Madhepura

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?Madhepura Bihar • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Madhepura
Population	45,015 (2001)

Madhepura is a city and a municipality in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar.

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Villages
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The history of Madhepura is traced back to the reign of Kushan Dynasty of Ancient India. The "Bhant Community" living in Basantpur and Raibhir village under Shankarpur block are the descendants of the Kushan Dynasty. Madhepura was a part of Maurya Dynasty, this fact is asserted by the Mauryan pillar at Uda-kishunganj. A mosque of the time of Akbar is still present in Sarsandi village under Uda-Kishunganj p.s. Which shows its historical importance. Singheshwarsthan has the religious significance since ancient time as this land was the meditation place of the great Rishi, Shringi. Hence, this place is considered to be the most pious for the Hindus. Sikander Sah had also visited the district, which is evident from the coins discovered from Sahugarh village

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Madhepura had a population of 45,015. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Madhepura has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Madhepura, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.