Madhupur, Sonbhadra

Madhupur
census town
Uttar pradesh
Madhupur
Madhupur

Location in Madhupur sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 24°42′N 83°01′E / 24.7°N 83.02°E / 24.7; 83.02Coordinates: 24°42′N 83°01′E / 24.7°N 83.02°E / 24.7; 83.02
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Elevation 301 m (988 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 20,097
Languages
  Official Hindi, bhojpuri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 231216
Telephone code +91 5444
Vehicle registration UP 64

Madhupur (Hindi: मधुपुर ) is a census town in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 19 km from Robertsganj which is the administrative headquarters of Sonbhadra District. The district Sonbhadra was created by carving off the southern part of the earlier Mirzapur district on 4 March 1989. Son, Karmnasha, Chandra Prabha, Rihand, Kanhar, Renu, Ghagar and Belan Rivers drain this area. in which Son River in main.

About Madhupur

Madhupur is a census town in Robertsganj Tehsil in sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh States, India. It belongs to Mirzapur Division . It is located 19 km towards North from District headquarters Robertsganj 19 km . from Madhupur 340 km . from State capital Lucknow Madhupur Pin code is 231216 and postal head office is Robertsganj . Lohra ( 5 km) Bahura ( 5 km ), Kuarava ( 6 km ), Bhatulia ( 7 km ), Kamahar Dih ( 7 KM ), Jaderua ( 8 km ), Khoradih (16 km), Rajghar (20 km), are the nearby Villages to Madhupur. Madhupur is surrounded by Robertsganj Tehsil towards South, Rajgarh Tehsil towards west, Chakiya Tehsil towards North, Ghorawal Tehsil towards west . Robertsganj, Shahganj, Kota, Obra are the nearby Cities to Madhupur. This Place is in the border of the Sonbhadra District and Chandauli District. Chandauli District Naugarh is South towards this place

Transport

Distance of Madhupur to Robertsganj is 19 km which is nearest Railway Station and Madhupur is located about 85 km from the city of Varanasi, which is also the nearest airport. Madhupur is well connected to Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi and Mirzapur by road. Buses are available at all hours of the day from Varanasi and it normally takes 2 hours to cover the distance. Madhupur is connected by rail Robertsganj to Delhi, Allahabad, Ranchi and Patna. Some notable trains passing through the town are Muri express (Jammu Tawi - Delhi - Tata Nagar), Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express /12873(Hatia - Kanpur - Delhi) and Triveni Express (Bareilly - Lucknow - Shaktinagar), Intercity Express (Singrauli - Varanasi).

The highway connecting Varanasi and Waidhan passes through the village. Though this is national highway it is a very busy road because of the towns Renukot, Anpara, Shaktinagar which are sufficiently commercialized areas. National Thermal Power corporation is in Shaktinagar, Uttar Pradesh |Shaktinagar and also National Coalfield different projects like Singrauli, khadia, Jayant, Dudhichua, amlori, Kakri etc. These areas have several major coal mines which cater a big part of the coal need of the state. Churk a nearby town is situated around 29 km, where Jaypee group is establishing a Thermal power project. One of the main reasons this road is always busy is due to daily transport of around 1000 trucks of grits and sand..

Demographics

Religions in MADHUPUR
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
95%
Muslims
 
3%
Jains
 
1.4%
Others†
 
0.6%
Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Jati Demographics

Jati Religions in MADHUPUR
Religion Percent
Maurya
 
62%
Yadav
 
10%
Gupta
 
13%
Others
 
15%

Nearby town

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