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Muzaffarpur district

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2001:1A10:18D7:4101:4C17:1A18:8212:A2DF: Improved district geography and transport coverage; added authoritative NH 27 connectivity through Mehsi.

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Muzaffarpur}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Muzaffarpur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_caption = Ashokan Pillar, Kolhua
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| map_caption = Location of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Bihar|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirhut division|Tirhut]]
| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Muzaffarpur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 3173
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 4,801,062
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
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| demographics1_info1 = {{increase}} 65%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
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| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Gaighat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaighat]], [[Aurai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Aurai]], [[Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Minapur]], [[Bochahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bochahan]], [[Sakra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sakra]], [[Kurhani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kurhani]], [[Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Muzaffarpur]], [[Kanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanti]], [[Baruraj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baruraj]], [[Paroo (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Paroo]], [[Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sahebganj]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Muzaffarpur District''' is one of the thirty-eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]]. Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of [[Tirhut Division]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Muzaffarpur, Government of Bihar {{!}} India|url=https://muzaffarpur.nic.in/|access-date=2021-02-19|language=en-US}}</ref> ([[Tirhut]]). Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar.

== History ==
Muzaffarpur is a part of the Ancient Vajji [[Mahajanapada|mahājanapada]], one of the principal [[Mahajanapada|mahājanapadas]] of [[Ancient India]].

Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike among whom were [[George Fernandes]], [[Janki Ballabh Shastri]], a great Maithili writer [[Parmanandan Shashtri]] and [[Devesh Chandra Thakur]]. [[Bajjika]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]] languages are spoken in the district.

In 1972 both [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]] and [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]] districts were split from Muzaffarpur.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref>
==Geography==

Muzaffarpur district lies in the fertile plains of northern Bihar and forms part of [[Tirhut division]]. The district is drained by the [[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak]], [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]] and [[Lakhandei River|Lakhandei]] rivers.

The district has an extensive road and railway network connecting [[Muzaffarpur]] with important urban centres and neighbouring districts. [[Mehsi]] is an important town in the northern part of the regional urban and transport network, providing a road connection between Muzaffarpur and the [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]] region.

==Transport==

Muzaffarpur is a major railway junction in northern Bihar and is connected by rail with several parts of Bihar and other states.

The district is also connected by a network of national and state highways. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] identifies the [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] section between [[Kotwa (Motihari)]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]] as an 80-kilometre highway section, extending from km 440.000 to km 520.000.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

[[Mehsi]] lies on this NH 27 corridor and is connected by road with Muzaffarpur and the East Champaran region.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

==Economy==

Agriculture and horticulture are important components of the district economy. The district is particularly associated with [[litchi]] cultivation, with production concentrated around Muzaffarpur and neighbouring areas.

==Economy==
GDP Per capita Income of Muzaffarpur is $2,507 and total GDP of District is $5 Billion as by 2021 Reports which is 4.7% of [[Bihar]] GDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Development Report|url=https://www.eaindustry.nic.in/ddp/Muzaffarpur_DDP_Report_Final.pdf}}</ref>

===Lychee===
[[File:Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur.JPG|thumb|Lychee garden in Muzaffarpur]]
The [[lychee|litchi]] crop, which is available from May to June, is mainly cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts, in an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year. Lychee is exported to big cities like Bombay, Kolkata and to other countries. India's share in the world litchi market amounts to less than 1%. The names of the litchi produced in quality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/ac684e/ac684e08.htm |title=7. LYCHEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA |publisher=Fao.org |date=31 May 1992 |access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref>

== Industry ==
It has many industries ranging from small to big. Prabhat Zarda Factory, Ganesh Foundries Limited, [[Bharat Wagon and Engineering]], [[NTPC Limited|N.T.P.C.]], [[Kanti Thermal Power Station]], Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd., Muzaffarpur – a unit of IDPL, units of Leather Development Corporation, Muzaffarpur Dairy, a unit of the Bihar State Dairy Corporation unit Bihar State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd., Muzaffarpur producing Sudha brand packaged milk are the major industries located in Muzaffarpur city and its periphery. The above industries have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of small industries including a few cottage industries. The most important item that is manufactured in Muzaffarpur town is railway wagon. Muzaffarpur city is an important centre for the wholesale cloth trade. Agriculture-based industries such as sugar mills and Britannia Biscuits have newly been established in city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mymuzaffarpur.com/about_muzaffarpur.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828231517/http://www.mymuzaffarpur.com/about_muzaffarpur.html |archive-date=28 August 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Muzaffarpur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,801,062,{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Singapore]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =Alabama 4,779,736
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 24th th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert| 1514 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.14%. Muzaffarpur has a [[sex ratio]] of 900 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.4%. Scheduled Castes make up 15.7% of the population.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1014_PART_B_DCHB_MUZAFFARPUR.pdf | title = District Census 2011 | access-date =19 February 2021 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 90.93% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 7.65% [[Urdu]] and 1.33% [[Maithili language|Maithili]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Bihar |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=10,78,094|13=1911|14=11,13,058|15=1921|16=10,77,631|17=1931|18=11,50,419|19=1941|20=12,69,186|21=1951|22=13,77,181|23=1961|24=15,98,346|25=1971|26=19,09,059|27=1981|28=23,57,388|29=1991|30=29,53,903|31=2001|32=37,46,714|33=2011|34=48,01,062|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons category}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Muzaffarpur district
|North = katai
|Northeast = [[Sitamarhi district—]]
|East = [[Darbhanga district]]
|Southeast = [[Samastipur district]]
|South = [[Vaishali district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Saran district]]
|Northwest = [[Purba Champaran district]]
}}

