Madhubani, India

Madhubani
City
Clockwise from top: Madhubani City skyline, Madhubani railway station ,Kali Mandir, Police Line mandir, Hanuman Mandir, School Student.
Madhubani
Location in Bihar, India
Madhubani
Madhubani (India)
Coordinates: 26°22′N 86°05′E / 26.37°N 86.08°E / 26.37; 86.08
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DistrictMadhubani
Government
 • TypeMadhubani Municipal Corporation
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total75,736
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili
 • Additional officialEnglish
 • Regional LanguageMaithili
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
Telephone code06276
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-32
Sex ratio1000/926 /
Lok Sabha constituencyMadhubani
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMadhubani, Bisfi
Websitemadhubani.nic.in

Madhubani is a city in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] The word "Madhuban" means "forest of honey".[2]

References

  1. Ram, Bindeshwar (1998). Land and society in India: agrarian relations in colonial North Bihar. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-0643-5.
  2. "Madhubani | India | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.