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Madhuban
Village
Madhuban from Parasnath Hill
MadhubanLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandMadhubanMadhuban (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°00′50″N 86°08′47″E / 24.013843°N 86.146278°E / 24.013843; 86.146278
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Population
• Total	3,059
Languages (*For language details see Pirtand block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825108 (Pirtand)
Telephone/ STD code	06532
Vehicle registration	JH 11
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Giridih
Website	giridih.nic.in

Madhuban is a village in the Pirtand CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Madhuban is located at 24°00′50″N 86°08′47″E / 24.013843°N 86.146278°E / 24.013843; 86.146278.

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Madhuban had a total population of 3,059, of which 1,646 (54%) were males and 1,413 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 488. The total number of literate persons in Madhuban was 1,768 (68.77% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

National Highway 14A, locally popular as Isri-Giridih Road, passes near Madhuban.

Indian Railways have signed a joint venture agreement, in January 2017, with Jharkhand for railway development in the state. This agreement includes the Giridih-Parashnath-Madhuban line.

Culture

Madhuban, located at the base of 4,479 feet (1,365 m) high Parasnath Hill / Shikharji is a place of considerable religious importance for the Jains, with a temple believed to be more than 2,000 years old. The Shamosharan Temple and Bhomiyajee Asthan are well known. The Daharam Mangal Vidapith temple is more recently constructed.

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
3. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. Google maps
6. "Railways signs joint venture with Jharkhand". Best Current Affairs. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
7. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 77: Brief description of places of religious, historical, archeological importance in villages an places of tourist interest in the towns. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

External links

• Parasnath Hills travel guide from Wikivoyage

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