Motihari | |
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City | |
Motihari | |
Coordinates: 27°06′29″N84°27′50″E / 27.108°N 84.464°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | East Champaran district |
Municipal corporation House | Municipal corporation House Of motihari or Nagar Bhavan of motihari |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Municipal corporation of motihari |
• Mayor | Vacant |
• M.L.A | Pramod Kumar |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
• Rank | 20 |
Demonym | Motiharivashi |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi |
Local language | |
• Regional language | Bhojpuri, Maithli, Bengali |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vidhan Sabha | Motihari |
Lok Sabha | Purbi champaran |
Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As of 2011 India census, Motihari had a population of 976 in 198 households. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.2%. Motihari has an average literacy rate of 49.5%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 62.9%, and female literacy is 37%. In Motihari, 20.9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Motihari Is about 180 km from Patna, capital of Bihar. [1]
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