Madhupur, Deoghar
| Madhupur, Deoghar मधुपुर | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Madhupur, Deoghar Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°15′N 86°39′E / 24.25°N 86.65°ECoordinates: 24°15′N 86°39′E / 24.25°N 86.65°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 815353 |
| Telephone code | 06438 |
Madhupur is a city and a municipality in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a subdivisional town.
Geography
Madhupur is at 24°15′N 86°39′E / 24.25°N 86.65°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 ft). Madhupur is surrounded by two monsoon rivers, Pathrol Nadi and Jayanti Nadi. They feed the Ajay, which is a tributary of the Ganges, meeting it at Katwa in West Bengal.
Visitors
From 1910 to 1970, a virtual Who's Who of Calcutta visited this little town during the summer, Durga Pooja and Christmas vacations. Deb Narayan Kundu, GS/O Bijoy Narayan Kundu of Itachuna, Hooghly, Bengal built 32 holiday bungalows for the use of "changers" from Calcutta. The "changers" from Calcutta rarely got to use them, as most of them were taken on long leases mainly by retired people. Most eminent citizens of Bengal built their own places. Gangaprasad House built by Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee (Banglar Bagh!) was a veritable palace.
Capt Debendra Chandra Mazumdar from Netrokona, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, was a famous physician who lived here from 1945 till his death in the late 1960s. The much-admired Uma Prasad Mookerjee, third son of Sir Ashutosh, spent a quarter of his time here and did much of his writing here.
Another eminent personality was Nitya Gopal Roy (of Hooghly), Retd DM from Bengal. He had been a sub-tenant of Capt D C Mazumdar at No. 15 Kundu Bungalow.
Ashwini Kumar Chattoraj was the government-appointed municipal administrator during the mid-60s. Dr Pande (Father of Shanti) was the BDO vet around that time. After their transfers the town gradually slipped into poor decay. This is sad for a town whose municipality, covering Lal Garh, Khalasi Mahalla, Bahanno Bigha, Pathar Chapti, Meena Bazar, Shekhpura, Barbad, Kushma and Kundu Bungalow, was inaugurated by a young lawyer from South Africa, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1910.
Some respectability has been now brought back by the La Opala factory and the well-known school Madhusthali Vidyapeeth. With the upcoming extension up to Koderma of the 150-year-old Madhupur-Giridih railway branch line some growth can be expected.
The rather big Kali temple at Pathrol is nearby, to the southeast.
On the western side of the town there is temple of Sri Sridharnath Saraswati at Debalaya,temple of Kapil Muni at Kapil Math and Ramkrishna Vivekananda Mission in 52 Bigha.
Apart from the above temples, there is Panch Mandir(5 Temples at the same place).Devotees gather in large number in this temple to offer payers specially on Tuesday dedicated to Hanuman Ji.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Madhupur had a population of 47,349. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.
Madhupur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 54%. In Madhupur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Madhupur is surrounded by much natural beauty. Rivers, scrub forest, hills somewhat away add a very pleasant scenery. The town has some good educational institutions like Shalom School, Madhusthali Vidyapeeth, Carmel School Madhupur, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, MLG High School, Edward George High School now Shyama Prasad Mukharjee High School and the only play school in Madhupur for kids, Madhur Bachpan Academy, Pathar Chapti. There is a college by the name of Madhupur College (SKM University).
Dairy farming
Madhupur has been a good quality dairy hub for many decades. More than 60% of the milk goes to the nearby towns like Giridih, Deoghar, Jamtara, Chittaranjan and Asansol. There is also an abattoir in Khalasi Mohalla.
The quality of the dairy products led to a very well-known Bengali confectionery — Burdwan Mishtanna Bhandar — which had a branch in Giridih. It was run by a Bengali man who had four sons (Bishwanath, Bishwambhar, Bishweshwar and Bishwajit) helping him manage this shop and a Bata Shoe agency.
Transport
Madhupur Junction is connected by road and rail to metropolitan areas of India. Delhi-Kolkata Main Line via Mugalsarai-Patna route. Giridih district headquarters is connected to the Indian Railway network through the Madhupur-Giridih Local train on the Madhupur Giridih Rail Line. It is well connected by road from Giridih and Deoghar.
Reasonable hotel accommodation has become available, too.For naming a few are Raj Hotel (located near Station)and Kumar International(located on the Madhupur Sarath Road on the outskirts of Madhupur).
There are few good guest house on the western side of the town in 52 Bigha(Around 2 km from Madhupur Station).
Politics
Falls under Godda Constituency and Madhupur itself is a legislative assembly area (seat).
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madhupur
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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