{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division}}
{{Tirhut Division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Muzaffarpur district| ]]
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[[Category:Districts of Bihar]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in India]]

Motipur, Muzaffarpur

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
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| leader_name2 = Arun Kumar Singh (BJP)
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}}
'''Motipur''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Muzaffarpur district]]. It is located 14 kilometres south of [[Mehsi]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In 2021, Motipur Nagar Panchayat was upgraded to Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/muzaffarpur/story-motipur-city-council-notification-issued-3910370.html|title=मोतीपुर नगर परिषद की अधिसूचना जारी}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/news/seven-new-city-panchayats-will-also-be-formed-in-kanti-motipur-and-sahebganj-128038402.html|title=जिले में नगर निकायों की संख्या हो जाएगी 11:कांटी, मोतीपुर और साहेबगंज में अब नगर परिषद, सात नई नगर पंचायत भी बनेगी}}</ref>

==Location==
Motipur is located {{convert|102|km|mi|0}} north of [[Patna]], {{convert|30|km|mi|0}} north of [[Muzaffarpur]] and {{convert|14|km|mi|0}} south of [[Mehsi]] East Champaran District of 15 kilometres. [[National Highway 28 (India)|National Highway 28]] passes through Motipur. The nearest airport is [[Patna Airport]].

Motipur is connected with the road and railways networks (Northern Eastern Railway). Railway services provide direct connections with all of the metropolitan cities of India. The railway has direct service from [[Motipur railway station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Motipur (MTR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri|url=https://www.railyatri.in/stations/motipur-mtr|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.railyatri.in}}</ref>
==Geography==

Motipur is located in the northern part of [[Muzaffarpur district]] of Bihar. The town is situated within the regional road and railway network connecting [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Mehsi]], [[Motihari]].
== River ==
The river [[Budhi Gandak]] flows beside the town of [[Mehsi]]. Budhi Gandak is one of the branches of [[Gandak river]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Motipur had a population of 21,933. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Motipur has an average literacy rate of 43%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 52%, and female literacy is 33%. In Motipur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [https://www.nagarparishadmotipur.com/ website]

{{Tirhut Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Muzaffarpur district]]

Motipur, India

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Motipur
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.3|N|85.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 843111
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06223
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}}

'''Motipur''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]].

==Geography==

Motipur is located in the northern part of [[Muzaffarpur district]] of Bihar. The town is situated within the regional road and railway network connecting [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Mehsi]], [[Motihari]].

The [[Budhi Gandak]] flows beside the town. The river is an important river of northern Bihar and flows through the wider Muzaffarpur and East Champaran region.

==Transportation==

Motipur is connected by road and rail with other parts of northern Bihar. [[Motipur railway station]] is situated on the [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line]].

The road network provides connections towards [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Mehsi]], [[Motihari]]. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] identifies the [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] section between [[Kotwa (Motihari)]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]] as an 80-kilometre highway section, from km 440.000 to km 520.000.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

The railway network provides connections between Motipur and other towns and cities in Bihar and northern India.

==Economy==

Motipur has historically been associated with agriculture and agricultural trade in northern Bihar. The town and surrounding area are known for the cultivation and trade of agricultural and horticultural produce.

The Motipur Sugar Factory was an important industrial establishment in the area before its closure.

==Demographics==

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Motipur had a population of 28,572.

==See also==

* [[Muzaffarpur district]]
* [[Mehsi]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[Budhi Gandak]]
* [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Tirhut Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Muzaffarpur district]]

Chakia, Bihar

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2001:1A10:18D7:4101:4C17:1A18:8212:A2DF: Shekhi Chakiya

{{More citations needed|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

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'''Chakia''' (also known as '''Bara Chakia''') is a [[Nagar Panchayat]] in [[East Champaran district]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]].

==History==

During the British period, the Champaran Sugar Mill was established at Chakia in 1905. The mill later became defunct. Chakia is a town in the eastern part of East Champaran and serves the surrounding rural area.

==Transportation==

Chakia is served by [[Chakia railway station]], situated on the [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line]] under the [[Samastipur railway division]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Chakia Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone
|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chakia-caa/561
|access-date=4 September 2026
|website=India Rail Info
}}</ref>

The town is connected by road with other parts of [[East Champaran district]] and northern Bihar. The regional highway network connects Chakia with [[Motihari]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]]. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] identifies the [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] section between [[Kotwa (Motihari)]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]] as an 80-kilometre highway section, from km 440.000 to km 520.000.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

[[Kesaria Stupa]] is located near Chakia and is an important Buddhist archaeological site in [[East Champaran district]]. The nearest major airport is [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] in [[Patna]].

==Geography==

Chakia is located in [[East Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]]. The town forms part of the regional urban and transport network connecting [[Motihari]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]]. The [[Burhi Gandak River]] flows through the wider region.

==River==

The [[Burhi Gandak River]] flows through the region around Chakia. The river originates in the [[Someshwar Range]] of [[West Champaran district]] and flows through northern Bihar.

==Demographics==

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Chakia had a population of 20,686. Males constituted about 53% of the population and females about 47%.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns
|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/1051-chakia(pipra)-purbi-champaran-bihar.html
|access-date=4 September 2026
|website=Census of India 2011
}}</ref>

==Buddhist tourism==

[[Kesaria Stupa]] is located near Chakia in [[East Champaran district]]. The stupa is an important archaeological and Buddhist heritage site of Bihar.

