Mehsi, Bihar

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

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| native_name = मेहसी
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| caption = '''From top, left to right''': [[Bhimalpur Forest]], [[Mirza Halim Shah Dargah]], [[Mehsi railway station]], litchi orchards and the century-old pearl button industry.
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]]
| subdivision_type3 = Division
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tirhut division|Tirhut]]
| established_title = Established
| government_type = Municipal governance
| governing_body = Mehsi Nagar Parishad
| elevation_m = 64
| population_total = 25995
| population_as_of = 2011
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 845426
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06257
| registration_plate = BR-05
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]
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'''Mehsi''' ({{lang-hi|मेहसी}}) is a important urban, commercial and industrial centre in [[East Champaran district]] of [[Bihar]], India. lies within the [[Tirhut division]]. has road and railway connections with [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Motihari]], [[Patna]] and other towns and city of Bihar.

== Geography ==

Mehsi is located in the northern Bihar plains along the [[Budhi Gandak]]. The town is connected by major road routes, including [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]], and by the [[Barauni–Gorakhpur line]] of the Indian railway network.

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The Bihar Government's GIS mapping system provides official geographic and administrative mapping information for Bihar, including urban and infrastructure-related mapping.

== History ==

=== Historical administrative importance ===

Mehsi has historical administrative importance in the Champaran region. The ''Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers: Champaran'' (1938) records Mehsi as the '''Sadar, or chief civil station, of Champaran when the East India Company first acquired possession of the district'''. This gives Mehsi a documented place in the early administrative history of the region.

{{Cite book
|last=O'Malley
|first=L. S. S.
|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers: Champaran
|year=1938
|publisher=Government of Bihar and Orissa
|location=Patna
}}

Mehsi was also associated with the historical [[Mehsi Pargana]] and [[Mehsi Mahal]], which formed part of the administrative and zamindari history of Champaran.

== Economy ==

Mehsi functions as a local commercial and industrial centre serving surrounding rural areas of East Champaran and adjoining parts of North Bihar. Its economy includes agriculture, horticulture, trade, transport and small-scale manufacturing.

=== Pearl-button industry ===

Mehsi has a long-established [[pearl button]] manufacturing industry. The industry is associated with the town's traditional small-scale manufacturing economy and is an important part of Mehsi's economic identity.

=== Horticulture ===

The Mehsi area is also associated with [[litchi]] cultivation and trade, reflecting the importance of horticulture in the wider East Champaran–Muzaffarpur region.

== Transport ==

=== Road ===

[[National Highway 27 (India)|NH 27]] provides Mehsi with an important east–west road connection. The town is connected towards [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Motihari]], [[Patna]] and other urban centres of North Bihar.

=== Rail ===

{{main|Mehsi railway station}}

[[Mehsi railway station]] is located on the [[Barauni–Gorakhpur line]] and provides railway connectivity with other parts of Bihar and eastern India.

== Administration ==

Mehsi is administered by the Mehsi Nagar Parishad. It is part of Mehsi block in [[East Champaran district]] and the wider [[Tirhut division]] of Bihar.

The town's municipal administration, road and railway connectivity, commercial activity and historical administrative significance contribute to its role as an established urban centre of East Champaran.

== Places of interest ==

* [[Mirza Halim Shah Dargah]]
* [[Mehsi railway station]]
* [[Bhimalpur Forest]]

== See also ==

* [[East Champaran district]]
* [[Tirhut division]]
* [[Mehsi railway station]]
* [[Budhi Gandak]]
* [[Mehsi Pargana]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/ East Champaran district administration]
* [https://gis.bihar.gov.in/DEPTS/secb.aspx Bihar Government GIS]

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