| Lok Sabha Constituencies in East Champaran (Purvi Champaran) district, Bihar (MP Constituencies) | Paschim Champaran Purvi Champaran Sheohar |
| MLA Assembly Constituencies in East Champaran (Purvi Champaran) district, Bihar | Raxaul Sugauli Narkatia Harsidhi Govindganj Kesaria Kalyanpur Pipra Madhuban Motihari Chiraia Dhaka |
About East Champaran District :
East Champaran District is functioning from 2nd November 1972. The headquarter of district is at Motihari. It is situated at 26o 16′ to 27o 1′ North latitude and 84o 30′ to 85o 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 sq km 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, 2 Nagar Parishad, 7 Nagar Panchayats and 405 Panchayats. The Buddhist Stupta, Kesaria, Ashokan Pillar, Lauriya, Areraj, Gandhi Memorial, Someshwar Shiv Mandir, Areraj, Orwell’s birthplace, Raxaul-Gate way to Nepal, Village Madhopur-Govind are some of the important places to visit in the District.
At a Glance :
| EAST CHAMPARAN DISTRICT PROFILE | |
| ESTABLISHED | |
| CHAMPARAN | 1866 |
| PURVI CHAMPARAN | 1972 |
| POLITICAL | |
| AREA | 3968.0 Sq. Km. |
| NEAREST RAILWAY STATION | MOTIHARI |
| NEAREST AIRPORT | PATNA |
| GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION | |
| LONGITUDE | EAST 840 – 30‘& 850 16 |
| LATITUDE | NORTH 260 – 16‘ & 270 -1 |
| BOUNDARY | |
| NORTH | NEPAL |
| EAST | SHEOHAR, SITAMARHI |
| SOUTH | MUZAFFERPUR, GOPALGANJ |
| WEST | PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN, GOPALGANJ |
| DISTANCE FROM | |
| PATNA | 170 Km. |
| MUZAFFERPUR | 90 Km. |
| HAZIPUR | 150 Km. |
| BETTIAH | 50 Km. |
| NATURAL | |
| RIVERS | GANDAK, SIKARHANA, BAGMATI AND LAL BAKEYA, TILAWE, KACHNA, MOTIA, TIUR, DHANAUTI |
| CLIMATE | |
| RAINFALL(NORMAL) | 1241.6 Millimeter |
| TEMPERATURE | MAX 46 & MIN 5 DEGREE CELCIUS |
| ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| NO OF SUBDIVISION | 6 |
| NO OF BLOCKS | 27 |
| NO OF POLICE STATION | 41 |
| NO OF PANCHAYAT | 405 |
| NO OF REVENUE VILLAGE | 1344 |
| AGRICULTURE (AS PER 2003-2004 DATA) | |
| AREA | 391401 Hectare |
| CULTIVABLE LAND | 303923 Hectare |
| NON CULTIVABLE LAND | 87478 Hectare |
| IRRIGATED LAND | 176115 Hectare |
| NON IRRIGATED LAND | 127808 Hectare |
| MAJOR CROPS | Rice Paddy (Basmati Rice), Sugar Cane, Jute, Lentis |
| DEMOGRAPHY (ACCORDING TO 2011 CENSUS) | |
| MALE | 2674023 |
| FEMALE | 2408831 |
| OTHERS | 14 |
| TOTAL | 5082868 |
| LITERACY (ACCORDING TO 2011 CENSUS) | |
| MALE | 68.02% |
| FEMALE | 47.36% |
| AGGREGATE | 58.26% |
| EDUCATION : NO OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGESPRIMARY | |
| RURAL | 1734 |
| URBAN | 31 |
| TOTAL | 1765 |
| UPPER PRIMARY | |
| RURAL | 384 |
| URBAN | 21 |
| TOTAL | 405 |
| HIGH SCHOOL | |
| RURAL | 83 |
| URBAN | 6 |
| TOTAL | 98 |
| DEGREE COLLEGES | |
| RURAL | 11 |
| URBAN | 6 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Tourist Places :
Kesaria Stupa :
Historical importance of Bihar has been established again with the discovery of “biggest ever Buddhist Stupa “ at Kesaria in East Champaran district about 120 K.M. from Patna and 30 miles from Vaishali on Indo Nepal border. A team of Archaeological survey of India Officials discovered this Stupa in year 1998 after excavation. The ASI officials have declared that Bihar has the proud privilege of housing the tallest ever-excavated Stupa in the world.
