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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Padma<br />
| official_name = Padma Gram Panchyat<br />
| native_name = पद्मा<br />
| native_name_lang = mai<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Region<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mithila region]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = District<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Madhubani district<br />
| subdivision_type4 = Block<br />
| subdivision_name4 = Ladania<br />
| founder = King [[Padmasimha]]<br />
| named_for = King [[Padmasimha]]<br />
| population_demonym = [[Maithil]]<br />
| footnotes = Capital of Mithila during the period of King Padmasimha in Oiniwar Dynasty<br />
}}<br />
'''Padma''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: पद्मा) is a historical village in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is situated in the Ladania block of the [[Madhubani district]] in the state of [[Bihar]] in India.<ref>{{Cite news |title=भाजपा के पूर्व पंचायत अध्यक्ष का निधन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/ladania/news/former-bjp-panchayat-president-passes-away-132754490.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref> According to historical documents, the village was founded by [[Padmasimha|King Padmasimha]] of the [[Oiniwar dynasty|Oiniwar Dynasty]] in Mithila. King Padmasimha established his capital of the kingdom at the village of Padma. The village is close to the Indo-Nepal international border.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&q=Lakhima |title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective |date=1997 |publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7533-034-4 |pages=157 |language=en}}</ref> Presently the village is connected by the [[National Highway 227 (India)|National Highway 227]] with other parts of the country.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-26 |title=मायूसी: पद्मा व योगिया गांव के बीच संपर्क सड़क नहीं बनने से लोगों में मायूसी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/ladniyan/news/disappointment-in-people-due-to-lack-of-connectivity-road-between-padma-and-yogia-village-127445927.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919004415/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/ladniyan/news/disappointment-in-people-due-to-lack-of-connectivity-road-between-padma-and-yogia-village-127445927.html |archive-date=2021-09-19 |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Dharaharba Dih ==<br />
The Dharaharba Dih is an archaeological site in the village. It was the royal palace of the [[Padmasimha|King Padmasimha]] when he established the village as his capital. The history of the Dharaharba Dih is mentioned in the text [[Mithila Mahatmya]]. In the revenue office, it is situated in the account number 563 with [[Khasra|Khasra number]] 3128 of the Padma village. There were two historical ponds next to the [[Dih (archaeology)|dih]] called as Gangasagar Pokhair and Dangrahi Pokhair. These ponds were used by the royal family members to play water sports and swimming. Presently the ponds have been encroached by the villagers. They have gradually converted the ponds into fertile land.<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजा पद्म सिंह के धरहरबा डीह का नहीं हो सका विकास - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-raja-padma-singhs-dharbaba-could-not-be-developed-for-development-19164584.html |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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