Madhubani district

Madhubani district मधुबनी जिला
District of Bihar
Location of Madhubani district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Administrative division	Darbhanga
Headquarters	Madhubani, India
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Madhubani, Jhanjharpur
• Assembly seats	Harlakhi, Benipatti, Khajauli, Babubarhi, Bisfi, Madhubani, Rajnagar, Jhanjharpur, Phulparas, Laukaha
Area
• Total	3,501 km^2 (1,352 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,476,044
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	60.9 per cent
• Sex ratio	925
Major highways	NH 104, NH 105
Average annual precipitation	1273 mm
Website	Official website

Madhubani District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Madhubani town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhubani district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district occupies an area of 3,501 km² and has a population of 3,570,651 (as of 2001). This is the centre of Mithila, a region where the main language is Maithili.

History

Madhubani became a district in 1972 when it was split from Darbhanga district.^[1]

Geography

Madhubani district occupies an area of 3,501 square kilometres (1,352 sq mi),^[2] comparatively equivalent to the Bahamas' North Andros Island.^[3]

Rivers:Kamala, Bhutahi Balaan, Bachharaja, Balaan, Tirsulla, Jeevachh. Kosi, Dhous, Ghaghr Sugarba Nadi from Chharapatti Village near place is Khutauna market

River Kamala & Kosi is biggest river of this district. Madhubani's most famous village is 'Debhi tola' here many temples namely Debeshwar Nath Mahadev, Sankat Mochan & Baba Dihbar. “Ziraat” an ideal place is also part of Debhi tol. It is constituted between Mithila Deep & Lakhnour Gaon near by Jhanjharpur.

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).^[4] It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). But in last few years there a lot of changes happened This sansk city is going to adopt urbanisation. ^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Madhubani district has a population of 4,476,044,^[5] roughly equal to the nation of Croatia^[6] or the US state of Louisiana.^[7] This gives it a ranking of 37th in India (out of a total of 640).^[5] The district has a population density of 1,279 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,310/sq mi) .^[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.19%.^[5] Madhubani has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males,^[5] and a literacy rate of 43.35%.^[5]

References

1. Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
2. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7.
3. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. North Andros Island 3,439km2 horizontal tab character in |quote= at position 20 (help)
4. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
5. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Croatia 4,483,804 July 2011 est. line feed character in |quote= at position 8 (help)
7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Louisiana 4,533,372 line feed character in |quote= at position 10 (help)

External links

• Madhubani Information Portal

Coordinates: 26°21′00″N 86°04′48″E / 26.35000°N 86.08000°E