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	'''West Champaran''' is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Indian state\|state]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]], located just {{Convert\|60\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} west of [[Birgunj]]. It is the largest district in bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]].<ref>http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011819/http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/ \|date=2015-03-16 }}</ref> The district headquarters are located in [[Bettiah]]. The district is known for its ~~fluid~~ border with [[Nepal]].		'''West Champaran''' is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Indian state\|state]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]], located just {{Convert\|60\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} west of [[Birgunj]]. It is the largest district in bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]].<ref>http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011819/http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/ \|date=2015-03-16 }}</ref> The district headquarters are located in [[Bettiah]]. The district is known for its open border with [[Nepal]].
	One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for [[Steel Authority of India\|SAIL]] Special Processing Unit and [[Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station\|Bhitiharwa]] where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started [[Satyagraha\|Satyagrah]] Aandolan.		One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for [[Steel Authority of India\|SAIL]] Special Processing Unit and [[Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station\|Bhitiharwa]] where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started [[Satyagraha\|Satyagrah]] Aandolan.

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	West Champaran district occupies an area of {{convert\|5228\|km2\|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book \| last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) \| title = India 2010: A Reference Annual \| chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government \| edition = 54th \| publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] \| year = 2010 \| location = New Delhi, India \| pages = 1118–1119 \| isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Canada]]'s [[Amund Ringnes Island]].<ref name="Islands">{{cite web \| url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area \| access-date = 2011-10-11 \| date = 1998-02-18 \| publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] \| quote = Amund Ringnes Island 5,255km2 \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://archive.is/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| archive-date = 2015-12-01 }}</ref>		West Champaran district occupies an area of {{convert\|5228\|km2\|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book \| last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) \| title = India 2010: A Reference Annual \| chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government \| edition = 54th \| publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] \| year = 2010 \| location = New Delhi, India \| pages = 1118–1119 \| isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Canada]]'s [[Amund Ringnes Island]].<ref name="Islands">{{cite web \| url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area \| access-date = 2011-10-11 \| date = 1998-02-18 \| publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] \| quote = Amund Ringnes Island 5,255km2 \| url-status = live \| archive-url = https://archive.today/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm \| archive-date = 2015-12-01 }}</ref>

	===Flora and fauna===		===Flora and fauna===
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	West Champaran district comprises the following Sub-Divisions: [[Bettiah]], [[Bagaha]], and [[Narkatiaganj]].		West Champaran district comprises the following Sub-Divisions: [[Bettiah]], [[Bagaha]], and [[Narkatiaganj]].

	Blocks: Bettiah, Sikta, Mainatand, Chanpattia, Bairia, Lauria, Bagaha - 1, Bagaha - 2, Madhubani, Gaunaha, Narkatiaganj, Manjhaulia, Nautan, [[Jogapatti]], Ramnagar, Thakraha, Bhitaha, Piprasi		Blocks: Bettiah, Sikta, Mainatand, Chanpattia, Bairia, Lauria, Bagaha - 1, Bagaha - 2, Madhubani, Gaunaha, Narkatiaganj, Manjhaulia, [[Nautan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Nautan]], [[Jogapatti]], Ramnagar, Thakraha, Bhitaha, Piprasi

	The district is well connected by roads and railways to all major cities.		The district is well connected by roads and railways to all major cities.
			==Politics==
			[[Lok Sabha\|Lok Sabha constituencies]] in the district are [[Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Paschim Champaran]], [[Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Valmiki Nagar]].

