891/Madhubani|title=Madhubani | India | Britannica.com|publisher=britannica.com|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>

==Area==
* Madhubani occupies a total of 3501 km<sup>2</sup>.
* 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%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/BIHAR/MADHUBANI/Madhubani_PINCODE |title=MADHUBANI Pincode |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=19 May 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Madhubani Town is located at {{Coord|26.37|N|86.08|E|}}.<ref name="fallingrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Madhubani.html|publisher=fallingrain.com|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Madhubani, India |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 56 metres.

== Madhubani painting ==
Madhubani is also famous for its world class paintings popularly called as Mithila paintings.<ref>{{Citation|title=Madhubani art|date=2021-02-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madhubani_art&oldid=1009181657|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref>
These paintings are created mostly by women. Natural colours are used and paintings are done on canvases, walls, floors of sacred places, etc. The painting is brightly coloured with a mix of several hues, along with a white border to all lines which is a major technique used.
This art form originated when Lord Janak asked the villagers to decorate the village to celebrate the wedding of Rama Ji and Sita Ji.
The art usually consists of scenes from the Ramayana or depicts Lord Krishan with Gopis.
Famous artists include Ms Bharti Dayal from Mithila.
Many books and picture books have been made on this artform, such as the one available online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warli and Madhubani Picture book {{!}} informative video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CunpA3pHyRI}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 71.06%, just above the national average of 62.39%: male literacy is 78.81%, and female literacy is 53%. In Madhubani Town, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eximguru.com/exim/trade-agreement/india-nepal-trade.aspx|title=India Nepal Trade Agreement. India-Nepal Foreign Treaty of Trade Agreement.|website=www.eximguru.com|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> Government of [[Nepal]] has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.customs.gov.np/en/customsofficescontact.html|title=Department of Customs, Nepal - Custom Contact Offices|website=www.customs.gov.np|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> and Government of [[India]] has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cybex.in/Notifications/17-2012-Amends-Notification-63-1994-9672.aspx|title = No. |}}</ref>

== Education ==
List of colleges offer Higher Education in Madhubani

[[Ram Krishna College]]

[[Madhubani Medical College and Hospital]]

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
*[[Neyaz Ahmad]]
*[[Dhirendra Brahmachari]]
*[[Arknath Chaudhary]]
*[[Mahasundari Devi]]
*[[Ashish Jha]]
*[[Ganganath Jha]]
*[[Narendra Jha]]
*[[Sriram Jha]]
*[[Mangani Lal Mandal]]
*[[Ramprit Mandal]]
*[[Chaturanan Mishra]]
*[[Mohan Mishra]]
*[[Prem Chandra Mishra]]
*[[Maṇḍana Miśra]]
*[[Amrish Ranjan Pandey]]
*[[Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh]]
*[[Gajendra Thakur]]
*[[Maithili Thakur]]
*[[Vidyapati]]
*[[Devendra Prasad Yadav]]
*[[Gulab Yadav]]
*[[Ram prit paswan]]
*[[RAMASHISH MAHTO]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://madhubani.bih.nic.in/ }}
* [http://gov.bih.nic.in/ Bihar Govt. Official Web Site]

{{Darbhanga Division}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Madhubani, India| ]]

Madhubani, India - Revision history

imported>Citation bot: Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 1299/2178