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Bhalni

Bhalni is a village situated 3 km away from its block Kaluahi and approx 13 km away from Madhubani city in Bihar State. Currently Bhalni is one of the largest villages out of the 1111 villages in Madhubani district.

The total population of the village is 2111. The literacy rate is 92%. The female literacy rate is 68.15%. The male literacy rate is 89.96%.

History

Bhalni was established during the time of Akbar. After the establishment of New Raj Dharbhanga, several expansions took place in order to develop the taxation system in the Mithila region. Raj Darbhanga had 4,495 villages in 18 circles in Bihar and Bengal and employed over 7,500 officers to manage the estate at that time.

Geography

The nearest villages are: West: Madhepur, Dokher East: Mal Tol, Kapriya North: Kapariya, Pali Mohan South: Kaluahi, Dih Tol.

Education

There are so many resources of education in Bhalni, Islamic as well as modern education. For Islamic education many madarsa's are there ..among all madarsa one of the biggest and oldest madarsa is Madarsa Babul Uloom. It was established in 1946. Apart from that many other educational institutions, like Aliya madarsa Bhalni, F.R.S Academy BHalni, Adarsh Vidya Mandir and many more small institutions are giving there best to educate the society.

Right now the current principal of this Madarsa Babul Uloom is Mufti Riyasat Hussain, and Co-ordinator is Shakeel Ahmad(secretary general All India National Congress Kaluahi).

Madarsa Babul Uloom does not only provide Islamic studies but also modern studies including Science & technology and English speaking are taught. In front of this madarsa one big mosque is situated whose name is Jam-e-masjid Bhalni.

Religion and Caste

The two predominant religions in the village are Muslims and Hindus. The various hereditary, endogenous castes, called jāti, are still bound by traditions regarding interactions and intermarriages.

Culture

The standard of living is similar to that of the northern Bihar region. The majority of people are now educated and work in many mncs with higher posts and earns very well and there are many big and medium businessmens earning great profit so the standard of housing and food are better in comparison of other village. There are roads and good electricity supply all over the village and there are many branded shops present in this village. Many middle class residents have houses made of cement or concrete. Food - Vegetables and Fish are the primary diet of the village. Garments - Dhoti and kurta, and Muslims wear kurta, pyjama and topi.

In every year many cultural programs are celebrating ..like mushaera, baitbazi, quiz, panel discussion, drama etc. There are many types of festivals are celebrate by Hindus like Durga Puja, Kali puja, sraswati puja, chhatt, depawali and holi etc. and for Muslims like eid-ul-fitr and eid-ul-azha etc.

Sports

Sports facilities are inadequate or non-existent in the village, but sports, such as cricket, badminton, carom Boards swimming, marathon, kabaddi, and kho kho, are becoming more popular. Bhalni club had participated in the cricket tournament of Rasheed Pur was declared winner of any cricket tournament and awarded the "Discipline Cup" due to the extra ordinary discipline of players.