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Madhubani is a town and a municipality in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It lies 26 km northeast of Darbhanga town and was part of the erstwhile 'Bettiah Raj'. Internal disputes and family quarrels divided the Bettiah Raj in course of time. The Madhuban Raj in Madhubani was created as a consequence. The word "Madhuban" means "forest of ho
ney" from which Madhubani is derived, but sometimes it is also known as "madhu"+"vaani", meaning "sweet" "voice/language". The district of Madhubani was carved out of the old Darbhanga district in the year 1972 as a result of reorganisation of the districts in the State. This was formerly the northern subdivision of Darbhanga district. It consists of 21 Development Blocks. Bounded on the north by a hill region of Nepal and extending to the border of its parent district Darbhanga in the south, Sitamarhi in the west and Supaul in the east, Madhubani fairly represents the centre of the territory once known as Mithila and the district has maintained a distinct individuality of its own. It is located at a Longitude of 25º-59' to 26º-39' East and the Latitude is 85º-43' to 86º-42' North. Height from Sea
The Madhubani district is situated at height of 80 meters from Sea. Boundary
North :Hill region of Nepal South :Darbhanga East :Supaul West :Sitamarhi
Area
• Madhubani occupies a total of 3501 km2.
• Main Rivers are Kamla, Kareh, Balan, Bhutahi Balan, Gehuan, Supen, Trishula, Jeevachh, Koshi and Adhwara Group.
• High Flood Level is 54.017 m.
• Whole District is under Earthquake Zone 5.
• Total Cropped Area - 218381 Hect.
• Barren /Uncultivable Land - 1456.5 Hect
• Land under Non-agricultural use - 51273.24 Hect
• Cultivable Barren Land - 333.32 Hect
• Permanent Pasture - 1372.71 Hect
• Miscellaneous Trees - 8835.90 Hect
• Cultivable Land - 232724 Hect
• Cropping Intensity - 134.23%
Rainfall
• Varies between 900mm and 1300 mm.
• Average Rainfall = 1273.2 mm. Administrative Units
1. No. of Sub-Divisions - 5
2. of Blocks - 21
3. of Circles - 20
4. of Panchayats - 399
5. of Villages - 1111
6. of Police Stations - 18
7. of Assisting Thana - 13
8. of Outposts - 5
9. of Town Outposts - 4
10. of Jail - 2
11. of MP Constituencies - 2
12. of MLA Constituencies - 11
13. of Zila Parishad Members - 56
14. of Panchayat Samiti Members - 555
15. of Gram Panchayat Members - 5523