			[[Vidhan Sabha\|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] in the district are [[Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Valmiki Nagar]], [[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Ramnagar]], [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Narkatiaganj]], [[Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bagaha]], [[Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Lauriya]], [[Nautan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Nautan]], [[Chanpatia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Chanpatia]], [[Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Bettiah]], [[Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sikta]]

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	* [[Manoj Bajpayee]], Film actor.		* [[Manoj Bajpayee]], Film actor.
	* [[Tarique Tabrez]], Businessperson & Youth Leader
	* [[Vinay Bihari]], Actor, Lyricist.		* [[Vinay Bihari]], Actor, Lyricist.
	* [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Freedom fighter who started the [[Champaran Satyagraha]] [[Satyagraha\|movement]] here.		* [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Freedom fighter who started the [[Champaran Satyagraha]] [[Satyagraha\|movement]] here.
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	* [[Prakash Jha]], Film director.		* [[Prakash Jha]], Film director.
	* [[Manish Jha]], Film director and theatre actor.		* [[Manish Jha]], Film director and theatre actor.
	* [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]], Politician, Member of Parliament.		* [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]],
			Politician, Member of Parliament.
	* [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]], Politician.		* [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]], Politician.
	* [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]]		* [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]]
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	* [[Damodar Raao]], Film Music Director, Actor & Singer		* [[Damodar Raao]], Film Music Director, Actor & Singer
	* [[Valmiki\|Valmiki Rishi]], an ascetic who wrote Hindu epic [[Ramayana]] here.		* [[Valmiki\|Valmiki Rishi]], an ascetic who wrote Hindu epic [[Ramayana]] here.
			[Sunil Kumar], Member of Parliament
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	==External links==		==External links==
			{{EB1911 poster\|Champaran}}
	* [https://westchamparan.nic.in/ West Champaran Official website]		* [https://westchamparan.nic.in/ West Champaran Official website]

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	\| image_caption = [[Gandaki River]] near [[Valmikinagar]]		\| image_caption = [[Gandaki River]] near [[Valmikinagar]]
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	'''West Champaran''' is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Indian state\|state]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]], located just {{Convert\|60\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} west of [[Birgunj]]. It is the largest district in bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]].<ref>http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011819/http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/ \|date=2015-03-16 }}</ref> The district headquarters are located in [[Bettiah]]. The district is known for its fluid border with [[Nepal]].		'''West Champaran''' is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Indian state\|state]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]], located just {{Convert\|60\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} west of [[Birgunj]]. It is the largest district in bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]].<ref>http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011819/http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/ \|date=2015-03-16 }}</ref> The district headquarters are located in [[Bettiah]]. The district is known for its fluid border with [[Nepal]].
	One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for [[Steel Authority of India\|SAIL]] Special Processing Unit and [[Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station\|Bhitiharwa]] where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started [[Satyagraha\|Satyagrah]] Aandolan.		One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for [[Steel Authority of India\|SAIL]] Special Processing Unit and [[Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station\|Bhitiharwa]] where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started [[Satyagraha\|Satyagrah]] Aandolan.

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	[[Category:1972 establishments in Bihar]]		[[Category:1972 establishments in Bihar]]
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'''West Champaran''' is an administrative [[district]] in the [[Indian state|state]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]], located just {{Convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Birgunj]]. It is the largest district in bihar with an area of 5,228 km²(2,019sq mi). It is a part of [[Tirhut Division]].<ref>http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316011819/http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/ |date=2015-03-16 }}</ref> The district headquarters are located in [[Bettiah]]. The district is known for its fluid border with [[Nepal]].
One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for [[Steel Authority of India|SAIL]] Special Processing Unit and [[Bhitiharwa Ashram railway station|Bhitiharwa]] where [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started [[Satyagraha|Satyagrah]] Aandolan.

==Geography==
West Champaran district occupies an area of {{convert|5228|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Canada]]'s [[Amund Ringnes Island]].<ref name="Islands">{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Amund Ringnes Island 5,255km2 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://archive.is/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | archive-date = 2015-12-01 }}</ref>

===Flora and fauna===
In 1989 West Champaran district became home to [[Valmiki National Park]], which has an area of {{convert|336|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}. It is also home to two [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|wildlife sanctuaries]]: Valmiki (adjacent to its namesake national park) and
[[Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary]].<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Bihar|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref> [[Fauna]] include the [[Bengal tiger]].<ref name="Jhalaetal2008">{{citation |title=Status of the Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India |editor1=[[Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala|Jhala, Y. V.]] |editor2=Gopal, R. |editor3=Qureshi, Q. |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun |year=2008 |series=TR 08/001 |url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602124630/http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2013 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="Jhaletal2011">[[Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala|Jhala, Y. V.]], Qureshi, Q., Sinha, P. R. (Eds.) (2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120232451/http://www.projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/Tiger_Status_oct_2010.pdf ''Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India, 2010.''] National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. TR 2011/003 pp-302</ref>

==Sub-Divisions==
West Champaran district comprises the following Sub-Divisions: [[Bettiah]], [[Bagaha]], and [[Narkatiaganj]].

