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'''East Champaran''' ({{lang-hi|पूर्वी चंपारण ज़िला}}, {{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|مشرقی چمپارن ضلع}}}} ''Mašriqī Čaṃpāraṇ Zilā'') is an administrative district in the state of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Motihari]].
The district occupies an area of 3969 km<sup>2</sup> and has a population of 3,933,636 ({{As of|2001|lc=on}}). East Champaran is a part of [[Tirhut Division]]. It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of [[Districts of Bihar|39]]), after [[Patna district|Patna]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
▲'''Notable Person'''
"Rtn. Rajkumari Gupta"ex vice chairperson Motihari nagar Parishad and social Activist
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'''Akhilesh Prasad Singh''' Ex MP cum Union Minister Agriculture and Food
'''Pramod Kumar''' MLA Motihari
'''Triveni Tiwari''' Ex MLA Motihari
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'''Bachcha Yadav''' RJD President
" Kumar Amit" Bihar Excise Service, currently posted as Excise Superintendent Gopalganj
==Geography==
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==Languages==
Languages include [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], a tongue in the [[Bihari language]] group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the [[Devanagari]] and [[Kaithi]] scripts.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = M. Paul Lewis | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th edition | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>
==Culture==
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The ''[[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]]'' of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz is in the Kodaria village, Post: Kodaria, via Phenhara. He is a very powerful saint of Awaisiya silsila. His [[Urs]] is celebrated every year on 11th and 12th Fasli Vaishakha (according to the [[Hindu calendar]]).
On the evening of 11th Fasli Vaishakha, there is a ''Miladun Nabi'' after the Magrib nimaz, then ''Salat-o-Salam'' and ''dua''. On the 12th Fasli Vaishakha at 10:30 am, the ''chaders'' are taken from his room, where he died, to his Mazar Sharief. Then there is ''Chader Poshi'' and ''Milad-e-Nabi''. After ''Milad'' there happens ''Salat-o-salam'' and ''dua''. After dua, a lunch for all the devotees.
[[Phenhara]] is a small town in this district. It has a very old middle school, which was established before 1930. Mahatma Gandhi once visited this place. Phenhara provides an example of Hindu and Muslim unity. Phenhara is a well educated and politically aware town. This town has a sangam of Middle School, H F High School and Madrasa Islamia. Of late, through reservation of seats in politics, Women of Phenhara have come forward to join hands in the development of the block. It is the location of the Kesariya [[Stupa]], locally known as Deura, one of oldest stupas.
[[Dhaka, Purbi Champaran|Dhaka]] is one of the towns in the district. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started famous Satyagrah Movement from East Champaran. Barharwa Lakhansen is a small village in Dhaka block. He with his wife [[Kasturba Gandhi]] started a school there in 1917, which is one of the oldest school in this area.
Siraunais a village of East Champaran. [[Kasturba Gandhi]] once visited there to teach the people the basic educational concepts of Mahatma Gandhi.
[[File:Raxaul Junction.jpg|thumb|Raxaul Junction]]
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