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Town in Jharkhand, India
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Madhupur is a city in Deoghar district of Jharkhand. It is considered a health resort because the water there is said to cure digestion ailments. Historically, many notable people, particularly from Bengal, owned a house in Madhupur. Amongst them was Sir Asutosh Mookerjee. His younger son, Uma Prasad Mookerjee, the writer famous for his travel books spent time there. Their house Ganga Prasad Bhaban is still there.
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The house was donated by Dr.H.C. Mookherjee, the first Governor of West Bengal. There are four rooms. The rent of the rooms at first floor are ₹300/-per room, and the ground floor rooms are available at ₹240/ per room.
Madhupur is 294 km (via main line) from Howrah. It is on the Howrah-Delhi main line. There is a branch line from Madhupur to Giridih (32 km away).
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