Madhopur, Siwan
| Madhopur माधोपुर | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Madhopur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′N 84°27′E / 26.34°N 84.45°ECoordinates: 26°20′N 84°27′E / 26.34°N 84.45°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Block | Barharia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Bihar Government |
| Elevation | 70.198 m (230.308 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,047 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 841232 |
| Telephone code | 06154 |
| Sex ratio | 806 per 1000 ♂/♀ |
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Madhopur is a village in Barharia block of Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 2 kilometers (1.24 mi) north of the Barharia block at Barharia-Gopalganj road, It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the district headquarters Siwan and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the state capital Patna. Madhopur is surrounded by Sahpur to the north, Barasra south, Chhatisi east, and Rasulpur to the west. Barharia, Siwan, Gopalganj, Mirganj, Barauli and Thawe are nearby towns.
Demographics of Madhopur
Vernaculars spoken in Madhopur include Bhojpuri, a language in the Bihari language group with almost 40,000,000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari, {English} and Kaithi scripts.
History
Climate
- Subtropical, dry climate with distinct winter, summer and rainy season.
- Highest temperature = 43.0 °Celsius (°C) (May–June)
- Lowest temperature = 6.0 °C (December–January)
- Average rainfall = 800 millimetres (31 in)
- Monsoon = July to September
- Humidity = 10 – 15% (summer), 60% (rainy)
- Visit Season = October–May
Education
Schools
- Govt. Middle School
- Govt. High School
- Govt. Urdu School
- New Children English School
Madarsa
- Madarsa Anwarul Islam
- Madarsa Qadriya Rijiviya
Place of worship
- Shahid Jama Masjid (Old Masjid, Since 18th century)
- Jama Masjid Madhopur (New Masjid)
- Kali Tample (Paschim Tola)
Festivals
Madhopur Panchayat
Sarpanch (Head) Of Madhopur
- Reyazul Hassan
- Mirza Alimuddin
Mukhiya (Chieftain) Of Madhopur
- Imam Irtaza Hashmi (Present)
- Mirza Ali Akhtar (2006 to 2011)
- Abdul Bari (2001 to 2006)
There are 6 villages in Madhopur Panchayat[1]
- Madhopur
- Kalu Chhapra
- Nirkhi Chhapra
- Mira Chhapra
- Chhakka Tola(Azad Nagar)
- Nasir Chhapra
Transportation
Madhopur is well connected with Barharia, Gopalganj and Mirganj by local taxi service on shared basis and with Patna by Gopalganj-Patna(via Barharia, Siwan and Chhapra) bus service which one can board at Madhopur middle school bus stand. Siwan Junction Railway station is the nearest railway station to the capital city of India.
Roads
SH-45 (Gopalganj Maharajganj Road) and MDR 24(Mirganj Barharia Road) State Highway passes through the village
See also
References
http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Siwan/Barharia/Madhopur