East Champaran district: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by 49.126.99.165
Last edited September 4, 2026
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
small edit
Added Mehsi's urban and regional transport connectivity, including the NH 27 Kotwa–Mehsi–Muzaffarpur corridor, with reliable references.
 
Line 6: Line 6:
| settlement_type    = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| settlement_type    = [[List of districts of Bihar|District of Bihar]]
| total_type        = Total
| total_type        = Total
| native_name        = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
| native_name        =
| image_map          = Bihar district location map East Champaran.svg
| image_map          = Bihar district location map East Champaran.svg
| map_caption        = Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
| map_caption        = Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
| coordinates        =  
| coordinates        =
| coor_pinpoint      = Motihari
| coor_pinpoint      = Motihari
| subdivision_type  = Country
| subdivision_type  = Country
Line 18: Line 18:
| subdivision_name2  = [[Tirhut division|Tirhut]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Tirhut division|Tirhut]]
| established_title  = Established
| established_title  = Established
| established_date  =  
| established_date  =
| seat_type          = Headquarters
| seat_type          = Headquarters
| seat              = [[Motihari]]
| seat              = [[Motihari]]
| parts_type        = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_type        = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style        = para
| parts_style        = para
| p1                =
| area_total_km2    = 3968
| area_total_km2    = 3968
| area_footnotes    =
| population_as_of  = 2011
| population_as_of  = 2011
| population_total  = 5,099,371
| population_total  = 5,099,371
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban  =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics_type2 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_info1 = 55.79 per cent
| demographics1_info1 = 55.79 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 901
| demographics1_info2 = 901
| leader_title      = [[District Magistrate]] ([[District magistrate|DM]])
| 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 |accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref>
| 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_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 |accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref>
| 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>
| leader_title2      = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2      = [[Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency|Purvi Champaran]], [[Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency|Paschim Champaran]], [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]
| leader_title3      = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name3      = [[Raxaul Assembly constituency|Raxaul]], [[Sugauli Assembly constituency|Sugauli]], [[Narkatiya Assembly constituency|Narkatiya]], [[Harsidhi Assembly constituency|Harsidhi]], [[Govindganj Assembly constituency|Govindganj]], [[Kesaria Assembly constituency|Kesaria]], [[Kalyanpur, Purvi Champaran Assembly constituency|Kalyanpur]], [[Pipra, Purvi Champaran Assembly constituency|Pipra]], [[Madhuban, Bihar Assembly constituency|Madhuban]], [[Motihari Assembly constituency|Motihari]], [[Chiraia Assembly constituency|Chiraia]], [[Dhaka Assembly constituency|Dhaka]]
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| 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|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413072041/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act%26rule/Act1english.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2015|access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref>
| 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&nbsp;official
| demographics2_title2 = Additional&nbsp;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|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019053006/https://books.google.com/books?id=vpZv2GHM7VQC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89|archive-date=19 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 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>
| demographics2_title3 = Regional
| demographics2_info3 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +05:30
| utc_offset1        = +05:30
| registration_plate = BR-05
| registration_plate = BR-05
| blank_name_sec1    = [[National Highway (India)|Major highways]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[National Highway (India)|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1    = *{{jct|NH|527D|country=IND}}
| blank_info_sec1    = {{jct|NH|27|country=IND}}
* {{jct|NH|527D|country=IND}}
* {{jct|NH|104|country=IND}}
* {{jct|NH|104|country=IND}}
| blank_name_sec2    = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2    = 1241 mm
| postal_code_type  = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code_type  = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 845401 (East Champaran)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Purbi-champaran/ East Champaran]</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in/}}
| website            = {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in/}}
| official_name      =
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
| photo1a  = Buddhist Stupa at Kesariya (wide angle view) at Champaran (east) district of Bihar, India 08.jpg
| photo1a  = Buddhist Stupa at Kesariya (wide angle view) at Champaran (east) district of Bihar, India 08.jpg
| photo2a  = Motihari station, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-6).jpg| photo2b  = Lauriya Araraj pillar of Ashoka, Champaran District.jpg| photo3a  = Birth-Place-George-Orwell-Motihari.jpg
| photo2a  = Motihari station, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-6).jpg
| photo2b  = Lauriya Araraj pillar of Ashoka, Champaran District.jpg
| photo3a  = Birth-Place-George-Orwell-Motihari.jpg
| size    = 280
| size    = 280
| spacing  = 1
| spacing  = 1
Line 74: Line 62:
| 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_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
| image_shield      = Bihar Government Banner.png
| motto              =
| image_seal        =
}}
}}