==See also==

* [[East Champaran district]]
* [[Mehsi]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[Muzaffarpur]]
* [[Kesaria Stupa]]
* [[Chakia railway station]]

==References==

<references/>

==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200319114547/https://www.barachakia.com/ Chakia Town Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929153637/http://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/chakia.html District Administration Website]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in East Champaran district]]
[[Category:Nagar Panchayats in Bihar]]

{{Bihar-geo-stub}}

Chakia, Bihar

2026-09-04T02:04:32Z

2001:1A10:18D7:4101:4C17:1A18:8212:A2DF: Updated Chakia geography and transport connectivity; added sourced NH 27 connection with Mehsi and Muzaffarpur.

{{More citations needed|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

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| government_type = Nagar Panchayat
| governing_body = Chakia Nagar Panchayat
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| elevation_m = 52
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06257
| registration_plate = BR05
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
}}

'''Chakia''' (also known as '''Bara Chakia''') is a [[Nagar Panchayat]] in [[East Champaran district]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]].

==History==

During the British period, the Champaran Sugar Mill was established at Chakia in 1905. The mill later became defunct. Chakia is a town in the eastern part of East Champaran and serves the surrounding rural area.

==Transportation==

Chakia is served by [[Chakia railway station]], situated on the [[Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line]] under the [[Samastipur railway division]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Chakia Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone
|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chakia-caa/561
|access-date=4 September 2026
|website=India Rail Info
}}</ref>

The town is connected by road with other parts of [[East Champaran district]] and northern Bihar. The regional highway network connects Chakia with [[Motihari]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]]. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] identifies the [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] section between [[Kotwa (Motihari)]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]] as an 80-kilometre highway section, from km 440.000 to km 520.000.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

[[Kesaria Stupa]] is located near Chakia and is an important Buddhist archaeological site in [[East Champaran district]]. The nearest major airport is [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] in [[Patna]].

==Geography==

Chakia is located in [[East Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]]. The town forms part of the regional urban and transport network connecting [[Motihari]], [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]]. The [[Burhi Gandak River]] flows through the wider region.

==River==

The [[Burhi Gandak River]] flows through the region around Chakia. The river originates in the [[Someshwar Range]] of [[West Champaran district]] and flows through northern Bihar.

==Demographics==

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Chakia had a population of 20,686. Males constituted about 53% of the population and females about 47%.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns
|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/1051-chakia(pipra)-purbi-champaran-bihar.html
|access-date=4 September 2026
|website=Census of India 2011
}}</ref>

==Buddhist tourism==

[[Kesaria Stupa]] is located near Chakia in [[East Champaran district]]. The stupa is an important archaeological and Buddhist heritage site of Bihar.

==See also==

* [[East Champaran district]]
* [[Mehsi]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[Muzaffarpur]]
* [[Kesaria Stupa]]
* [[Chakia railway station]]

==References==

<references/>

==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200319114547/https://www.barachakia.com/ Chakia Town Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929153637/http://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/chakia.html District Administration Website]

{{Tirhut Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in East Champaran district]]
[[Category:Nagar Panchayats in Bihar]]

{{Bihar-geo-stub}}

Motihari

2026-09-04T01:51:09Z

2001:1A10:18D7:4101:4C17:1A18:8212:A2DF: Updated Motihari geography and transport connectivity with sourced NH 27 references linking Motihari, Mehsi and Muzaffarpur.

{{original research|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Motihari
| native_name =
| other_name =
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| image_skyline =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type5 = Ward(s)
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| subdivision_name5 = 40
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1876
| leader_name = Pramod Kumar ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<ref>{{cite news |title=Motihari Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Pramod Kumar of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/motihari-election-result-2020-live-updates-motihari-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3061589.html |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=News18 |date=10 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal corporation]]
| governing_body = Motihari Municipal Corporation<ref>{{cite web |title=Motihari Municipal Corporation|url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/public-utility/motihari-municipal-council/ |website=eastchamparan.nic.in |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 35
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_demonym = Motiharivashi
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=23 March 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| footnotes =
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}}

'''Motihari''' is the headquarters of [[East Champaran district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It is located entry point 40 kilometres [[Mehsi]] {{convert|152.2|km}} north of the state capital [[Patna]].

==Geography==

{{see also|List of cities in Bihar}}

Motihari is located at {{coord|26|39|00|N|84|55|00|E|display=inline,title}} in northwestern [[Bihar]]. It is the headquarters of [[East Champaran district]] and is situated within the regional urban and transport network of northern Bihar. The city is approximately {{cvt|40|km}} from [[Mehsi]], {{cvt|45|km}} from [[Bettiah]], {{cvt|72|km}} from [[Muzaffarpur]] and approximately {{cvt|165|km}} northwest of the state capital [[Patna]].

The regional road network links Motihari with Mehsi and Muzaffarpur, while railway connections link the city with other parts of Bihar and India.

