Country India District Sonbhadra PIN 231216 Elevation 301 m Local time Friday 8:32 PM | State Uttar Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code +91 5444 Population 20,097 (2001) | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
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.
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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..