East Champaran

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East Champaran 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 km² and has a population of 3,933,636 (as of 2001). East Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division.

[edit] Places of Interest

Shrine: The majar of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz (rh) is in the Kodaria village, Post:Phenahra. He(rh) is a very powerfull saint of Awaisiya silsila. His Urs is celebrated every year on 11th and 12th Fasli Vaishakha (according to Hindu Calender year). On the evening of 11th Fasli Vaishakha, there is a Miladun Nabi(SAW) after the magrib nimaz, then Salat-o-Salam and dua. And on the 12th Fasli Vaishakha at 10:30 am, the chaders are taken from his (rh) room, where he passed away, to his Majar 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.

Mehsi is the entry point of East Champaran connected with Rail and Road both. This small place has number of visiting places at the east side of Railway Station. Mirza Halim Shah mosque, dargah, A very old library 'Nagrik Pustakalaya', Old High school of English period, Orchards of Lichi and mangoes and other places of interest.

Kesariya is in south east of the district and it famouse for Kesariya Stupa locally known DEURA this is one of oldest stupa. It is also good for tourist particulary for Bhudhist.

Dhaka is one of the towns in the district.

[edit] Economy

The basic lively-hood is agriculture and cottage industry.

The very famous cottage industry is for making Buttons from shells, sometimes referred to as mother-of-pearl (shell - a hard outer case of many molluscs, oyster — bivalve mollusc, esp. an edible kind, sometimes producing a pearl).

The shells are taken from rivers specially flowing through Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The product, buttons and other ornamental pieces are sold in domestic and international market.

[edit] See also

Districts of Bihar