===Topography===
[[File:Motihari station, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-6).jpg|thumb|left|Motihari station, India, ca. 1906]]

The topography of Motihari has been described as scenic, with the "stunning beauty" (in classical terms) of Moti Jheel Lake dividing the town in two halves.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EzPYdQo3vZgC&q=dhanauti+motijhil&pg=PA374 |title = Wetlands Management in North Bihar|isbn = 9788180697074|last1 = Mandal|first1 = R. B.|year = 2010}}</ref>

In Gangan Lit-Mag (Gangway Literary Magazine), Austria, wrote [[Anant Kumar]]: "The playgrounds of my childhood were the streets of Motihari. Back then that little East Indian town was not overpopulated, and the dry, clean streets of every part of town were ideal for our games: marbles, tops, badminton. And back then Motihari was a wide distance away from the big world. There were very many mango and lichee trees, fragrant lemon bushes, broad, large fields…and very few people. There were scattered decrepit hawelis and bungalows, in which frightening bhuts, geniis and juraels dwelled."<ref>http://www.gangan.com/lit-mag/36/index.shtml<nowiki/> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212222900/http://www.gangan.com/lit-mag/36/index.shtml |date=12 December 2016 }}</ref>

The Gandhi Sangrahalaya has a wide collection of relics and photographs of the [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. The Gandhian Memorial Pillar was designed by [[Nandalal Bose|Nand Lal Bose]], a famous artist of [[Shantiniketan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Champaran: Where mall meets Mahatma but there's reverence and remembrance too |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/champaran-where-mall-meets-mahatma-but-there-s-reverence-and-remembrance-too-119100100369_1.html |access-date=7 January 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=1 October 2019}}</ref> The foundation stone of the pillar was laid on 10 June 1972 by the then Governor, [[D. K. Barooah|D. K. Barooch]]. It is a {{convert|48|ft|adj=on}} tall stone pillar and is situated at the same site where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] was presented in court.

"Kesariya Budhha Stup"
World's tallest budhha stup is located in Kesariya, which makes maximum of tourism in Champaran.

===Climate===
Climate is characterised by high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] sub-type for this climate is "[[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]" (Humid Subtropical). The highest maximum temperature ever recorded in Motihari was 44.4°C on May 24th 1903, while the lowest minimum temperature ever recorded in Motihari was 0.0°C on February 3rd 1905.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate of Bihar.pdf|url=https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climate%20of%20Bihar.pdf}}</ref> The heaviest rainfall recorded in 24 hours in Motihari was 520.0mm on 25th August 2005.
{{Weather box
| location = Motihari
| source = Indian Meteorological Department
| single line = Y
| width = 100%
| Nov record high C = 35.6
| Nov rain mm = 2.8
| Nov mean C = 21.5
| Nov low C = 14.4
| Nov humidity = 71.0
| Nov high C = 28.7
| May record low C = 13.7
| May record high C = 44.4
| May rain mm = 51.9
| May mean C = 29.3
| May low C = 23.0
| May humidity = 52.0
| May high C = 35.7
| Mar record low C = 5.6
| Mar record high C = 42.9
| Mar rain mm = 12.4
| Mar mean C = 22.9
| Mar low C = 14.8
| Mar humidity = 49.0
| Mar high C = 31.0
| Jun record low C = 15.4
| Nov record low C = 6.4
| Oct high C = 31.5
| Jun record high C = 43.3
| Sep record high C = 37.2
| year record low C = 0.0
| year record high C = 44.4
| year rain mm = 1277.9
| year mean C = 24.4
| year low C = 18.5
| year humidity = 66.0
| year high C = 30.5
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Sep record low C = 18.4
| Sep rain mm = 247.6
| Oct low C = 20.7
| Sep mean C = 28.3
| Sep low C = 24.5
| Sep humidity = 79.0
| Sep high C = 32.2
| rain colour = green
| Oct record low C = 11.4
| Oct record high C = 38.4
| Oct rain mm = 50.8
| Oct mean C = 26.1
| Oct humidity = 73.0
| Jun mean C = 29.9
| Jun rain mm = 215.0
| Aug mean C = 28.9
| Dec record high C = 29.1
| Dec rain mm = 2.0
| Dec mean C = 17.1
| Dec low C = 9.8
| Dec humidity = 70.0
| Dec high C = 24.4
| Aug record low C = 19.9
| Aug record high C = 37.2
| Aug rain mm = 289.6
| Aug low C = 25.5
| Feb high C = 25.2
| Aug humidity = 80.0
| Aug high C = 32.4
| Apr record low C = 8.3
| Apr record high C = 42.2
| Apr rain mm = 13.1
| Apr mean C = 27.4
| Apr low C = 19.6
| Apr humidity = 46.0
| Apr high C = 35.3
| Dec record low C = 1.7
| Feb humidity = 58.0
| Jun low C = 25.1
| Jan record low C = 2.2
| Jun humidity = 68.0
| Jun high C = 34.8
| Jul record low C = 18.9
| Jul record high C = 42.8
| Jul rain mm = 366.4
| Jul mean C = 28.9
| Jul low C = 25.4
| Jul humidity = 80.0
| Jul high C = 32.4
| Jan record high C = 31.3
| Feb low C = 10.5
| Jan rain mm = 14.2
| Jan mean C = 15.4
| Jan low C = 8.4
| Jan humidity = 69.0
| Jan high C = 22.4
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Feb record high C = 35.6
| Feb rain mm = 12.1
| Feb mean C = 17.8
| metric first = Y
| Apr rain days = 0.8
| Jan rain days = 1.4
| Feb rain days = 1.1
| Mar rain days = 1.0
| May rain days = 3.0
| Jun rain days = 8.5
| Jul rain days = 13.8
| Aug rain days = 11.6
| Sep rain days = 8.8
| Oct rain days = 2.2
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.1
| year rain days = 52.6
}}

