Madhopur, Siwan
| Madhopur | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Madhopur Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′N 84°27′E / 26.34°N 84.45°ECoordinates: 26°20′N 84°27′E / 26.34°N 84.45°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Block | Barharia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Bihar Government |
| Elevation | 70.198 m (230.308 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,047 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 841232 |
| Telephone code | 06154 |
| Sex ratio | 806 per 1000 ♂/♀ |
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.
There are six villages in Madhopur Panchayat: Madhopur, Kalu Chhapra, Nirkhi Chhapra, Mira Chhapra, Chhakka Tola (Azad Nagar) and Nasir Chhapra
Demographics
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.
Climate
- 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
Education
Schools
- Govt. Middle School
- Govt. High School
- Govt. Urdu School
- New Children English School
Madarsa
- Madarsa Anwarul Islam
- Madarsa Qadriya Rijiviya
Places of worship
- Shahi Jama Masjid (old Masjid, 18th century)
- Jama Masjid Madhopur (new Masjid)
- Kali Tample (Paschim Tola)
Sports
The village is represented by MP XI Cricket Club and Sadbhawna Volleyball Club.
Guest Sadbhawna Cup 2017
Sadbhawna Cup 2017
Volunteer Sadhbhawna Cup 2017
Transportation
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
SH-45 (Gopalganj Maharajganj Road) and MDR 24 (Mirganj Barharia Road) state highway pass through the village.