West Champaran

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West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Bettiah. The district occupies an area of 5229 kmĀ² and has a population of 3,043,044 (as of 2001). West Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division.

Headquarters: Bettiah
Area: 5,228 km?
Population: Total: 2333666 Rural: 2098298 Urban: 235368
Sub Divisions: Bettiah, Bagaha, Narkatiyaganj
Blocks: Bettiah, Sikta, Mainatand, Chanpattia, Bairia, Lauria, Bagaha - 1, Bagaha - 2, Madhubani, Gaunaha, Narkatiaganj, Manjhaulia, Nautan, Jogapatti, Ramnagar, Thakraha, Bhitaha, Piprasi
Agriculture: Rich paddy fields, Sugar Cane, Cane reeds
Industry: Sugar Factories
Rivers: Gandak

[edit] See also

Dhamaura- one of the popular Maithil Brahmin village in West Champaran. Most of the people are in the major cities of India. The village is literated one in the district. People based there depend on agriculture.

Districts of Bihar


Divisions and Districts of Bihar, India
Bhagalpur: Banka | Bhagalpur
Darbhanga: Begusarai | Darbhanga | Madhubani | Samastipur
Kosi: Madhepura | Saharsa | Supaul
Magadh: Arwal | Aurangabad | Gaya | Jehanabad | Nawada
Munger: Jamui | Khagaria | Munger
Patna: Bhojpur | Kaimur | Patna | Rohtas | Nalanda
Purnia: Araria | Katihar | Kishanganj | Lakhisarai | Purnia | Sheikhpura
Saran: Gopalganj | Saran | Siwan
Tirhut: East Champaran | Muzaffarpur | Sheohar | Sitamarhi | Vaishali | West Champaran