Madhupur, Deoghar
Madhupur is a town with municipality in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a subdivisional town. It is famous for the production of sweets.
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  Madhupur Location in Jharkhand, India  Madhupur Madhupur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24.26°N 86.65°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Deoghar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Madhupur Municipality |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,238 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 815353 |
| Telephone code | 06438 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 15 |
| Website | https://deoghar.nic.in/ |
History
Madhupur Junction railway station was used to store coal which was used as a fuel for steam engines.
Historically, there were many notable people, particularly from Bengal, who owned a house in Madhupur and lived there for long periods whenever they could. Amongst them were Sir Asutosh Mookerjee. His younger son, Uma Prasad Mookerjee, the writer famous for his travel books spent time there
Geography
| Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam, Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location
Madhupur is at 24.26°N 86.65°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 ft). Madhupur is surrounded by two monsoon rivers, Pathro Nadi and Jayanti Nadi. They feed the Ajay, which is a tributary of the Ganges, meeting it at Katwa in West Bengal.
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
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Demographics
Madhupur Block of Deoghar district has total population of 190,748 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 98,716 are males while 92,032 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,270 families residing in Madhupur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Madhupur Block is 932.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29% people lives in Urban areas while 71% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.5% while that in the rural areas is 59.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Madhupur Block is 912% while that of Rural areas is 941.
The population of Children of age 0–6 years in Madhupur Block is 34439 which is 18% of the total population. There are 17477 male children and 16962 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Madhupur Block is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Madhupur Block.
The total literacy rate of Madhupur Block is 65.6%. The male literacy rate is 63.44% and the female literacy rate is 43.37% in Madhupur Block. It has a population of 190,748 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 98,716 are males while 92,032 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,270 families residing in Madhupur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Madhupur Block is 932.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29% people lives in Urban areas while 71% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.5% while that in the rural areas is 59.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Madhupur Block is 912% while that of Rural areas is 941.
As per Census 2011, Hinduism is the prominent religion followed by a population of 33,070 which is 59.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Madhupur is 21,502 which accounts for 38.93% of the total population. Christians account for 1.02% of the total population.
Transport
Madhupur Junction is connected by road and rail to metropolitan areas of India.Madhupur station lies in Delhi-Kolkata Main Line (via Mugalsarai-Patna route). Giridih district headquarters is connected to the Indian Railway network through the Madhupur-Giridih Local train on the Madhupur-Giridih-Koderma line. It is well connected by road from Giridih and Deoghar.
Deoghar Airport is under construction (31 km [19 mi] from Madhupur). Construction commenced in January 2018 and expected to finished in December 2020.
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Madhupur
- Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.