Madhubani
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- 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
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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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