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Motihari
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|float=right
|bars=
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}}
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Motihari had a total population of 126,158, of which 67,861 were males and 58,297 were females, with a sex ratio of 859. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 16,870. The total number of literates in Motihari was 92,798, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 76.2% and female literacy of 70.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Motihari was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.1% and female literacy rate was 81.2%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 7,373 and 333 respectively. Motihari had 22,224 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Motihari |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=247194 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], the population of Motihari in 2011 was 101,506, of which male and female were 54,629 and 46,877, respectively. The sex ratio of Motihari city is 858 per 1,000 males. Total literates in Motihari city are 69,576 of which 40,265 were males while 29,311 were females. The crude literacy rate of 68.5% and effective literacy (7+ population) per cent of 80.3%. The children aged 0–6 in Motihari city are 14,910, as per the Census India report, in 2001, with 7,811 males and 7,099 females. The child sex ratio of girls is 909 per 1,000 boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

==Transport==

[[File:Bapudham Motihari Station Board.jpg|thumb|[[Bapudham Motihari railway station]]]]

Motihari is connected with other parts of Bihar and India by road and rail. [[Bapudham Motihari railway station]] is the principal railway station serving the city, with rail connections towards [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Raxaul]], [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]] and other destinations.

[[Asian Highway 42]], [[National Highway 28A (India, old numbering)|National Highway 28A]] and State Highway 54 have served as important road connections for Motihari and the surrounding region.

The regional road network also connects Motihari with [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]]. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] identifies the [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] section between [[Kotwa (Motihari)]], Mehsi and Muzaffarpur as an 80-kilometre highway section, from km 440.000 to km 520.000.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

Motihari is also connected by road with other major towns of East Champaran and northern Bihar. The nearest major commercial airports serving the region include [[Darbhanga Airport]] and [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]] in [[Patna]].

==Education==
[[File:Mce photo.jpg|thumb|[[Motihari College of Engineering]]]]
The city hosts a number of institutes and universities for higher education supported by both state and central governments.
*[[Motihari College of Engineering]].
* [[Mahatma Gandhi Central University]]
*[https://www.mscollege.ac.in/about-us/history/ MS College (Munshi Singh College)]
*Ayurvedic College

==Notable people==
[[File:GeoreOrwell.jpg|thumb|left|100px|[[George Orwell]]]]
[[File:R.C.Jha.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Ramesh Chandra Jha]]]]
[[File:Thakur Ramapati Singh.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Thakur Ramapati Singh]]]]
[[File:Anant_Kumar_Dresden_2008.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Anant Kumar]]]]
*[[George Orwell]], author of ''[[Animal Farm]]'' and ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', was born in Motihari in 1903. His father, Richard Walmesley Blair, was a deputy posted in the opium department in Bihar. When he was one year old, George left for England with his mother and sister. The town of Motihari was largely unaware of its connection with Orwell. In 2003, Motihari discovered its role in Orwell's life when a number of journalists arrived in the town for Orwell's hundredth birthday. Local officials are making plans for the construction of a museum on Orwell's life. At the beginning of 2021, some miscreants had stolen and vandalized the bust of George Orwell, which was soon recovered and restored at its place by the administration. Towards the end of 2021, the house of George Orwell was repaired and renovated by the administration, and now it wears a fresh look in 2022. Bihar's art, culture and youth affairs department has made the author's house in Motihari, where he was born on June 25, 1903, a protected site. In 1904, his wife Ida Blair along with her children including an infant Eric Blair, who would later become a famous novelist by the name of George Orwell, moved to England never to return to India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/george-orwell-bust-vandalised-at-his-birthplace-motihari-in-bihar-531962.html |title='1984' Author George Orwell's Bust Vandalised At His Birthplace Motihari In Bihar |website=indiatimes.com |date=January 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-not-well-with-orwell.htm |title=All's not well with Orwell |first=Debashis |last=Bhattacharyya |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta, India |date=14 November 2004|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-motihari.htm |title=Makeover for Orwell's India home |first=Amarnath |last=Tewary |work=BBC News |location=Motihari, Bihar |date=1 August 2005|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-23/special-report/40146158_1_motihari-indian-imperial-police-katha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012043121/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-23/special-report/40146158_1_motihari-indian-imperial-police-katha |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Big Brother can't be bothered |access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> Built on an area of 2.48-acre, Orwell's home was inaugurated as a museum in May 2015.<ref>{{cite news |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28739420 |title=The Indian Animal Farm where Orwell was born |first=Suhail |last=Haleem |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=George Orwell's house in Bihar turned into museum|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/british-novelist-george-orwell-motihari-bihar-253292-2015-05-17 |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=17 May 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Azizul Haque (police officer)|Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq]], one of the two Indian police officers who worked with [[Edward Henry]] in the development of fingerprint classification, known as the [[Henry Classification System]], died in Motihari in 1933. "It was Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq who evolved a mathematical formula to supplement Henry's idea of sorting slips in 1024 pigeon holes, based on fingerprint patterns. Rai Bahadur [[Hem Chandra Bose]] made further contribution to the fingerprint science by evolving an extended system of sub classification, a telegraphic code for finger impression and a system of single-digit classification."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2000;volume=46;issue=4;spage=303;epage=8;aulast=Tewari;type=0|title=History and development of forensic science in India.|first1=R. K.|last1=Tewari|first2=K. V.|last2=Ravikumar|date=1 October 2000|journal=Journal of Postgraduate Medicine|volume=46|issue=4|pages=303–8|access-date=20 December 2019|via=www.jpgmonline.com|pmid=11435664}}</ref>

