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| demographics1_info1 = [[Maithili_language|Maithili]], [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]]
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'''Jhanjharpur''' is a town and headquarters of a sub-division in the [[Madhubani district]] of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]].
'''Jhanjharpur''' is a town and a sub-division in the [[Madhubani district]] of the [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/gallery/videos-pictures-jhanjharpur-junction-jjp/4117 Jhanjharpur is well connected to the other cities of India with railways].{{clarify|date=March 2020}}

Jhanjharpur town is connected with, Kamla Balan bridge, a century-old 220&nbsp;ft bridge built by the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the early 1900s,<ref name="Kamla Balan">{{cite news |last1=Balan |first1=Kamla |title=Kamla Balan |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/hXg4cJufdI5JSr5YbU0DoK/Kamla-Balan-bridge-it8217s-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen.html |access-date=1 June 2019 |work=live mint |agency=live mint |issue=september |publisher=live mint |date=17 Sep 2008 |ref=Kamla Balan}}</ref> being a rail-cum-road bridge (first rail-cum-road bridge in India) It facilitates the movement of dozen of trains and hundreds of vehicles every day to and from Jhanjharpur. Jhanjharpur is also connected to number of other places and destination via NH 57.

The nearest airport is [[Darbhanga Airport]] which is 48&nbsp;km away from Jhanjharpur. People can also take their flights for the different cities of India from the Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan International Airport which is 191&nbsp;km away from Jhanjharpur and present in the capital city of Bihar "Patna".{{clarify|date=March 2020}}

==Trade==


[[Laukaha]] is a nearby town close to the border of Nepalese town of [[Thadi]]. [[Laukaha]] in India and [[Thadi]] in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between [[India]] and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eximguru.com/exim/trade-agreement/india-nepal-trade.aspx|title=India Nepal Trade Agreement. India-Nepal Foreign Treaty of Trade Agreement.|website=www.eximguru.com|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> [[Nepal]] Government of [[Nepal]] has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.customs.gov.np/en/customsofficescontact.html|title=Department of Customs, Nepal – Custom Contact Offices|website=www.customs.gov.np|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> and Government of [[India]] has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cybex.in/Notifications/17-2012-Amends-Notification-63-1994-9672.aspx |title = No. {{!}}}}</ref>
===Climate===
Patna has a [[humid subtropical climate]] with hot summers from late
March to early June, the [[monsoon]] season from late June to late
September and a mild winter from November to February.Highest
temperature ever recorded is 46.6&nbsp;°C(In,1966),<ref name="imd.gov.in">[http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/patna2.htm Extreme Weather Events In The Month Of September] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315193421/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/patna2.htm |date=2012-03-15 }}. Imd.gov.in. Retrieved
on 2012-05-16.</ref> lowest ever is
2.3&nbsp;°C(In,2003)<ref>{{cite news|
url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-16/patna/27285384_1_degrees-lowest-temperature-cold-wave
| work=The Times Of India | title=Patna's minimum temperature dips 2.3 to degrees Celsius | date=16 January 2003}}</ref> and highest
rainfall was 204.5&nbsp;mm(In,1997).<ref name="imd.gov.in"/>
The table below details historical monthly averages for climate
variables.
{{Clear}}
{{Weather box|collapsed =
|location = Jhanjharpur
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 23.3
|Feb high C = 26.5
|Mar high C = 32.6
|Apr high C = 37.7
|May high C = 38.9
|Jun high C = 36.7
|Jul high C = 33.0
|Aug high C = 32.4
|Sep high C = 32.3
|Oct high C = 31.5
|Nov high C = 28.8
|Dec high C = 24.7
|year high C = 31.53
|Jan low C = 9.2
|Feb low C = 11.6
|Mar low C = 16.4
|Apr low C = 22.3
|May low C = 25.2
|Jun low C = 26.7
|Jul low C = 26.2
|Aug low C = 26.1
|Sep low C = 25.7
|Oct low C = 21.8
|Nov low C = 14.7
|Dec low C = 9.9
|year low C = 19.65
|Jan precipitation mm = 19
|Feb precipitation mm = 11
|Mar precipitation mm = 11
|Apr precipitation mm = 8
|May precipitation mm = 33
|Jun precipitation mm = 134
|Jul precipitation mm = 306
|Aug precipitation mm = 274
|Sep precipitation mm = 227
|Oct precipitation mm = 94
|Nov precipitation mm = 9
|Dec precipitation mm = 4
|year precipitation mm = 1130
|source 1 = worldweather.org<ref name=weatherbox>{{cite web
| url = http://www.worldweather.org/066/c00534.htm | title =Climatological Information for Patna|accessdate =2011-02-25
| publisher =World Weather}}</ref>
|date=February 2012}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Authority control}}
==External links==
*[http://www.jhanjharpur.com/ Jhanjharpur web site]


[[Category:Cities and towns in Madhubani district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Madhubani district]]

Latest revision as of 10:18, 12 April 2024

Jhanjharpur
Town
Jhanjharpur Railway Station
Jhanjharpur Railway Station
Jhanjharpur is located in Bihar
Jhanjharpur
Jhanjharpur
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°16′N 86°17′E / 26.27°N 86.28°E / 26.27; 86.28
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhubani
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total24,102
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyJhanjharpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJhanjharpur

Jhanjharpur is a town and a sub-division in the Madhubani district of the state of Bihar, India. Jhanjharpur is well connected to the other cities of India with railways.[clarification needed]

Jhanjharpur town is connected with, Kamla Balan bridge, a century-old 220 ft bridge built by the British in the early 1900s,[1] being a rail-cum-road bridge (first rail-cum-road bridge in India) It facilitates the movement of dozen of trains and hundreds of vehicles every day to and from Jhanjharpur. Jhanjharpur is also connected to number of other places and destination via NH 57.

The nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport which is 48 km away from Jhanjharpur. People can also take their flights for the different cities of India from the Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan International Airport which is 191 km away from Jhanjharpur and present in the capital city of Bihar "Patna".[clarification needed]

Trade[edit]

Laukaha is a nearby town close to the border of Nepalese town of Thadi. Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal.[2] Nepal Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.[3] and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Balan, Kamla (17 September 2008). "Kamla Balan". live mint. No. september. live mint. live mint. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "India Nepal Trade Agreement. India-Nepal Foreign Treaty of Trade Agreement". www.eximguru.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Department of Customs, Nepal – Custom Contact Offices". www.customs.gov.np. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ "No. |".
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