Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of

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, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a

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of 4,487,379 (as of 2011). Madhubani is the largest fish-producing district of Bihar in 2022.

History

Madhubani became a district in 1972 when it was split from Darbhanga district. It is believed that Baliraajgadh, an archaeological site which lies in modern-day Madhubani district was the capital of the ancient Mithila Kingdom. In 2019 a Meteorite fell at a farm in village which was named scholars as Mahadeva Meteorite of the Madhubani district in India.

Culture

Madhubani art or Mithila painting was traditionally created by the women of various communities in Mithila region of India and

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. It originated from Madhubani district of Mithila region of

, and, it is popularly called Mithila painting or Madhubani art. Madhubani is also a major export centre of these paintings. This painting as a form of wall art was practiced widely throughout the region; the more recent development of painting on paper and canvas mainly originated among the villages around Madhubani, and it is these latter developments led to the name Madhubani art being used alongside the name "Mithila Painting."

Geography

Madhubani district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to the

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' North Andros island. It occupies the Terai region.

Politics

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Madhubani one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 38 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme. But in last few years there a lot of changes happened. This city is going to adopt urbanisation.

Places

Saurath, a road side village on Madhubani-Jainagar road, contains a temple known as Somnath Mahadev. It owes its importance to the annual Sabha held by Maithili Brahmins for negotiating marriages. Many Panjikars who keep the genealogical records of the different families reside here and outside. The festival of Durga Puja takes place in the village Gandhwari.

Laukaha Laukaha is a very old border town and a Community development block in the district of Madhubani district, Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha i ...

is a Town in the district of Madhubani in the

n state of

. It is close to the border of Nepalese town of Thadi.

in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

and

Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So in simple Import and Export are allowed in this location. There were several Ashramas of the prominent Vedic sages in the region of the Madhubani district during the ancient times. Some of them are Yajnavalkya Ashram at Jagban, Kapil Ashram at Kapileshwar Sthan, Vishwamitra Ashram at Bisaul and Shringi Rishi Ashram at Singiya. Similarly there are several locations in the district which are associated either with

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or with Mahabharata. ''Girija Devi Mandir'' at Phulhar is the place where it is believed that Lord Rama and Goddess Sita met each other first time in their lives. Gandiveshwar Sthan is believed to be the place where Arjuna in Mahabharata hid his famous Gandiva bow during the exile period of the Pandavas. Baneshwar Sthan at Barri village is believed to be the place where Arjuna established a Shivalinga known as ''Baneshwar Nath Mahadev''. Similarly Kalyaneshwar Mahadev Mandir at Kalna is associated with Ramayana. It is believed that the Shivalinga of the temple was established by the King Janaka in Mithila. In the mediaeval periods, some villages of the district were known for the study of Sanskrit literature,

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specially Nyaya Shastra and Vaisheshika Sutra. There are still some remains of the academies established by the prominent philosophers and scholars of the mediaeval periods at different villages in the district. They are Kalidas Dih, Vachaspati Mishra Dih, Ayachi Mishra Dih, Kumarila Bhatta Dih, Bisfi Vidyapati Dih and Musaharniya Dih, etc.

Subdivisions

Madhubani District consists of five subdivisions. Each subdivision is headed by a subdivisional magistrate, who is responsible for law and order, development, and revenue related work in their respective subdivisions. # Madhubani Sadar # Benipatti # Jhanjarpur # Phulparas # Jainagar

Blocks and circles

There are 21 blocks and circles in the district and each block is headed by a block development officer and each circle is headed by a circle officer. # Rahika # Pandaul # Rajnagar # Babubarhi # Kaluahi # Khjauli # Jainagar # Ladania # Basopatti # Benipatti # Bisfi # Harlakhi # Madhwapur # Jhanjarpur # Andhrathadi # Lakhnaur # Madhepur # Phulparas # Ghoghardiha #

Khutauna Khutauna is a small town in the Madhubani district of northern Bihar state, India. Khutauna block consists of 14 Ward (electoral subdivision), wards. Khutauna is under the Phulparas subdivision and has its own post office. Khutauna is very clo ...

# Laukahi

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, Madhubani district has a population of 4,487,379, This gives it a ranking of 37th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 25.51%. Madhubani has a

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of 926 females for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 58.62%. 3.60% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13.08% and 0.09% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.07% of the population in the district spoke Maithili, 12.86%

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and 2.92%

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as their first language.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madhubani District Districts of Bihar Populated places in Mithila, India Darbhanga division 1976 establishments in Bihar