:Both Haque and Bose eventually received honoraria and recognition from the Government of India. At the time of final approval of the honorarium for Haque, the Home Department (Government of India) noted, "It appears from the information now received that he (Haque) was Sir Edward Henry's principal helper in perfecting the scheme and he actually himself devised the method of classification which is in universal use. He thus contributed most materially to a discovery which is of worldwide importance and has brought a great credit to the police of India."<ref>[http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jan102005/185.pdf Sodhi, GS, & Kaur, JK: The forgotten Indian pioneers of fingerprint science]</ref> Upon retirement from the Police service in [[Bengal]] and [[Bihar]], Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq settled in Motihari, and he is buried there.
*[[A.F. Salahuddin Ahmed]], [[National Professor]] of Bangladesh, a grandson of [[Azizul Haque (police officer)|Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq]] was born in Motihari in 1924. He was educated at [[Presidency University, Kolkata]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], and [[University of London]], and taught at eminent universities in [[Bangladesh]]: [[Jagannath College]], [[Rajshahi University]], [[Jahangir Nagar University]], [[Dhaka University]], and [[Independent University, Bangladesh]], and wrote many books and articles in professional journals and newspapers. In one of his books, Perspectives on History, Society and Politics, he argued that despite the political divisions that took place in South Asia in 1947, the people of this vast region belong to "one indivisible civilisation which is the product of over a thousand years of historical development" and that the destinies of the people inhabiting the subcontinent are closely interlinked. They must therefore learn to live together in peace, as this is essential for their development and progress.
*[[Ramesh Chandra Jha]], a modern Hindi poet, author and freedom fighter belonged to Phulwariya village in Motihari.
*[[Thakur Ramapati Singh]], a freedom fighter, MLA, Minister, and MP from Motihari.
*[[Anant Kumar]] (born 1969 in [[Katihar]]/[[Bihar]]), a [[Germany|German]] author, translator and literary critic of [[India]]n descent. He spent his childhood in Motihari where his father Rajendra Prasad was Professor of Psychology at Munshi Singh College. He resides in [[Kassel]], [[Germany]]. Royal City Gotha (Free state Thueringia, Germany) honored Kumar as a Resident Writer in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gotha.de/leben-in-gotha/buergerengagement-ehrenamt-projekte/kurd-lasswitz-stipendium.html|title=Kurd-Laßwitz-Stipendium|website=www.gotha.de|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Kumar worked 2016 as a fellow in the symposium for dramatic writing at Volturno, Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nids.eu/?p=582|title=Summer School Südtirol 2016 Für Dramatisches Und Essayistisches Schreiben — Thema: Unsere Utopien | Nids | Neues Institut für dramatisches Schreiben|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> University of Kassel has picked Kumar among prominent alumni on its diamond jubilee celebration 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://veranstaltungsmanager.uni-kassel.de/uploads/events/attachments/617699100b95b_Jubil%C3%A4um_Flyer_Geschichte_Web.pdf|title=Die Universität Kassel im Wandel der Zeit. Zeitzeugengespräche mit Alumni – Podiumsdiskussion
|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[Anuranjan Jha]], journalist, TV anchor and social worker.
* [[Ravish Kumar]], TV anchor and journalist, NDTV Delhi.
* [[Radha Mohan Singh]], Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
* [[Sakibul Gani]], first cricketer in the world to score a Triple century on his [[First-class cricket|First class]] debut.

== Connection with Gandhi ==
Motihari, at that time simply called '''Champaran''', was close to [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. He came to Motihari in 1917<ref>{{Cite web|title=Champaran Satyagraha {{!}} The Story of Gandhi {{!}} Students' Projects|url=https://www.mkgandhi.org/storyofg/chap15.htm|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.mkgandhi.org}}</ref> with [[Raj Kumar Shukla]] to start the [[Satyagraha]] movement in Champaran, known as [[Champaran Satyagraha]], which concerned the exploitations of farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gandhi's Satyagraha in Champaran|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/stories/gandhis-satyagraha-champaran|access-date=2021-07-15|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=Champaran Satyagraha- India's First Civil Disobedience Movement|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/champaran-satyagraha-india-first-civil-disobedience-movement-1529493459-1|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> Gandhi with his supporters held a big campaign in Champaran.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lal|first=Vinay|date=2018-10-03|title=Gandhi and the printed image|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/gandhis-story-in-images/article25113640.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His frequent visits to Champaran and its local areas showed the Gandhi's connection with land. He also understood the cultural and social backwardness of the area, he acted immediately by creating schools and ashrams.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Fischer, Louis |title=The life of Mahatma Gandhi |isbn=978-1-78470-040-9 |oclc=921185512}}</ref>

The city has been synonymed after him. Many attractions in Motihari relate to him. The railway station has been named [[Bapudham Motihari railway station]] (Bapudham means "land of Bapu").

