East Champaran district
East Champaran district | |
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Clockwise from top: Kesariya Stupa, Lauriya Araraj pillar of Ashoka, George Orwell's birthplace, Motihari station in 1906 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of East Champaran district in Bihar | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| Headquarters | Motihari |
| Government | |
| • District Magistrate (DM) | Saurabh Jorwal (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of Police (SP) | Swarn Prabhat (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Purvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Raxaul, Sugauli, Narkatiya, Harsidhi, Govindganj, Kesaria, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban, Motihari, Chiraia, Dhaka |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,099,371 |
| • Density | 1,285/km2 (3,328/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 55.79 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 901 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 845401 (East Champaran) |
| Vehicle registration | BR-05 |
| Major highways | |
| Average annual precipitation | 1241 mm |
| Website | eastchamparan |
East Champaran district or Purvi Champaran district is an administrative district in the Tirhut division of 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.