Blocks: Bettiah, Sikta, Mainatand, Chanpattia, Bairia, Lauria, Bagaha - 1, Bagaha - 2, Madhubani, Gaunaha, Narkatiaganj, Manjhaulia, Nautan, [[Jogapatti]], Ramnagar, Thakraha, Bhitaha, Piprasi

The district is well connected by roads and railways to all major cities.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,62,628|13=1911|14=8,12,855|15=1921|16=8,26,679|17=1931|18=9,13,931|19=1941|20=10,21,217|21=1951|22=10,71,382|23=1961|24=13,25,122|25=1971|26=15,87,019|27=1981|28=19,72,610|29=1991|30=23,33,666|31=2001|32=30,43,466|33=2011|34=39,35,042|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in West Champaran District<ref>{{cite web|title=Pashchim Champaran Religion-wise Data 2011|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/55-pashchim-champaran.html|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313155023/https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/55-pashchim-champaran.html|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] West Champaran district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 3,935,042,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | archive-date = 2011-06-11 }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liberia]]<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 = 2011-10-01 | quote = Liberia 3,786,764 July 2011 est. | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-date = 27 September 2011 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Oregon]].<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=2011-09-30|quote=Oregon 3,831,074|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|archive-date=2013-10-19}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 63rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 950 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.89%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Pashchim Champaran has a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 58.06%. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 14.1% and 6.4% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

==Languages==

{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in West Champaran (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |label1=[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value1=91.86
|color1=Yellow
|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=3.32 |color2=Orange
|label3=[[Urdu]] |value3=2.97 |color3=Green
|label4=[[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value4=0.98 |color4=Red
|label5=Others |value5=0.87 |color5=Pink
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 91.86% of the population in the district spoke [[Bhojpuri Language|Bhojpuri]], 3.32% [[Hindi Language|Hindi]] and 2.97% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Languages include [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], a tongue in the [[Bihari language]] group with almost 51,000,000 speakers, written in both the [[Devanagari]] and [[Kaithi]] scripts.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | access-date = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111006002323/http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | archive-date = 2011-10-06 }}</ref>

==Culture==
The city is the birthplace of poet [[Gopal Singh Nepali]]. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started the [[Champaran Satyagraha]] movement from here in 1917 along with nationalists [[Rajendra Prasad]], [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] and [[Brajkishore Prasad]].

===Notable people===


* [[Manoj Bajpayee]], Film actor.
* [[Tarique Tabrez]], Businessperson & Youth Leader
* [[Vinay Bihari]], Actor, Lyricist.
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Freedom fighter who started the [[Champaran Satyagraha]] [[Satyagraha|movement]] here.
* [[Sanjay Jaiswal]], Politician
* [[Prakash Jha]], Film director.
* [[Manish Jha]], Film director and theatre actor.
* [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]], Politician, Member of Parliament.
* [[Krishna Kumar Mishra]], Politician.
* [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]]
* [[Gopal Singh Nepali]], Hindi poet.
* [[Gauri Shankar Pandey]], Politician.
* [[Kedar Pandey]], Former Chief Minister of Bihar
* [[Raghaw Sharan Pandey]], IAS (Retd), Former Union Petroleum Secretary, Politician
* [[Damodar Raao]], Film Music Director, Actor & Singer
* [[Valmiki|Valmiki Rishi]], an ascetic who wrote Hindu epic [[Ramayana]] here.



== See also ==

*[[East Champaran district]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://westchamparan.nic.in/ West Champaran Official website]

{{Geographic location
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|North = {{NEP|Nepal}}
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|South = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]]
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|West = [[Kushinagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Northwest = [[Maharajganj district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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