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}}
* [http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in Official Website of Tirhut Division]

{{Tirhut Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in East Champaran district]]

East Champaran district

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{{Short description|District in Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}
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| name = East Champaran district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
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| map_caption = Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Motihari]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
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| area_total_km2 = 3968
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 5,099,371
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 55.79 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 901
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate]] ([[District magistrate|DM]])
| leader_name = Saurabh Jorwal ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])<ref name="dm">{{cite web |title=Collector & District Magistrate - East Champaran |url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/dm-profile-east-champaran/ |publisher=East Champaran District Administration |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of Police]] ([[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]])
| leader_name1 = Swarn Prabhat ([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])<ref name="sp">{{cite web |title=Superintendent of Police - East Champaran |url=https://eastchamparan.nic.in/sp-east-champaran/ |publisher=East Champaran District Administration |access-date=18 September 2025}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name="CSDOffLang1950">{{cite web|url=http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act&rule/Act1english.pdf|title=The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950|date=1950|website=Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar|publisher=Government of Bihar|access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref>
| demographics2_title2 = Additional official
| demographics2_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="Benedikter2009">{{cite book|last=Benedikter|first=Thomas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpZv2GHM7VQC&pg=PA89|title=Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the Linguistic Rights of Minorities in India|date=2009|publisher=[[LIT Verlag]]|isbn=978-3-643-10231-7|location=Münster|page=89}}</ref>
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'''East Champaran district''' or '''Purvi Champaran district''' is an administrative district in the [[Tirhut division]] of the state of [[Bihar]] in India. The district headquarters is located at [[Motihari]]. Prior to 1971, there was a single [[Champaran district]]. On 1 December 1971, it was divided into East and [[West Champaran]] districts.

== About district ==

East Champaran district is situated in northern Bihar and forms part of the [[Tirhut division]]. The district headquarters is at [[Motihari]]. It shares an international boundary with [[Nepal]] to the north and is bordered by [[Sitamarhi district]], [[Sheohar district]], [[Muzaffarpur district]], [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj district]] and [[West Champaran district]].

The district occupies an area of {{cvt|3968|km2}} and had a population of 5,099,371 according to the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: East Champaran |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/300/download/850/DH_2011_1002_PART_A_DCHB_PURBA_CHAMPARAN.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Geography ==

The East Champaran district occupies an area of {{convert|3968|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book |last1=Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) |title=India 2010: A Reference Annual |publisher=Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-81-230-1617-7 |edition=54th |location=New Delhi, India |pages=1118–1119 |chapter=States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government}}</ref>

[[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]] and [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]] are important rivers flowing through or along the region.

=== Mehsi and regional connectivity ===

[[Mehsi]] is an important urban and transport centre in the southern part of East Champaran district. The town is situated on [[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]], forming part of the [[Kotwa (Motihari)]]–Mehsi–[[Muzaffarpur]] highway corridor. The [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) records the Kotwa (Motihari)–Mehsi–Muzaffarpur section as an 80-kilometre section of NH 27, formerly part of [[National Highway 28 (India)|NH 28]].<ref name="NHAI-Mehsi">{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects / O&M Projects
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

Mehsi is connected to the wider transport network of northern Bihar by road and rail. [[Mehsi railway station]] is situated on the [[Barauni–Gorakhpur line]], providing rail connectivity towards [[Muzaffarpur]] and [[Motihari]] and other regional centres.

The combination of national-highway and railway connectivity gives Mehsi an important position within the regional transport network of East Champaran and northern Bihar.<ref name="NHAI-Mehsi"/>

According to the [[Census of India]], Mehsi was recorded as an urban town (Mehsi Nagar Panchayat/NP) in the 2011 Census, while Mehsi was also recorded as a community development block. The Census records separate urban and rural demographic and amenities data for the Mehsi area.<ref name="Census-Mehsi">{{cite web
|title=District Census Handbook: Purba Champaran, Bihar
|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/301/download/854/DH_2011_1002_PART_B_DCHB_PURBA_CHAMPARAN.pdf
|publisher=[[Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>

== Transport ==

East Champaran is served by a network of national highways, other roads and railways. [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] is an important east–west highway through the district and connects the [[Motihari]] area with [[Mehsi]] and [[Muzaffarpur]].<ref name="NHAI-Mehsi"/>

Mehsi forms an important point on the Kotwa–Mehsi–Muzaffarpur road corridor. Its railway station on the Barauni–Gorakhpur line provides an additional regional transport connection.

== Demographics ==

{{historical populations
|11=1901|12=10,27,835
|13=1911|14=10,95,530
|15=1921|16=11,14,162
|17=1931|18=12,31,756
|19=1941|20=13,76,352
|21=1951|22=14,43,961
|23=1961|24=16,81,089
|25=1971|26=19,56,084
|27=1981|28=24,25,501
|29=1991|30=30,43,061
|31=2001|32=39,39,773
|33=2011|34=50,99,371
|percentages=pagr
|footnote=Source: [[Census of India]]<ref name="districtcensus"/>
|align=center
}}

==See also==

* [[Districts of Bihar]]
* [[Mehsi]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[Muzaffarpur]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in/|East Champaran district website}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = East Champaran district
|North = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|Northeast = [[Sitamarhi district]]
|East = [[Sheohar district]]
|Southeast = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|South = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|Southwest = [[Gopalganj district]]
|West = [[Gopalganj district]]
|Northwest = [[West Champaran district]]
}}

{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|26.6500|N|84.9167|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}

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{{Short description|Major industrial town and Nagar Parishad in East Champaran, Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2026}}

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}}

'''Mehsi''' is an important industrial, commercial, and transit town organized as a [[Nagar Parishad]] in the [[East Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]], India. Historically referred to as the '''"Gateway of Champaran"''', it serves as a critical entry point into the [[Champaran]] region from Muzaffarpur.

