East Champaran district

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East Champaran district
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Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
Division Tirhut
Headquarters Motihari
Government
   Lok Sabha constituencies Purvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar
   Vidhan Sabha constituencies Raxaul, Sugauli, Narkatiya, Harsidhi, Govindganj, Kesaria, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban, Motihari, Chiraia, Dhaka
Area
  Total3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,099,371
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
   Literacy 55.79 per cent
  Sex ratio901
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
845401 (East Champaran) [1]
Vehicle registration BR-05
Major highways NH 28A, NH 104
Average annual precipitation1241 mm
Website http://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/

East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.The district headquarters are located at Motihari. Prior to 1st Dec 1977, there was a single district called "Champaran". On 1 December 1977, the district was divided into 2 parts (Purvi Champaran) East Champaran and (Paschimi Champaran) West 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.

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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 and Sheohar eastern while Mehsi, Muzaffarpur South and with part of Gopalganj and West Champaran bounds it in western side.

The district occupies an area of 3969 km2 and has a population of 5,099,371 (as of 2011). East Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division [2] (Tirhut). It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of 38), after Patna. [3]

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.

Tourist Places

Someshwar Nath Mandir, Areraj

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Ashoka Pillar

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

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

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.

Raxaul

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

Situated in the core of the Motihari city, Moti Jheel is the most excellent fascination of the city that isolates Motihari into two parts.

NREGA Park

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Kesariya Baudha Stupa

A lovely and beguiling spot to appreciate with loved ones.

Champaran in Gallary

Gandhi Memorial

Gandhi Memorial is situated in Chandrahiya town, On his visit to Champaran Gandji jee was stopped in this town. Chandrahiya is a town in Bihar's East Champaran district which 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

Found 16 Kms from Pipra Railway Station, Sitakund is acclaimed as where Goddess Sita took a heavenly plunge.

Geography

The East Champaran district occupies an area of 3,968 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi), [4] comparatively equivalent to Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo. [5] Gandak, Burhi Gandak and Baghmati are important rivers flowing through this region.

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Demographics

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: [6]
Religions in East Champaran district (2011) [7]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
80.14%
Islam
19.42%
Other or not stated
0.44%

According to the 2011 census East Champaran district has a population of 5,099,371, [3] roughly equal to the United Arab Emirates [8] or the US state of Colorado. [9] This gives it a ranking of 21st in India (out of a total of 640). [3] The district has a population density of 1,281 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,320/sq mi). [3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 29.01%. [3] East Champaran has a sex ratio of 901 females for every 1000 males, [3] and a 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. [3]

Languages

Languages in East Champaran district (2011) [10]

   Bhojpuri (82.67%)
   Urdu (7.33%)
   Hindi (7.06%)
  'Other' Hindi (2.58%)
   Bengali (0.26%)
  Others (0.1%)

According to the 2011 census, 82.67% of the population spoke Bhojpuri, 7.33% Urdu and 7.06% Hindi as their first language. 2.58% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi. [10]

Politics

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyAllianceRemarks
East Champaran 10 Raxaul Pramod Kumar Sinha BJP NDA
11 Sugauli Shashi Bhushan Singh RJD MGB
12 Narkatiya Shamim Ahmad RJD MGB
13 Harsidhi Krishnanandan Paswan BJP NDA
14 Govindganj Sunil Mani Tiwari BJP NDA
15 Kesaria Shalini Mishra Janata Dal (United) MGB
16 Kalyanpur Manoj Kumar Yadav RJD MGB
17 Pipra Shyambabu Prasad Yadav BJP NDA
18 Madhuban Rana Randhir Singh BJP NDA
19 Motihari Pramod Kumar BJP NDA
20 Chiraia Lal Babu Prasad Gupta BJP NDA
21 Dhaka Pawan Jaiswal BJP NDA

See also

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