East Champaran district

East Champaran district पूर्वी चंपारण ज़िला
District of Bihar
Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Administrative division	Tirhut
Headquarters	Motihari
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Purvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar
• Assembly seats	Raxaul, Sugauli, Narkatiya, Harsidhi, Govindganj, Kesaria, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban, Motihari, Chiraia, Dhaka
Area
• Total	3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,082,868
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	58.26 per cent
• Sex ratio	901
Major highways	NH 28A, NH 104
Average annual precipitation	1241 mm
Website	Official website

East Champaran (Hindi: पूर्वी चंपारण ज़िला, 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. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.^[1]

As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of 39), after Patna.^[2]

Geography

East Champaran district occupies an area of 3,968 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi),^[3] comparatively equivalent to Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo.^[4] Gandak, Burhi Gandak and Baghmati are important rivers flowing through this region.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census East Champaran district has a population of 5,082,868,^[2] roughly equal to the United Arab Emirates^[5] or the US state of Colorado.^[6] This gives it a ranking of 21st in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 1,281 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,320 /sq mi).^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 29.01%.^[2] Purbi Champaran has a sex ratio of 901 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 58.26%.^[2]

Sub-divisions

• Motihari Sadar
• Areraj
• Raxual
• Shikarahna
• Pakridayal
• Chakia
• Madhuban

Ranigunj,Chakia

Languages

Languages include Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.^[7]

See also

• Raxaul
• Motihari
• George Orwell
• Districts of Bihar

References

External links

• East Champaran district website
• East Champaran Information Portal

	West Champaran district	Nepal
	Gopalganj district		Sitamarhi district
	East Champaran district
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