East Champaran district

East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Motihari.

East Champaran district
District of Bihar
Kesariya Stupa
Coat of arms
Location of East Champaran district in Bihar
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionTirhut
HeadquartersMotihari
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesPurvi Champaran, Paschim Champaran, Sheohar
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesRaxaul, Sugauli, Narkatiya, Harsidhi, Govindganj, Kesaria, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban, Motihari, Chiraia, Dhaka
Area
 • Total3,968 km2 (1,532 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,099,371
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy55.79 per cent
 • Sex ratio901
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 28A, NH 104
Average annual precipitation1241 mm
Websitehttp://eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/

About district

East Champaran District is functioning from 2 November 1972. The headquarter of the district is at Motihari. It is situated at 26° 16′ to 27° 1′ North latitude and 84° 30′ to 85° 16′ East longitudes. Nepal makes its northern boundary, Sitamadhi and Sheohar eastern while Muzaffarpur South and with part of Gopalganj and West Champaran bounds it in western side.

The district occupies an area of 3969 km2 and has a population of 50,99,371 (as of 2011). East Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division[1] (Tirhut). It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Bihar (out of 38), after Patna.[2]

Geography

The 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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,027,835—    
19111,095,530+0.64%
19211,114,162+0.17%
19311,231,756+1.01%
19411,376,352+1.12%
19511,443,961+0.48%
19611,681,089+1.53%
19711,956,084+1.53%
19812,425,501+2.17%
19913,043,061+2.29%
20013,939,773+2.62%
20115,099,371+2.61%
source:[5]
Religions in East Champaran district (2011)
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 80.14%
Muslims
 
 19.42%
Other or not stated
 
 0.44%

According to the 2011 census East Champaran district has a population of 5,099,371,[2] roughly equal to the United Arab Emirates[6] or the US state of Colorado.[7] 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 55.79%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.74% and 0.24% of the population respectively.[2]

Languages

Languages in East Champaran district (2011)[8]

  Bhojpuri (82.67%)
  Urdu (7.33%)
  Hindi (7.06%)
  'Other' Hindi (2.58%)
  Others (0.36%)

According to the 2011 census, 82.67% of the population spoke Bhojpuri, 7.33% Urdu and 7.06% Hindi as their first language. 2.58% of the population speaks 'Others' under Hindi, most likely Bajjika.[8][9]

Non governmental organizations
  • Sanmat, an organization to help the underprivileged.[10][11]
  • Champaran Foundation - It is an organization that primarily works among youth and is headed by Shuja Khan Gandhi.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Tirhut Division". tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Espiritu Santo 3,956km2
  5. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. United Arab Emirates 5,148,664
  7. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Colorado 5,029,196
  8. "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  10. "Sanmat". www.ssnmtrust.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. "Amit Choubey, social entrepreneur and Founder of SANMAT works hard to bring good change in the lives of marginalized sections of our society". www.entrepreneurshipindia.co.in. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. Every Year Environment Day is Celebrated to Create Awareness, Dainik Bhaskar.

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