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town and a municipality in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar

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Place details

Locality
Mangrauni
Region
Bihar
Country
India
Population
75,736
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Country
India
State
Bihar
Region
Mithila (region)
District
Madhubani
Founded by
Mahaveer Singh, A resident of Thengha Village
Type
Municipal Corporation
Body
Madhubani Municipal Corporation
Total
46.56 km (17.98 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Density
3,526/km (9,131/sq mi)
Demonym
Maithil
Official
Hindi
Additional official
Hindi, Maithili
Regional language
Maithili
Time zone
UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin
847211 (Madhubani)
Telephone code
06276
Iso 3166 code
IN-BR

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Madhubani is a city Municipal Corporation and headquarter of Madhubani district. It is part of Darbhanga Division, in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated at 26 km northeast of Darbhanga City. The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence. The word "Madhuban" means "forest of honey", from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as "madhu"+"vaani" meaning "sweet" "voice/language".

Iconic traditional Madhubani art being sold in the store, Madhubani Ruins of Rajnagar palace, Madhubani

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madhubani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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