Madhubani is a City Municipal Corporation and headquarter of Madhubani district. Madhubani is situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It comes under Darbhanga Division. It is situated at 26 km northeast of Darbhanga City.The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence.[2] The word "Madhuban" means "forest of honey" from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as "madhu"+"vaani" meaning "sweet" "voice/language".[3]

Madhubani
City
Clockwise from top: Madhubani City skyline, Madhubani railway station ,Kali Mandir, Police Line mandir, Hanuman Mandir, School Student.
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Coordinates: 26.37°N 86.08°E / 26.37; 86.08
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Madhubani
Government
• Type	Madhubani Municipal Corporation
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	75,736
Languages
• Official	Maithili
• Additional official	Hindi, English
• Regional Language	Maithili
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	847211 (Madhubani)[1]
Telephone code	06276
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-32
Sex ratio	1000/926 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Madhubani
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Madhubani, Bisfi
Website	madhubani.nic.in

Area

• Madhubani occupies a total of 3501 km².
• Main Rivers are Kamla, Kareh, Balan, Bhutahi Balan, Gehuan, Supen, Trishula, Jeevachh, Koshi and Adhwara Group.
• High Flood Level is 54.017 m.
• Whole District is under Earthquake Zone 5.
• Total Cropped Area – 218381 Hect.
• Barren /Uncultivable Land – 1456.5 Hect
• Land under Non-agricultural use – 51273.24 Hect
• Cultivable Barren Land – 333.32 Hect
• Permanent Pasture – 1372.71 Hect
• Miscellaneous Trees – 8835.90 Hect
• Cultivable Land – 232724 Hect
• Cropping Intensity – 134.23%[4]

Geography

Madhubani Town is located at 26.37°N 86.08°E / 26.37; 86.08.[5] It has an average elevation of 56 metres.

Madhubani painting

Madhubani is also famous for its world class paintings popularly called as Mithila paintings. These paintings are created mostly by women. Natural colours are used and paintings are done on canvases, walls, floors of sacred places, etc. The painting is brightly coloured with a mix of several hues, along with a white border to all lines which is a major technique used. This art form originated when Lord Janak asked the villagers to decorate the village to celebrate the wedding of Rama Ji and Sita Ji. The art usually consists of scenes from the Ramayana or depicts Lord Krishan with Gopis. Famous artists include Ms Bharti Dayal from Mithila. Many books and picture books have been made on this artform, such as the one available online.[6]

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,[7] Madhubani Town had a population of 166,285. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Madhubani Town has an average literacy rate of 71.06%, just above the national average of 62.39%: male literacy is 78.81%, and female literacy is 53%. In Madhubani Town, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Trade

Laukaha is a nearby town close to the border of Nepalese town of Thadi. Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal and import and export to Nepal happen via Laukaha.[8] Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.[9] and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.[10]

Education

List of colleges offer Higher Education in Madhubani

• Ram Krishna College
• Madhubani Medical College and Hospital
• J N College
• Mithila Chitrakala Sansthan[11]
• D N Y College[12]

Notable people

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