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Darbhanga Division came into existence in 1973 after split of Tirhut
Division by the Notification no.-556जि0 पु0/ Dated-26 Oct. 1973 of govt. of Bihar. Darbhanga was a
part of Sarkar Tirhut up to 1875, when it was constituted into a separate
district. It was the part of Patna division till 1908, until the Tirhut division
was created with its headquarters at Muzaffarpur. The Darbhanga division
consisting of three districts namely Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur. The
subdivisions had been created earlier - Darbhanga Sadar in 1845, Madhubani in
1866 and Samastipur (then known as Tajpur) in 1867. As a result of
reorganization of districts in the State which took effect in the year 1972,
Madhubani and Samastipur subdivision were upgraded into
independent districts.
The Division is bounded on the north by Nepal , on the south by the division
Munghyr, on the east by Saharsa Division and on the west by the
Muzaffarpur Division.
The Division takes its name from its only town Darbhanga, the Division
headquarter, which is said to have been founded by one Darbhangi Khan, about
whom practically nothing is known. It is also held that the name Darbhanga has
been derived from Dwar Banga or Dari - Banga, meaning the 'door to Bengal'. This
derivation does not appear to be very correct as division between Bengal and
Bihar has always been further to the east. However, the linguistic and cultural
affinity with Bengal may be said to commence from here.
Darbhanga town attained the status of a city (Population 1 lakh and above) in
1961. Darbhanga is the seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. Laheriasarai which is
the seat of district and divisional administration is a part of the Darbhanga
town. The Raj area is a well developed and beautifully laid-out complex of
palaces, temples, offices, parks, garden and ponds. There are a number of
palaces built by the successive Maharajas, important among them being Nargauna
Palace, Rambagh Palace, Anandbagh bhawan and Bela Palace. A number of buildings
are in the use of the Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga
and Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.
The old Raj Library has been taken over by L. N. Mithilia
University. Perhaps Darbhanga is the only city in India, which has two
universities in a campus. The Maharajas of Darbhanga have traditionally been great patrons of
art and literature and through their munificence have always provided encouragement to the scholars of
Maithili and Sanskrit. Mahesh Thakur who founded the Raj was a renowned scholar
of Sanskrit. The estate was conferred upon him by Emperor Akbar who was very
much impressed by Raghunandan Jha, a scholar and disciple of Mahesh Thakur.
The division is noted for its trade in Fish, Mango, Makhana, and cash crops and vegetables. Among its educational institutions are Chandradhari Mithila College,
Chandradhari Mithila Science College, Darbhanga Medical College, Women Institute
of Technology and Darbhanga Engineering College. R.K. College Madhubani,
Samastipur College Samastipur and Pusa Agriculture University and various other
institutions.
The Darbhanga Division has one Municipal Corporation namely Darbhanga Municipal
Corporation, Darbhanga, three Municipal Council namely Madhubani, Samastipur and
Benipur Municipal Council and five Nagar Panchayat namely Jhanjharpur,
Jainagar, Ghoghardiha, Rosera and Dalsinghsarai.
Darbhanga is a municipal corporation town.
Darbhanga is the 5th largest city of Bihar. It is one of the most
important division and big cities of North Bihar. Darbhanga is also known as
Heart of the
Mithilanchal.
According to census 2011, the total population of the Division is 12686330. The
Male population is 6619265 and Female population is 6067065. Darbhanga
division
is having a total geographical area of 8684 Sq. Km. It is situated between longitude 85
degree 9 minute East and 26 degree 17 minute North.
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