Madhepura is a

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in Madhepura district in the

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. It stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, It was called ''Madhyapura-'' a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhepura. It is surrounded by Araria and Supaul districts in the north, Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts in the south, Purnia district in the east and Saharsa district in the West.

History

Madhepura is part of the Mithila region and the people here speak the

Maithili language Maithili ( , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's Koshi Province, Koshi and Madhesh P ...

. Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Videha Kingdom were called

Janaka Janaka (, IAST: ''Janaka'') is the King of Videha who ruled from Mithila (region), Mithila, in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. Janaka was married to Sunayana (Ramayana), Sunayana. He is the father of Sita and Urmila in the epic. The term Janaka ...

s. The Videha Kingdom was later incorporated into the

Vajjika League The Vajjika (Pāli: ) or Vrijika () League, Confederacy, or Sangha, also called simply Vajji (Pāli: ) or Vriji (), was an ancient Indo-Aryan league which existed during the later Iron Age period in the north-eastern Indian subcontinent. Na ...

, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.

Demographics

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, Madhepura had a population of 45,015. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Madhepura has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Madhepura, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Public and private bus and taxi services are available.

Rail

Dauram Madhepura railway station is situated on Saharsa–Purnia line. There are three pairs of passenger train to , Barhara Kothi & . There are direct trains to , , , , , , , .

Road

and passes through Madhepura. NH-231 goes through Purnia,

Saharsa Saharsa is a city and municipal corporation in the Saharsa District in the eastern part of the state of Bihar, India. It is situated near the eastern banks of the Kosi River. It serves as the administrative headquarters for the Saharsa District ...

& Maheskhunt, while NH-131 goes through Birpur and Bihpur. There is daily bus service to Purnia,

, Supaul, Darbhanga &

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, ...

Air

Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga. (140 km)
Madhepura To Darbhanga

Educational institution

* Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University * Jannayak Karpuri Thakur Medical College and Hospital * BP Mandal College of Engineering, Madhepura * T P College, Madhepura * P S College, Madhepura * BNMV College, Madhepura * SNMP High School, Madhepura * Keshav Kanya High School, Madhepura * Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay Madhepura * Bhola Paswan Shastri College Babhangama Bihariganj Madhepura * B P S DEGREE COLLEGE BABHANGAMA BIHARIGANJ MADHEPURA

Social Group

The Madhepura Index
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References

{{Kosi Division Cities and towns in Madhepura district Madhepura district, Places in the Ramayana