Benipatti is a town and headquarter of sub-division Benipatti in the

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...

of the

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region in

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, India. The native language of Benipatti is Maithili, while the official languages are

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and

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. In the early times, Benipatti was a centre of traditional learnings in the Mithila region.

Culture

Benipatti has a versatile culture. Majority of people living here, speak Maithili. People traditionally wear

dhoti The dhoti is an ankle-length breechcloth, wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular p ...

gamcha Gamcha (or Gamchhā, Gāmchhā, Gāmuchhā (Odia), Gamusā (Assamese) and Angochha) is a rectangular piece of traditional coarse cotton cloth, sometimes with a Check (pattern), checked design, worn as traditional scarf by men in the Indian sub ...

and

saree A sari (also called sharee, saree or sadi)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is a drape (cloth) and a women's garment in the Indian subcontinent. It consists of an un-stit ...

. Madhubani painting is very famous here. Local cuisine includes ''thekua'', litti, and other sweets.

Durga Puja Durga Puja (ISO 15919, ISO: , ), also known as Durgotsava or Shaaradotsava, is an annual festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which pays homage to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, and is also celebrated because of Durga's victo ...

, Chhath Puja and

Holi Holi () is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...".Yudit Greenberg, Encyclopedia of Love in World ...

are popular festivals celebrated here.

Geography

Benipatti is situated near to the

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and the Indo-Nepal frontier. Benipatti is close to the

Bagmati river The Bagmati River flows through the Kathmandu valley of Nepal, separating the cities of Kathmandu and Patan, before flowing through Madesh Province of southern Nepal and joining the Kamla River in the Indian state of Bihar. It is considered ...

, and has many small rivers, canals and ponds, which make a diversified

aquatic ecosystem An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem found in and around a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems contain communities of organisms—aquatic life—that are dependent on each other and on their environ ...

. It is a

flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...

prone region, receiving an annual

rainfall Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. ...

of about 1270mm. The territory has vast cultivated fields, and moderately dense

vegetation Vegetation is an assemblage of plants and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular Taxon, taxa, life forms, structure, Spatial ecology, spatial extent, or any other specific Botany, botanic ...

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grow in large numbers in the region.

Administration

The current administrative officers of Benipatti are: *

Sub-divisional magistrate A sub-divisional magistrate, also known as assistant collector, sub collector, revenue divisional officer, or assistant commissioner, is the administrative head of a sub-division in an Indian district, exercising executive, revenue, and magist ...

— SRI SARANG PANI PANDEY * Deputy superintendent of police — Pushkar Kumar

Economy

Benipatti is a hub of the bordering regions of Bihar. The main occupations are farming and business.

Transportation

Benipatti is connected by road to the state capital

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

, and also to bordering towns of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. Rail network is not directly available from the town, with the nearest railway station in Madhubani, 25 km away. The nearest airport is

Darbhanga Airport Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-527B and NH-27 highways, which passes through Darbhanga. The airport is ope ...

approx 35 km away.

Education

Government/Tagged Institutions *Sri Liladhar High School, Benipatti *+2 Project Girls High School, Benipatti *Dr N. C. College, Benipatti *K.V. Science College, Ucchaith Benipatti *S. C. Mahila College, Benipatti Private Institutions *Madona English School *Knowledge Development Kindergarten Academy *Momentum Classes, Benipatti by Himanshu sir *Nand niketan Arer. Vidya bharti public school January, *Star Mission School *D P S Benipatti *Mithilanchal Pride Public School *Central Public School *S. S. Gyan Bharti Public School *Mithila Academy Mahamadpur

References

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External links

BNN News Benipatti
Cities and towns in Madhubani district