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Madhupur, Deoghar
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Madhupur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Madhupur Location in Jharkhand, India  Madhupur Madhupur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°16′N 86°39′E / 24.26°N 86.65°ECoordinates: 24°16′N 86°39′E / 24.26°N 86.65°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Madhupur Municipality[1] |
| • Sub Divisional Magistrate SDO | Shri Saurabh Bhuwania IAS[2] |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,238 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 815353 |
| Telephone code | 06438 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 15 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Godda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhupur |
| Website | https://deoghar.nic.in/ |
Madhupur is a town with a municipality in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a subdivisional town. It is famous for the production of sweets.
History[edit]
Madhupur Junction railway station was used to store coal which was used as a fuel for steam engines.
Historically, there were many notable people, particularly from Bengal, who owned a house in Madhupur and lived there for long periods whenever they could. Amongst them were Sir Asutosh Mookerjee. His younger son, Uma Prasad Mookerjee, the writer famous for his travel books spent time there
Geography[edit]
| Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam, Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit]
Madhupur is at 24°16′N 86°39′E / 24.26°N 86.65°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 ft). Madhupur is surrounded by two monsoon rivers, Pathro Nadi and Jayanti Nadi. They feed the Ajay, which is a tributary of the Ganges, meeting it at Katwa in West Bengal.
Police Station[edit]
Madhupur Police Station has jurisdiction over Madhupur Municipality area and it's nearby town that comes under the jurisdiction of Madhupur block.
Overview[edit]
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[4]
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Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Madhupur had a total population of 55,238, of which 28,889 (52%) were males and 26,349 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,848 (14%). The total number of literate persons in Madhupur was 37,658 (79.46% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Economy[edit]
Industry[edit]
La Opala RG Limited is an India-based company set up a small factory in Madhupur, Jharkhand, to manufacture opal glass in India for the first time. Founded in by Sushil Jhunjhunwala and Ajit Jhunjhunwala. The company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of life style product in the tableware segment. The Company deals with glass and glassware. The company's products include opalware and crystal. Opalware includes dinner sets, cup saucer sets, coffee mug sets, tea sets and soup sets. Crystal includes barware, vases, bowls, ashtrays and beer mugs.[6]
Transport[edit]
Railway[edit]
Madhupur Junction Station Code : MDP is connected by road and rail to metropolitan areas of India.Madhupur station lies in Delhi-Kolkata Main Line (via Mugalsarai-Patna route). Giridih district headquarters is connected to the Indian Railway network through the Madhupur-Giridih Local train on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line. It is well connected by road from Giridih and Deoghar.
Airport[edit]
Deoghar Airport is under construction (31 km [19 mi] from Madhupur). Construction commenced in January 2018 and expected to finished in 2021
Education[edit]
Colleges[edit]
Schools[edit]
- Carmel school Madhupur - CISCE [1]
- Madhusthali Vidyapeeth - CISCE [2]
- Mahendra Muni Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir - CBSE [3]
- Mothers International Academy - CBSE [4]
- Kendriya Vidyalaya - CBSE
- Shalom School - CBSE [5]
- Nalanda Academy - CBSE [6]
- St. Joseph High School - JAC [7]
- MLG High School - JAC
- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee High School - JAC
- Anchi Devi Balika Uccha Vidyalaya - JAC
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Madhupur Municipality
- ↑ "Who's Who | District Deoghar, Government of Jharkhand | India".
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madhupur
- ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. (1965). "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "District Census Handbook, Deoghar, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 27: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ↑ "La Opala: From Near-anonymity To Near-dominance In Just Under Three Decades". Forbes India. Retrieved 14 March 2021.