'''East Champaran district''' or '''Purvi Champaran district''' is an administrative district in the [[Tirhut division]] of the state of [[Bihar]] in India. The district headquarter 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]] (Purvi and Paschimi Champaran). In early days the land of East Chamapran was ruled by different kingdoms as Videha, Sunga, Kanvas. It is also believed that Champaran used to be a major part of King Janak's empire. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Satyagraha movement from here.
'''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==
== About district ==
East Champaran District is functioning from 2 November 1972. The headquarter of the 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, [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]] and [[Sheohar district|Sheohar]] eastern while [[Mehsi]], Muzaffarpur South and with part of [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]] and [[West Champaran district|West Champaran]] bounds it in western side.


The district occupies an area of {{cvt|3969|km2}} and has a population of 5,099,371 ({{As of|2011|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> It was earlier part of the [[Red Corridor]].
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]].


As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of [[Districts of Bihar|38]]), after [[Patna district|Patna]].<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>
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>


East Champaran is the second most crowded district of Bihar. The district gets its name from the union of two words, champa and aranya. Champa alludes to scented blossom trees and Aranya alludes to the home or an encased spot. The name began back in when the district was encircled by a backwoods of magnolia (champa) trees.
== Geography ==


==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>
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)]], [[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 |date=18 February 1998 |title=Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area |url=http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103205322/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm |archive-date=3 January 2021 |access-date=11 October 2011 |publisher=[[United Nations Environment Program]] |quote=Espiritu Santo 3,956km2}}</ref>
[[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]] and [[Bagmati River|Baghmati]] are important rivers flowing through this region.


==Demographics==
[[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]] and [[Bagmati River|Bagmati]] are important rivers flowing through or along the region.
{{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>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}


{{bar box
=== Mehsi and regional connectivity ===
|title=Religions in East Champaran district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|80.14}}
{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Islam]]|green|19.42}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.44}}
}}


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 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = United Arab Emirates 5,148,664
[[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
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Completed Projects / O&M Projects
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|url=https://nhai.gov.in/nhai/sites/default/files/mix_file/Completed_PCC_MIS_01-06-2024.pdf
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=[[National Highways Authority of India]]
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=4 September 2026
|access-date=30 September 2011
}}</ref>
|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/> East 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%. 7.87% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.74% and 0.24% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>


===Languages===
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.
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in East Champaran district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Bhojpuri Language|Bhojpuri]] |value1 = 82.67 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]] |value2 = 7.33 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 7.06 |color3 = orange
|label4 = 'Other' Hindi |value4 = 2.58 |color4 = hotpink
|label5 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value5 = 0.26 |color5 = orchid
|label6 = Others |value6 = 0.1 |color6 = grey
}}


According to the 2011 census, 82.67% of the population spoke [[Bhojpuri Language|Bhojpuri]], 7.33% [[Urdu language|Urdu]] and 7.06% [[Hindi]] as their first language. 2.58% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi. The eastern border of the district lies in a transition between Bhojpuri and [[Bajjika]].<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</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"/>


==Administrative divisions==
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
The East Champaran district is divided into 6 [[Tehsil]] (sub-division):
|title=District Census Handbook: Purba Champaran, Bihar
# [[Areraj]]
|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/301/download/854/DH_2011_1002_PART_B_DCHB_PURBA_CHAMPARAN.pdf
# [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]]
|publisher=[[Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]
# [[Motihari]]
|access-date=4 September 2026
# [[Pakaridayal]]
}}</ref>
# [[Raxaul]]
# Sikarahana


== Politics ==
== Transport ==
{{transcluded section|source=18th Bihar Assembly}}
{{#section:18th Bihar Assembly|MLA Header}}
{{#section:18th Bihar Assembly|East Champaran district}}
|}


== Literature ==
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"/>
Freedom fighter and author [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] was the first person who penned down the literary history of Champaran. His notable works include ''Champaran Ki Sahitya Sadhana'' (चम्पारन की साहित्य साधना) (1958), ''Champaran:Literature & Literary Writers'' (चम्पारन: साहित्य और साहित्यकार) (1967) and ''Apne Aur Sapne:A Literary Journey Of Champaran'' (अपने और सपने: चम्पारन की साहित्य यात्रा) (1988).<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ApneAurSapneALitereryJourneyOfChamparanByRameshChandraJha/ Apne Aur Sapne : Online PDF book at Archive.org]</ref>


== Tourist places ==
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.
=== Someshwar Nath Mandir, Areraj ===
Someshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is a well established temple situated in Areraj. The significant divinity of the heavenly temple is of Lord Shiva. Explorers and pilgrims of Lord Shiva go to the holy place from India as well as from Nepal. The merriments on the event of an occasional reasonable known as Shrawani Mela, during July and August, are really pleasant. There are numerous different temples nearby around and thus just, Areraj is known as the holy place of East Champaran.


