Dullipatti

Korahia is a village, situated in Madhubani district of Bihar, near the Nepal international border. National Highway 105[1] passes through this village and is 6 kilometers away from Jainagar, sub-division.[2]

Korahia
Village
Korahia
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.559°N 86.106°E / 26.559; 86.106
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhubani
TehsilJainagar
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
847226
Telephone code+91-6246
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-32
Lok Sabha constituencyMadhubani
Websitewww.dullipatti.com

As part of Mithilanchal, Maithili is a primary language of the villagers and Hindi is an official language.

National Highway 105, passing through Korahia Village

Culture

Villagers belong to different castes and communities. Several types of festivals are celebrated, including Diwali, Chhath, Eid, and Durga Puja.

Education

This village has two government elementary schools, one government secondary school with a girls hostel facility and one government College D.B. College, LNMU.[3] Beside government schools, there are also privately operated schools.

Girls Hostel for Government Secondary School, Dullipatti

Banks

Dullipatti has branches of government banks like Grameen Bank and Indian Overseas Bank.[4]

Energy

Electricity supply is good and operated by the Bihar Electricity Board.[5] In case of non-supply of electricity, people use generators to produce it.

Migration

Like other villages of Bihar, some of the people of this village have also migrated to other states, like Delhi, Haryana or Panjab for earning a livelihood. However, due to better job opportunities at home, people are returning.

Business

Agriculture is the main business of this villagers. All type of foods (wheat, rice, corn, pulse, sugar cane etc.) are being produced without using any dangerous fertilizers due to cultivated land.

Market

There is a small market located in the center of the village. The larger village of Jainagar is also close to Dullipatti, providing more shopping opportunities.

Road and transport

Highway (NH-105)[6] that connects this village directly to the main city of the state like Madhubani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Patna. Buses of Delux and Semi-delux type run through.

Railway connectivity

The Jaynagar railway station is close to this village and can be reached either by personal vehicles or by public transport. There are many JYG trains that depart from this station, to different places of state and country, including Delhi and Calcutta.

Administration

Mrs. Amla Devi (Mukhiya) and Mrs. Buchhi Devi (Sarpanch) [7] are democratically elected representative, takes care of all types of development work in the village.

References
  1. http://rcd.bih.nic.in/NH-List.htm
  2. http://madhubani.bih.nic.in
  3. http://lnmu.in/index.php?option=colleges
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://bsphcl.bih.nic.in
  6. http://rcd.bih.nic.in/Maps/Madhubani.pdf
  7. http://sec.bihar.gov.in/wcl.aspx
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