Jagban

Jagban जगबन Jagwan
Rural
Jagban East Gram Panchyat and Jagban West Gram Panchyat
Coordinates: 26°21′25″N 85°49′57″E / 26.3569274°N 85.8325757°E / 26.3569274; 85.8325757
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Block	Bisfi
Country	India
Named after	Yajnavalkya
Panchayat	Gram Panchyat Raj
Government
• Type	Mukhiya
• Body	Panchayati raj
Population
• Total	10,744
	India Population Census 2011
Demonym	Maithil
Languages
• Official language Mother language	Hindi Maithili
Postal Pin Code	847304
Village of the Indian Philosopher Yajnavalkya

Jagban (Maithili: जगबन ) is a village in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is believed to be the Tapobhumi of the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya.^[1] The village is located in Bisfi block of Madhubani district in India.^[2] It is around five kilometres distance by road from Kamtaul railway station of the East Central Railway. The village is divided into two Gram Panchyats, they are Jagban East and Jagban West.