Madhepura
Madhepura
Municipality in Bihar, India
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.
Madhepura | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 25.920°N 86.792°E / 25.920; 86.792 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Madhepura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Madhepura Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 70,000 (estimated) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English[citation needed] |
| • Regional | Maithili |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 852113 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-43 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Madhepura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madhepura |
| Website | madhepura |
Madhepura is part of the Mithila region and the people here speak the Maithili language.[1] Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).[2] 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.[3] The Videha Kingdom was later incorporated into the Vajjika League, which had its capital in the city of Vaishali, which is also in Mithila.[4]
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] 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.[6][irrelevant citation]
Public and private bus and taxi services are available.
Rail
Dauram Madhepura railway station is situated on Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections and Barauni-Guwahati line. There are three pairs of passenger train to Purnia, Barhara Kothi & Saharsa Junction. There are direct trains to Patna Junction, Darbhanga, Jaynagar, Katihar, Ranchi, Delhi, Amritsar, Sealdah.
Road
NH 231 and 
NH 131 passes through Madhepura. NH-231 goes through Purnia, Saharsa & Maheskhunt, while NH-131 goes through Birpur and Bihpur. There is daily bus service to Purnia, Saharsa, Supaul, Darbhanga & Patna.
Air
Nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport, Darbhanga. (140 km)
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