Madhepura
{{Short description|Municipality in Bihar, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Madhepura district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madhepura
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| nickname = India's Electric Loco Capital
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
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| pushpin_map_caption = West By-pass Road Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.920|86.792|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} Bihar
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Mithila
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Madhepura
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| government_type = Municipal Council
| governing_body = Madhepura Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 26
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| population_total = 70000 (estimated)
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = English{{cn|date=February 2022}}
| demographics1_title3 = Regional
| demographics1_info3 = Maithili
| demographics1_title4 = Other
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 852113
| registration_plate = BR-43
| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Madhepura
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Madhepura
| website = {{URL|madhepura.bih.nic.in}}
| iso_code = IN-BR
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Madhepura is a municipality in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, It was called Madhyapura- a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhepura. It is surrounded by Araria and Supaul districts in the north, Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts in the south, Purnia district in the east and Saharsa district in the West.
History
Madhepura is part of the Mithila region and the people here speak the Maithili language.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0hbA4A--9HcC&q=madhepura+mithila&pg=PA74 | title=Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions | accessdate=15 January 2017 | pages=74| isbn=9788180696800 | last1=Thakur | first1=Minni | year=2010 }}
Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).Michael Witzel (1989), Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143
During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Videha Kingdom were called Janakas.{{cite book |author=Witzel, M. |author-link=Michael Witzel |year=1989 |chapter=Tracing the Vedic dialects |title=Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes |location=Paris |editor1-last=Caillat |editor1-first=C. |pages=141–143 |publisher=Fondation Hugot}}
The Videha Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.{{cite book |author=Hemchandra, R. |year=1972 |title=Political History of Ancient India |location=Calcutta |publisher=University of Calcutta}}
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Madhepura had a population of 45,015. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Madhepura has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Madhepura, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130908/jsp/bihar/story_17323700.jsp#.Ui0_ztI3tFs |title=Calamity call for double challenge |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330004522/http://telegraphindia.com/1130908/jsp/bihar/story_17323700.jsp |archive-date=2014-03-30}} {{irrelevant citation|date=July 2021|reason=Link is dead, but Wayback Machine achieve version talks about floods not demographics.}}
Transport
Public and private bus and taxi services are available.
=Rail=
Dauram Madhepura railway station is situated on Saharsa–Purnia line. There are three pairs of passenger train to {{rws|Purnia}}, Barhara Kothi & {{rws|Saharsa Junction}}. There are direct trains to {{rws|Patna Junction}}, {{rws|Darbhanga}}, {{rws|Jaynagar}}, {{rws|Katihar}}, {{rws|Ranchi}}, {{rws|Delhi}}, {{rws|Amritsar}}, {{rws|Sealdah}}.
=Road=
=Air=
Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga. (140 km)
[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Madhepura,+Bihar/Darbhanga+Airport,+Aerodrome+Darbhanga,+Ranipur,+Bihatwara,+Bihar+846007/@26.1176931,86.0684536,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x39ee36d1bffc3331:0x4ceb43c05d2261fb!2m2!1d86.7946387!2d25.9239677!1m5!1m1!1s0x39edb7eacc200a5b:0x426b274818b24adf!2m2!1d85.9114568!2d26.1977449!5i1 Madhepura To Darbhanga]
Educational institution
- Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University
- Jannayak Karpuri Thakur Medical College and Hospital
- BP Mandal College of Engineering, Madhepura
- T P College, Madhepura
- P S College , Madhepura
- BNMV College , Madhepura
- SNMP High School, Madhepura
- Keshav Kanya High School, Madhepura
- Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay Madhepura
Social Group
- [https://madhepurain.my.canva.site/ The Madhepura Index] On [https://x.com/IndexMadhepura X(Twitter)]
See also
- [The Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura is a joint venture of Alstom SA of France with Indian Railways for the production of 800 high-power locomotives over a period of 11 years designed to run on Indian tracks at 120 km/h (75 mph). The manufacturing has started on 11 October 2017.] [PUBLICEDBY-BABA ANKIT
- Madhepura (Community development block)
References
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{{Madhepura district}}
{{Kosi Division}}