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| leader_name1 = [[Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency|Purvi Champaran]], [[Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency|Paschim Champaran]], [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]
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| leader_name2 = [[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]]
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| postal_code = 845401 (East Champaran)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Purbi-champaran/ East Champaran]</ref>
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'''East Champaran''' or '''Purvi Champaran''' is an administrative district in 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.
==About district==
East Champaran District is functioning from 2 November 1972. The headquarter of the district is at Motihari. It is situated at
The district occupies an area of 3969
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of [[Districts of Bihar|
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 ===
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 ===
[[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 ===
[[File:Kesariya Stupa -kesariya- east champaran- Bihar.jpg|thumb|Kesariya Baudha Stupa]]
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 ===
A lovely and beguiling spot to appreciate with loved ones.
=== Champaran in Gallary ===
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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
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=== 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 {{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}}<!--|
[[Gandak]], [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]] and [[Bagmati River|Baghmati]] are important rivers flowing through this region.
[[File:StonePillar_GandhiMuseum.jpg|thumb]]
==Demographics==
{{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>
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|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>
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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 | 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
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web
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}}</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|
===Languages===
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|caption = Languages in East Champaran district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Bhojpuri Language|Bhojpuri]] |value1 = 82.67 |color1 = gold
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|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
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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.<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>
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The East Champaran district is divided into 6 [[Tehsil]] (sub-division):
# [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]]
# [[Motihari]]
# [[Pakaridayal]]
# [[Raxaul]]
# Sikarahana
== Politics ==
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==See also==
* [[
* [[Raxaul]]
* [[Dhaka,
* [[George Orwell]]
* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]]
* [[Districts of Bihar]]
* [[Ravish Kumar]]
* [[Sanjeev K Jha]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Champaran}}
* [http://eastchamparan.bih.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]
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