=== Ashokan Pillar ===
== Demographics ==
{{See also|Pillars of Ashoka}}
[[File:Side view of Lauriya Nandangarh Ashoka Pillar.jpg|thumb|Ashoka Pillar]]
Ashokan Pillar is situated in Lauria Nandangarh, or Lauriya Navandgarh which is a city or town around 14 km from Narkatiaganj and 28 km from Bettiah in West Champaran district of Bihar state in northern India. It is found near the banks of the Budhi Gandak River. Lauriya Nandangarh is a chronicled place which goes under West Champaran district of Bihar.


=== Kesariya ===
{{historical populations
[[File:Kesariya Stupa -kesariya- east champaran- Bihar.jpg|thumb|Kesariya Baudha Stupa]]
|11=1901|12=10,27,835
Kesariya is arranged on the eastern banks of the [[River Gandak]] and views the enormous 104-feet-tall stupa, which is viewed as the tallest Buddhist stupa. In like manner, Kesariya orders conspicuous situations in East Champaran the travel industry just as history of Buddhism. The stupa was found in the year 1998.
|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
}}


=== Raxaul ===
==See also==
Raxaul is one of the most significant towns of the East Champaran district. By excellence of its topographical area, it is known as the Gateway to Nepal.


=== Moti Jheel ===
* [[Districts of Bihar]]
Situated in the core of the Motihari city, Moti Jheel is the most excellent fascination of the city that isolates Motihari into two parts.
* [[Mehsi]]
 
* [[Motihari]]
=== NREGA Park ===
* [[Muzaffarpur]]
A lovely and beguiling spot to appreciate with loved ones.
 
=== Champaran in Gallary ===
<gallery widths=180>
File:Motihari station, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-6).jpg|Motihari Railway Station, 1906
File:Henry Bazaar, Motihari, India, ca. 1906 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-10).jpg|Henry Bazaar(1906), Motihari
File:Birth-Place-George-Orwell-Motihari.jpg|Birth palace of George Orwell, Motihari
File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying homage at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, at Motihari, in Bihar (1).jpg|The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying homage at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, at Motihari.
File:StonePillar GandhiMuseum.jpg|Stone Pillar Gandhi Museum
File:Lauriya Araraj pillar of Ashoka, Champaran District.jpg|Lauriya Ashoka Pillar, Areraj
</gallery>
 
=== Gandhi Memorial ===
Gandhi Memorial is situated in Chandrahiya town, On his visit to Champaran Gandhiji was stopped in this town. Chandrahiya is around 8 km away from district headquarter Motihari.
 
=== Champaran Satyagrah Park ===
The Champaran Satyagraha Shatabdi Park located at the district headquarter of East Champaran. The Park has been built by the Urban Development and Housing office. Neighborhood individuals appreciate the freshness of this park with family, relatives, friends on weekend and holidays.
 
=== George Orwell Monument ===
The origin of perhaps the most commended scholars of the 20th century and the writer of a few acclaimed books, George Orwell.


=== Sitakund ===
== References ==
Found 16 Kms from Pipra Railway Station, Sitakund is acclaimed as where Goddess Sita took a heavenly plunge.[[File:StonePillar_GandhiMuseum.jpg|thumb|Stone pillar at the Gandhi Museum]]


==See also==
* [[Districts of Bihar]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Champaran}}
 
* [https://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/ East Champaran district website]
* {{URL|https://eastchamparan.nic.in/|East Champaran district website}}
* [http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in Official Website of Tirhut Division]
* [https://www.apnamotihari.com/ Motihari (East Champaran)]
* [https://www.biharad.com/district/east-champaran East Champaran District Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426161110/https://www.biharad.com/district/east-champaran |date=26 April 2021 }}


{{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]]
}}
}}
Line 223: Line 153:
{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division}}
{{Tirhut Division}}
{{Tirhut Division topics}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


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.

External links[edit | edit source]

Template:Districts of Bihar Template:Tirhut Division


26°39′00″N 84°55′00″E / 26.6500°N 84.9167°E / 26.6500; 84.9167

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Champaran_district&oldid=553604"
Discover more