Jhanjharpur

Jhanjharpur
—  town  —
Jhanjharpur Location of Jhanjharpur in Bihar and India
Coordinates	26°16′N 86°17′E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Madhubani
Parliamentary constituency	Jhanjharpur
Assembly constituency	Jhanjharpur
Population	24,102 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 59 metres (194 ft)

Jhanjharpur is a town and head-quarters of a sub-division in the Madhubani district of the state of Bihar, India.

Over - view Jhanjharpur is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, on the bank of the Kamala River. The river is formed from the confluence of two separate rivers, the Kamla and the Balan. The topography of this place is beautiful and the land is immensely fertile which is the reason it is still surviving without any financial and economic structure. It is located on the foothills of the Himalayas, the impact is visible in its climate. If you walk straight from this place towards north on the globe, you will reach Mt. Everest. The place receives plenty of rainfall due to its geographical position.

The language spoken in this region is Maithili hence the people are called maithil (after the language).

Sarisab, Raiyam, Samya- Mahinathpur, Mahrail,Majhoura,Simra, Lalgang and the catchment villages of this region have been the land of great thinkers of the nyaya and other philosophical traditions in Indian philosophy.

Transport

Jhanjharpur is located on NH 57. and 40 km from Darbhanga. Jhanjharpur is having a railway station and 2 meter gauge railroots towards Nirmali and Lokha are originated from here.New Brize Nh 57 Macking.

Geography

Jhanjharpur is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, on the bank of the Kamala River. The river is formed from the confluence of two separate rivers, the Kamla and the Balan, and is prone to flooding each year, around July. The bridge over the river was constructed by the British before India's independence.

The rail and road bridge over the Kamala River river in Jhanjharpur

There are seventeen wards in jhanjharpur nagar panchayat.Ward 8 partapur is near of kamla balan river.

Economy

With the new east-west corridor passing through Jhanjharpur, it will become very well connected to east and west of mithilanchal and bihar. This will gve it a geographical advantage and a chance to grow its economy which is majorly agarian now.

Agriculture

Major crops grown in the area include rice, wheat, Potato, paan, Peas, Mustard, Onion, Sugar cane. Makhana is a popular food in the area, and there is some commercial growing in Jhanjharpur. Most of the local supplies of vegetables are locally grown.

Mango is most popular fruit of this area and available in large varieties. Maldah/Langda(Locally known as Safeda), Krishnbhog, Gulabkhas, Bombay, Mohar Thakur, Sarhi, Suparia, Sajmaniya, Sukul, Bathua are commonly available varieties of mango.

Education

Jhanjharpur has good education background.This part of land produced so many engineer,doctor,bankers,IAS,IFS etc.

High School 1. M P T High School

Markets

Jhanjharpur's two main markets, 4 km apart, are the Jhanjharpur (R.S.) Market, also known as the New Market, and Jhanjharpur Purani Bazar. Other than those two, the villages in the area hold local weekly markets.

Jhanjharpur also has a large market for medicines supplying the surrounding areas.

Culture

Religion

A sample of Madhubani Painting.

Indra Puja and Durga Puja are the main festivals celebrated annually in Jhanjharpur.

The Indra Puja festival is celebrated in the town and takes place over 10 days, during with the Lord Indra is worshipped, in a diverse cultural program.

Durga Puja and Kali Puja is mainly celebrated in the villages that make up the Jhanjharpur sub-district, as are other festivals, including Saraswati Puja, Chhath Puja, Videshwar Sthan, Bhairav Sthan, Gaurishankar and Banha Gaurishankar are famous Lord Shiva temple situated in Jhanjharpur Subdivison. Md Atiqur Rahman is the great Advocate as well as social worker of the Jhanjharpur who belongs to villege HARNA, He is the mukhiya of the Harna Panchayat.

The village of Pachahi is home to the temple of Maa Chamunda.

Mithila Painting

Mithila, or Madhubani painting, which originated in the Mithila region, is a popular art form in the area, with Kameshawar Thakur of Raiyam Kothiya being a noted exponent of the art. Manoj Prasad a renowned freedom fighter also belongs to this village.

The style is named after Mithila, the homeland of the goddess Sita, and represents high moral values. Mithila Painting is famous among fashion designers. Students can learn about Mithila Painting from the J D Institute of Fashion Technology, National Institute of Fashion designing and other institutes.