Madhopur is a village in Barharia block of Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 2 kilometers (1.24 mi) north of the Barharia block at Barharia-Gopalganj road, It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the district headquarters Siwan and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the state capital Patna. Madhopur is surrounded by Sahpur to the north, Barasra south, Chhatisi east, and Rasulpur to the west. Barharia, Siwan, Gopalganj, Mirganj, Barauli and Thawe are nearby towns.

Madhopur
Village
Madhopur
Madhopur
Madhopur is located in Bihar
Madhopur
Madhopur
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°20′N 84°27′E / 26.34°N 84.45°E / 26.34; 84.45
CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
BlockBarharia
Government
 • TypeBihar Government
Elevation
70.198 m (230.308 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
11,047
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
841232
Telephone code06154
Sex ratio806 per 1000 /
Madhopur

There are six villages in Madhopur Panchayat: Madhopur, Kalu Chhapra, Nirkhi Chhapra, Mira Chhapra, Chhakka Tola (Azad Nagar) and Nasir Chhapra

Demographics

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Languages spoken in Madhopur include Bhojpuri (a language in the Bihari language group with almost 40,000,000 speakers), written in both the Devanagari (English) and Kaithi scripts.

 
Madarsa Anwarul Islam

Climate

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  • Subtropical, dry climate with distinct winter, summer and rainy season
  • Highest temperature = 43.0 °C (May–June)
  • Lowest temperature = 6.0 °C (December–January)
  • Average rainfall = 800 millimetres (31 in)
  • Monsoon = July to September
  • Humidity = 10 – 15% (summer), 60% (rainy)
  • Visit season = October–May

Sports

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The village is represented by MP XI Cricket Club and Sadbhawna Volleyball Club.

Transportation

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Madhopur is well connected with Barharia, Gopalganj and Mirganj by local taxi services on shared basis and with Patna by the Gopalganj-Patna bus service (via Barharia, Siwan and Chhapra) which one can board at Madhopur Middle School bus stand. The nearest railway station is Siwan Junction.

Roads

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SH-45 (Gopalganj Maharajganj Road) and MDR 24 (Mirganj Barharia Road) state highway pass through the village.

See also

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References

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