The Conservation of Kesaria Stupa is a turning point in the history of conservation in India. Earlier, the ASI team did not realize that the excavated Stupa would be the tallest and largest Stupa in the world.
Rising to a height of 104 feet and much reduced than its original height, it is one foot taller than the famous Borobodur Stupa in Java, a world heritage monument.
The Kesaria Stupa was 123 feet tall before the 1934 earthquake in Bihar. In the halcyon days when Buddhism thrived in India , the Kesaria Stupa was 150 feet and Borobodur stupa 138 feet tall according to A.S.I. report. At present the height of Kesaria in reduced to 104 feet and Borobodur to 103 feet. The height of ‘Sanchi Stupa ‘ a world heritage monument is 77.50 feet, almost half of Kesaria stupa.
Lord Budha on his last Journey spent on memorable height at Kesaria. Here he made source sensational announcements, which was later on recorded in Buddhist Jatak – Story. Buddha here at Kesaria said that in his previous births he ruled as Chakravarti Raja. Buddha also asked Licchivis to return to Vaishali after giving them “BEGGING BOWL.”
Recent excavations of Kesaria Stupa by A.S.I. Patna circle throw light on Buddhist history. The excavation reveals the terraces with “Pradakshina path” around the stupa. Move important finding is a humber of figures of Lord Budha in “Bhoomi Sparsh Mudra” and other sitting image. These figures are made of soil and pebbles in each layer. The earthen lamp, decorated bricks and other potteries are other point of attraction. The Buddhist treasure trove has exposed to its full glory to the glee of devotees of the world and the public alike.
The archeologists believe the Stupa in kesaria known to the people as “Raja Ben ka DEORA“ was built by Licchivis of Vaishali before Budha attained Nirvana . It is the largest site on the Buddhist route. Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tshang had visited this site of Stupa as per his diary in the seventh century.
Ashokan pillar :
This Lofty stone column erected by priyadarshee Lord Ashok in 249 BC in village Lauriya under Areraj subdivision is situated on left side of Areraj – Bettiah road. The pillar, known as “Stambh dharma lekh”, which bears in well preserved and well cut letters six of his edicts, is a single block of polished sand stone, 36 ½ feet in height above the ground with a base diameter of 41.8 inches and a diameter at the top of 37.6 inches. The weight of this portion only is very nearly 34 tons, but as these must be several feet of the shaft sunk in the earth. The actual weight of the whole block must be about 40 tons. This pillar has no Capital. According to report that pillar was crowned with a statue of an animal but it was transferred to Kolkota museum.
The edicts of king Ashoka are most clearly and heartily engraved, and are divided into two distinct portions, that to the worth containing 18 lines and that to the south 23 lines. But now these are not good state of preservation and suffered from the effect of weather. The villages call the pillar as ‘Laur’ that is the phallus and the adjoining village is named after it Lauriya.
The Archaeological Survey of India has classified the Ashokan pillar as a protected monument
Gandhi memorial :
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The foundation stone of this Gandhi memorial pillar was laid on june 10, 1972 by the then Governor, Mr. D.K.Barooch and if was dedicated to the nation by Mr. Vidyakar Kavi, a gandhian, on 18 April 1978. This memorial pillar has been designed by the famous artist of Santiniketan Mr. Nand lal Bose to commemorate the memory of Champaran Satyagah of Mahatma Gandhi who first raised voice against the atrocities of the British Indigo planters against poor peasants of Champaran.
The 48 fect long Chunar stone pillar stands exactly on the place where Mahatma Gandhi was produced before the court of the then S.D.M., Motihari in violation of orders under section 144 Cr. P. C. as far back as April 18, 1917. Mahatma Gandhi first Satyagrah was experimented on this soil of Motihari in Champaran and so Champaran has been starting point of India’s independence movement launched by Gandhi ji.
Gandhi Museun has on display an array of photographs and relics of the Champaran Satyagraha
Gate way to Nepal :
Raxaul is a major town in the district of East Champaran. It is the border town of India with Nepal. This town is known as the Gate way to Nepal. It is connected by NH28A and is 32 km away from Chhapawa (on NH28A), 52 km from Motihari (the District Town) and 60 km from Bettiah – the District town of West Champaran. Now this town has been made the Sub-divisional town under the District of East Chaparan. Manjur Alam the famous advocate of Madras High Court, who studied at Eton College England is from Raxaul town. Birganj – the Second Big City of Nepal is just 3 km away from this town.
The Sun temple is a temple to the sun god, which is surrounded by water. It is near the police station, situated just beside the market
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