Uttra
Uttra
उतरा, उत्तरा Utara | |
|---|---|
| Uttara | |
| Nickname: Utra | |
| Coordinates: 26°31′01″N 85°50′31″E / 26.5170497°N 85.8419812°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila region |
| District | Madhubani district |
| Block | Madhwapur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,203 |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Local language | |
| • Mother language | Maithili |
Uttra (Maithili: उतरा) (also written as Uttara or Utara or Utra) is a village in the Madhwapur block of the Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. The mother language of the village is Maithili. It is connected by state highway SH-75 from Darbhanga to the block headquarter Madhwapur. In the village there is an ancient temple of Lord Shiva known as Dakshineswar Nath Mahadev Mandir. Similarly there is an archaeological site known as Sunphulwa in the village. The archaeological site is estimated to be of the early medieval period by the Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute in Patna.