The town functions as a major regional service centre for surrounding settlements including Madhuban, Chakia, Tetaria, Salempur, Minapur, Sahebganj, Motipur, Barji, and Parsouninath through its well-connected markets, commercial networks, and transport linkages.

== Transport and connectivity ==

Mehsi is an important road and rail connectivity centre in [[East Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]. The town lies on [[National Highway 27 (India)|National Highway 27]], forming part of the [[Kotwa (Motihari)]]–Mehsi–[[Muzaffarpur]] highway corridor. This places Mehsi on an important regional transport axis connecting the Motihari area with Muzaffarpur.<ref name="NHAI NH27"/>

Mehsi is also connected towards [[Patna]] through the regional highway network, including [[National Highway 22 (India)|National Highway 22]]. The Patna–Mehsi–Muzaffarpur road connection forms a regional corridor linking the state capital with northern Bihar through Mehsi. The road distance between Patna, Mehsi and Muzaffarpur is approximately 160–165 km, depending on the selected route and starting and ending points.

The combination of [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]], regional road connections and [[Mehsi railway station]] gives Mehsi an important position within the transport network of northern Bihar.
== History ==
Mehsi holds profound significance in the history of the Indian independence movement. On 15 April 1917, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] arrived in the Champaran region for the historic [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. He received a massive public welcome at the '''Mehsi railway station''' before proceeding towards Motihari.

== Geography ==
Mehsi is geographically situated on the banks of the '''Budhi Gandak River''' at coordinates {{Coord|26.357696|N|85.113300|E}}. It is located approximately 41 km southeast of the district headquarters, Motihari, directly on the border of East Champaran and Muzaffarpur districts. The town is bordered by rich agricultural plains, the regional Bhimalpur forest reserve, and extensive horticulture belts.

== Economy and Industry ==
The town is an economic hub in North Bihar, driven by small-scale manufacturing and agricultural trade.
* '''Mehsi Pearl Button Industry:''' Established in 1905 by Rai Sahab Bhulawan Lal, an enterprising Sub-Inspector of Schools, the industry began handcrafting buttons from oyster shells sourced from the Sikrahna (Budhi Gandak) River. The first major manufacturing unit, the ''Tirhut Moon Button Factory'', was incorporated in 1908 with machinery imported from Japan. The Government of Bihar recognizes the '''Mehsi Shell Button Cluster''' as India's only dedicated indigenous pearl and oyster shell button cluster.
* '''Agro-Commerce:''' Mehsi is highly reputed for its large-scale litchi orchards and acts as a central distribution and fruit-trading node in the region.

== Infrastructure and Connectivity ==
* '''Road:''' Mehsi is directly served by major road channels including the East-West Corridor (NH-27), providing seamless connectivity to Patna, Muzaffarpur, and Motihari.
* '''Rail:''' [[Mehsi railway station]] (Station Code: MAI) is a key railway station under the Samastipur railway division of the East Central Railway zone, handling critical commercial and passenger traffic on the Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur mainline.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

Mehsi, Bihar

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{{Short description|Major industrial town and Nagar Parishad in East Champaran, Bihar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2026}}

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| alt2 = Mirza Halim Shah Dargah Mehsi
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| website = {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in}}
}}

'''Mehsi''' is an important industrial, commercial, and transit town organized as a [[Nagar Parishad]] in the [[East Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]], India. Historically referred to as the '''"Gateway of Champaran"''', it serves as a critical entry point into the [[Champaran]] region from Muzaffarpur.

The town functions as a major regional service centre for surrounding settlements including Madhuban, Chakia, Tetaria, Salempur, Minapur, Sahebganj, Motipur, Barji, and Parsouninath through its well-connected markets, commercial networks, and transport linkages.

== History ==
Mehsi holds profound significance in the history of the Indian independence movement. On 15 April 1917, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] arrived in the Champaran region for the historic [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. He received a massive public welcome at the '''Mehsi railway station''' before proceeding towards Motihari.

== Geography ==
Mehsi is geographically situated on the banks of the '''Budhi Gandak River''' at coordinates {{Coord|26.357696|N|85.113300|E}}. It is located approximately 41 km southeast of the district headquarters, Motihari, directly on the border of East Champaran and Muzaffarpur districts. The town is bordered by rich agricultural plains, the regional Bhimalpur forest reserve, and extensive horticulture belts.

== Economy and Industry ==
The town is an economic hub in North Bihar, driven by small-scale manufacturing and agricultural trade.
* '''Mehsi Pearl Button Industry:''' Established in 1905 by Rai Sahab Bhulawan Lal, an enterprising Sub-Inspector of Schools, the industry began handcrafting buttons from oyster shells sourced from the Sikrahna (Budhi Gandak) River. The first major manufacturing unit, the ''Tirhut Moon Button Factory'', was incorporated in 1908 with machinery imported from Japan. The Government of Bihar recognizes the '''Mehsi Shell Button Cluster''' as India's only dedicated indigenous pearl and oyster shell button cluster.
* '''Agro-Commerce:''' Mehsi is highly reputed for its large-scale litchi orchards and acts as a central distribution and fruit-trading node in the region.

== Infrastructure and Connectivity ==
* '''Road:''' Mehsi is directly served by major road channels including the East-West Corridor (NH-27), providing seamless connectivity to Patna, Muzaffarpur, and Motihari.
* '''Rail:''' [[Mehsi railway station]] (Station Code: MAI) is a key railway station under the Samastipur railway division of the East Central Railway zone, handling critical commercial and passenger traffic on the Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur mainline.

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