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'''East Champaran''' is an administrative district in the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Motihari]].
| image_caption      = Clockwise from top: [[Kesaria stupa|Kesariya Stupa]], [[Lauriya Araraj]] pillar of [[Ashoka]], [[George Orwell]]'s birthplace, [[Bapudham Motihari railway station|Motihari station]] in 1906
| image_shield      = Bihar Government Banner.png
}}
 
'''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 ===


==About district==
[[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
East Champaran District is functioning from 2 November 1972. The headquarter of district is at Motihari. It is situated at 26° 16′ to 27° 1′ North latitude and 84° 30′ to 85° 16′ East longitudes. [[Nepal]] makes its northern boundary, Sitamadhi and Sheohar eastern while Muzaffarpur South and with part of Gopalganj bounds it in western side. The name Champaran owes its origin to Champa-aranya or Champkatanys. Champa or Champaka means Magnolia and aranya means forest. Hence, Champaranya means Forest of Magnolia (CHAMPA) trees. The District comprises an area of 3968.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> with 1344 villages having population of 50,82,868 as per 2011 census. The Administrative set up of the District is decentralized into 6 sub-division, 27 blocks, 27 Circles, 3 Nagar Parishads (Motihari, Raxaul and Dhaka), 6 Nagar Panchayats and 405 Panchayats.
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The district occupies an area of 3969&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and has a population of 3,933,636 ({{As of|2001|lc=on}}). East Champaran is a part of [[Tirhut Division]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in|title=Tirhut Division|website=tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> ([[Tirhut]]). It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].
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.


As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of [[Districts of Bihar|39]]), after [[Patna district|Patna]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
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"/>


==Geography==
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
East Champaran district occupies an area of {{convert|3968|km2|sqmi}},<ref name="Reference Annual">{{cite book|title=India 2010: A Reference Annual|last1=Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.)|publisher=Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[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}}<!--| access-date = 11 October 2011 --></ref> comparatively equivalent to [[Vanuatu]]'s [[Espiritu Santo]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 11 October 2011 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Espiritu Santo 3,956km2}}</ref>
|title=District Census Handbook: Purba Champaran, Bihar
[[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]] and [[Bagmati River|Baghmati]] are important rivers flowing through this region.
|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/301/download/854/DH_2011_1002_PART_B_DCHB_PURBA_CHAMPARAN.pdf
[[File:StonePillar_GandhiMuseum.jpg|thumb]]
|publisher=[[Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
}}</ref>


==Demographics==
== Transport ==
{{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:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] East Champaran district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 5,099,371,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the [[United Arab Emirates]]<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 = United Arab Emirates 5,148,664
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Colorado]].<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=Colorado 5,029,196
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 21st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 1281 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 29.01%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Purbi Champaran has a [[sex ratio]] of 901 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 55.79%.<ref name=districtcensus/>


===Languages===
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"/>
{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in East Champaran district (2011)<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
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|label2=[[Hindi]] |value2=7.06 |color2=Orange
|label3=[[Urdu]] |value3=7.33  |color3=Green
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}}


According to the 2011 census, 82.67% of the population spoke [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], 7.33% [[Urdu]] and 7.06% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="Language"/><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 = 30 September 2011 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>
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.


==Non governmental organization==
== Demographics ==
* Sanmat, an organization to help the underprivileged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanmat |url=http://www.sanmat.in |website=www.ssnmtrust.org |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amit Choubey, social entrepreneur and Founder of SANMAT works hard to bring good change in the lives of marginalized sections of our society |url=http://www.entrepreneurshipindia.co.in/articles/amit-choubey-founder-of-SANMAT-works-hard-to-bring-the-change-towards-the-marginalized-sections-of-our-society.html |access-date=7 January 2020 |work=www.entrepreneurshipindia.co.in |date=30 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
 
* [[Redcross]]
{{historical populations
* [[Champaran Foundation]] - It is an organization that primarily works among youth and is headed by Shuja Khan Gandhi.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/motihari/news/every-year-celebrates-environment-day-do-not-implement-it-to-save-it-future-generations-will-face-trouble-127971499.html Every Year Environment Day is Celebrated to Create Awareness], Dainik Bhaskar.</ref>
|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==
==See also==
* [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]]
 
* [[Raxaul]]
* [[Districts of Bihar]]
* [[Dhaka, East Champaran]]  
* [[Mehsi]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[Motihari]]
* [[George Orwell]]
* [[Muzaffarpur]]
* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]]
 
* [[Districts of Bihar]]
== References ==
* [[Ravish Kumar]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/ East Champaran district website]
 
* [http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in Official Website of Tirhut Division]
* {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in/|East Champaran district website}}
* [https://www.apnamotihari.com/ Motihari (East Champaran)]
* [https://www.biharad.com/district/east-champaran East Champaran District Info]


{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
|Centre    = East Champaran district
|Centre    = East Champaran district
|North    = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|North    = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|Northeast =  
|Northeast = [[Sitamarhi district]]
|East      = [[Sitamarhi district]]
|East      = [[Sheohar district]]
|Southeast = [[Sheohar district]]
|Southeast = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|South    = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|South    = [[Muzaffarpur district]]
|Southwest = [[Saran district]]
|Southwest = [[Gopalganj district]]
|West      = [[Gopalganj District, India|Gopalganj district]]
|West      = [[Gopalganj district]]
|Northwest = [[West Champaran district]]
|Northwest = [[West Champaran district]]
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 4 September 2026

East Champaran district
District of Bihar
Clockwise from top: Kesariya Stupa, Lauriya Araraj pillar of Ashoka, George Orwell's birthplace, Motihari station in 1906
Coat of arms of East Champaran district
Coat of arms
Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
Country India
State Bihar
DivisionTirhut
HeadquartersMotihari
Government
 • District Magistrate (DM)Saurabh Jorwal (IAS)[1]
 • Superintendent of Police (SP)Swarn Prabhat (IPS)[2]
Area
 • Total3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,099,371
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy55.79 per cent
 • Sex ratio901
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationBR-05
Major highways NH 27
Websiteeastchamparan.nic.in

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[edit | edit source]

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 and West Champaran district.

The district occupies an area of 3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi) and had a population of 5,099,371 according to the 2011 Census.[5]

Geography[edit | edit source]

The East Champaran district occupies an area of 3,968 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi).[6]

Gandak, Burhi Gandak and Bagmati are important rivers flowing through or along the region.

Mehsi and regional connectivity[edit | edit source]

Mehsi is an important urban and transport centre in the southern part of East Champaran district. The town is situated on 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 NH 28.[7]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Transport[edit | edit source]

East Champaran is served by a network of national highways, other roads and railways. NH 27 is an important east–west highway through the district and connects the Motihari area with Mehsi and Muzaffarpur.[7]

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[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,027,835—    
19111,095,530+0.64%
19211,114,162+0.17%
19311,231,756+1.01%
19411,376,352+1.12%
19511,443,961+0.48%
19611,681,089+1.53%
19711,956,084+1.53%
19812,425,501+2.17%
19913,043,061+2.29%
20013,939,773+2.62%
20115,099,371+2.61%
Source: Census of India[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Collector & District Magistrate - East Champaran". East Champaran District Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Superintendent of Police - East Champaran". East Champaran District Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar. Government of Bihar. 1950. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Benedikter, Thomas (2009). Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the Linguistic Rights of Minorities in India. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-643-10231-7.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "District Census Handbook: East Champaran" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Completed Projects / O&M Projects" (PDF). National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Purba Champaran, Bihar" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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