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| Jainagar Jaynagar | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Railway station in Jainagar | |
  JainagarLocation in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°35′33″N 86°08′14″E / 26.59250°N 86.13722°E / 26.59250; 86.13722 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Population | |
| • Total | 217,820 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 847226 |
| Telephone code | 06246 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhanjharpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khajauli |
| Website | madhubani |
Jainagar (also spelled as Jaynagar) is a town and a notified area of Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Jainagar had a total population of 21,782. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Jainagar had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy was 86%, and female literacy was 71%. 16% of the population were under 60 years of age.
Description
Jaynagar is a border town in the Madhubani district of the Mithila region in Bihar, India. The Jaynagar Railway Station of the town is one of the major terminals in the Samastipur division of the East Central Indian Railway Zone. Shilanath Mahadev Mandir at the outskirts of the town is an important place for the Hindu pilgrimage in the region.
References
- "Towns & villages of Jainagar CD block in Madhubani district of Bihar, India". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- "जयनगर रेलवे स्टेशन की बदलेगी तस्वीर, यात्रियों को मिलेंगी ये सुविधाएं, जानें कितना पुराना है इतिहास". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- "कमला में स्नान के बाद शिलानाथ महादेव की पूजा-अर्चना -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
| Cities and towns in Darbhanga division | |
|---|---|
| Darbhanga district | |
| Madhubani district | |
| Samastipur district | |
| See also | |
| Cities and towns in other divisions | |
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