Darbhanga


Darbhanga is a Municipal Corporation in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the 5th largest city of Bihar, only after Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur.
It is the headquarters of Darbhanga district and Darbhanga division and was the seat of the Raj Darbhanga and capital of the Mithila region.

History

Darbhanga is made up of two words Dar and Banga which translates to door to Bengal.
Excavation at Balirajgarh revealed brick fortifications dating back to 2nd century BC.

Demographics

The 2011 Census of India recorded Darbhanga as a municipal corporation with its population of 267,348 comprising 142,377 males and 124,971 females while the district as a whole has a population of 3 million. It is the 6th largest city in Bihar in terms of urban population. Males constitute 52.6% of the population and females 47.4%. Darbhanga has an average literacy rate of 79.40%, while the male literacy rate is 85.08% with women at 73.08%.

Climate

Darbhanga has a humid subtropical climate.

Geography

Darbhanga is located in the northern part of Bihar.

Transport

Railways

lies on the East Central Railway. It is connected directly to all the major cities of India.
Of the beginning of railway in Darbhanga and its neighbouring areas, The Imperial Gazetteer of India noted:
Darbhanga Junction connects a large part of North Bihar and the Terai of Nepal with the rest of India as it serves as a major railhead. It is the main station of Darbhanga and the district of Madhubani.

Roadways

Darbhanga is connected to other parts of India by National Highway 27, National Highway 527B and Bihar State highways 50, 56, 88 and 75. Darbhanga is also connected to Madhubani and Sitamarhi.
The East-West Corridor expressway, which connects Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam, passes through Darbhanga.

Public transport

For local transport, the commuters have the options of buses operated by BSRTC and auto-rickshaw. There is a bus stand and a new interstate bus stand is under construction. Bus services are available from Darbhanga to all the nearby major cities viz. Patna, Gaya, Kolkata, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, Jamshedpur.

Darbhanga Airport

is a military air force base. The runway length is more than 9,000 feet.
It is being upgraded for commercial flights and scheduled flights to Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi will be started by SpiceJet by April 2020 once terminal work is completed.

Nearby Airports

is the second nearest operational airport roughly 121 km away. Shree Airlines operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu. The nearest domestic airport to Darbhanga is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna, approximately 139 kilometres away.

Media and communications

has a 20 kW medium-wave radio station in Darbhanga which transmits various programmes of mass interest and covers a part of North Bihar as well as the Terai of Nepal.
Doordarshan has one DD National and one DD News LPT relay transmitters.

Education

Among the educational institutions are:

Medical colleges

There are many tourist places in Darbhanga like Maharajadhiraja Lakshmishwar Singh Museum, Chandradhari Museum, Darbhanga Fort, Shyama Mai Temple, Anand Bag Palace, Nargona Palace

Notable people