Under the British Rule, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut up to 1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. The subdivisions had been created earlier – Darbhanga Sadar in 1845, Madhubani in 1866 and Samastipur (then known as Tajpur) in 1867. It was the part of Patna division till 1908, when the Tirhut division was created with its headquarters at Muzaffarpur

1. Vill- kaithwar, Panchayat – Kaithwar
Block-Tardih, P.S - sakatpur
Dist.-Darbhanga
Bihar Pin- 847204

2. AGENDAS
• Introductions to Darbhanga
• Geography
• Tourism
• Special foods dishes
• Sweets and Beverage’s
• Transports
• Cultures
• Flora and Fauna

3. •
Introductions
to
Darbhanga
Under the British Rule, Darbhanga was a part
of Sarkar Tirhut up to 1875, when it was
constituted into a separate district. The
subdivisions had been created earlier –
Darbhanga Sadar in 1845, Madhubani in
1866 and Samastipur (then known as Tajpur)
in 1867. It was the part of Patna division till
1908, when the Tirhut division was created
with its headquarters at Muzaffarpur…

4. Geography
• Darbhanga district is having a total geographical area of
2279 Sq. Km. It is situated between longitude 85 degree
45-minute East and 25-degree 53-minute North.
• The land in Darbhanga District is generally very fertile
and there are hardly and uncultivated areas. The district
is, therefore, devoid of any forests. Among the trees
found in the district are Sisam, Khair, Palmyra and Khajur.
Mango, jackfruit, pipal and tamarind are found near
village settlements. The district also has some tracts of
grasslands.
• Wild animals existed in the district up to the end of the
18th century. But with the progressive use of land and
rapid growth of population, the forest areas were
cleared, and the wild animals became almost extinct.
Wolves and hyenas are rare, while jackals are common.
Fox and wild cats are also met with occasionally.

5. Tourism
• Darbhanga is a city in Bihar with
its own municipal corporation. It
is Bihar’s 5th biggest city, located
in the heart of Mithila. It is also
the administrative centre of
Darbhanga district and
Darbhanga division, as well as
the seat of Raj Darbhanga and
the Mithila region’s capital.

6. Shyama Kali
Temple:
• The royal family of Darbhanga
built the Shyama Kali Temple in
1933. It is a place of immense
historical and cultural
significance. The temple is
located in a compound which
the royal family built. There are
a total of six temples in the
compound which is surrounded
by lush greenery. The Shyama
Kali Temple is the most revered
out of the six temples. It is an
architectural beauty along with
being a cultural icon of
Darbhanga.

7. Maharaja
Laxmeshwar
Singh Museum:
• During his visit to Laxmeshwar Singh
Museum, Thiagarajan SM – the new DM of
Darbhanga asked to increase the number
of security persons guarding the museum.
• On his inspection to the historical heritages
and building of Darbhanga the new DM
also went Chandra Hari Museum,
Maharaja Laxmeshwar Singh Museum,
LNMU, KSDSU, and Raj Fort. Dr.
Thiagarajan saw the ancient rare
manuscripts, paintings of Mughal period,
weapons, touchstone
at Chandradhari Museum. At present, a
renovation work of the museum is under
process, so he instructed to end this work
quickly.

8. Special foods dishes
• Cuisinesof Darbhanga:- Well known for its
rich art and culture, Darbhanga is
also famous for its mouthwatering
cuisines. Darbhanga is located in
northern part of Bihar state in India.
Thus, influence of Bihari food is
visible in cuisines of Darbhanga. In
fact, Darbhanga is far famed for trade
of mango, makhana and fish.
Makhana (Fox Nut) is a local aquatic
food product which is produced on
large scale in Darbhanga.

9. Traditional Cuisines of
Darbhanga
• Traditional delicacies of Darbhanga are
mouthwatering and lip smacking as well.
Dishes made with makhana are much
popular in this region. Kheer Makhana is
the most famous sweet dish of
Darbhanga. It is made with sugar,
makhana and milk. Apart from that salty
dishes of makhana are also popular
among locals..

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11. Transports
• Transportation in Darbhanga..
• Darbhanga, also known as ‘Heart of
Madhyanchal’ is one of the major cities
in North Bihar in eastern part of
India. Darbhanga is an urban
agglomeration, and this city is
developing gradually with the time.
Being an important district of North
Bihar, Darbhanga is well connected with
other parts of the country through good
rail and road network. Darbhanga is
connected with national and state
highways which link it with other major
cities and surrounding regions.

12. Cultures
• The glorious past has wide impact on the
progressive present of the district.
Darbhanga has been the land of Literature,
Culture, Justice and Philosophy for
centuries. Maithili language, spoken in this
region is supposed as sweetest language in
the world. Researchers used to come this
place to study about this language.

13. • The historical and cultural heritage of Darbhanga does establish this place on the tourism map. The
fort, place and other numerous buildings and temples constructed by Maharaja Kameshwar Singh
are known to be major tourism attractions in the city. The buildings of Lalit narayan Mithila University
and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, famous temples e.g. Shyama Mandir,
Madhweshwar Mandir, Manokamna Mandir etc are the centres of knowledge, wisdom and Bhakti.
Khankah Samarkandia, jama Masjid, Mirja Khan Talaab, Three Churh, Gurudwara etc are the
symbol of brotherhood and secularism. Kusheshwarsthan is and important eco-tourism centre,
where migratory birds used to come every year from different part of the country and other countries
too.

14. Flora and Fauna
• Flora and Fauna
• The land in Darbhanga District is generally very fertile and there are hardly and
uncultivated areas. The district is, therefore, devoid of any forests. Among the
trees found in the district are Sisam, Khair, Palmyra and Khajur. Mango,
jackfruit, pipal and tamarind are found near village settlements. The district also
has some tracts of grasslands.
• Wild animals existed in the district up to the end of the 18th century. But with
the progressive use of land and rapid growth of population, the forest areas were
cleared and the wild animals became almost extinct. Wolves and hyenas are
rare, while jackals are common. Fox and wild cats are also met with occasionally.

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