History
In 1866 Champaran was made into a district with Motihari as its headquarters.On 1 December 1977, the Champaran district was divided into the districts of Purbi Champaran (East Champaran) and Paschimi Champaran (West Champaran). Motihari and Bettiah became headquarters of East Champaran district and West Champaran district respectively.The municipality of Motihari was established in 1879. Though no
authentic data is available, one of the oldest structures in Motihari
appears to be the Briksha Sthan Math, a temple of the guardian deity of
Motihari, dating back to 1805. During the British era, the town
flourished and it became one of the important centers in North Bihar. Mahatma Gandhi came to Champaran to see the condition of farmers who were forced by the British to cultivate indigo
in place of food grains. He protested against the policy in which
farmers were not able to get even own money which they spent during
cultivation of Indigo.Later on,Mahahtma Gandhi started his satyagraha
aandolan for indigo farmers against English.
About Motihari
Motihari is the headquarter of East Champaran district, a well known district in state of Bihar. Prior to 1st Dec 1977, there was a single district called "Champaran". After 1st Dec 1977, the district was divided into 2 parts called East Champaran and West Champaran (Purbi Champaran and Paschimi Champaran respectively). Bettiah became the headquarter of West Champaran and Motihari became headquarter of East Champaran.Motihari is situated 165 KM away from Patna, which is capital city of Bihar and around 80 KM from Muzaffarpur which a well known city in Bihar. Muzaffarpur is famous for "Sudha Milk Dairy" and "Litchi".
The History of Motihari is very interesting. Click Here to read more about History of Motihari.
Lets move to education system in Motihari. Motihari is the second choice for students after Patna in Bihar. Motihari has numerous number of coachings, tuition centers, colleges with high quality of education. Munshi Singh college, L.N.D. College, Zila School, Mangal Seminary are some government institutions which are first choice of students of Motihari. A more details about Education in Motihari is here.
Motihari at a Glance
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Places in Motihari
| Place Name | Details | Distance from Station(in km) |
|---|---|---|
| Balua Chowk | Balua Golambar is the highlight of this chowk. Mainly medical shops, fruit shops are available at this Balua Chowk Motihari. | 1 KM |
| Station Road | 0 KM | |
| Meena Bazaar | Meena Bazaar is the main market of Motihari. People come here for various kind of shopping. Ready-Made Garments, Electronics, Sweet Shop, Jewelry Shop area available at Meena Bazaar market. People from out of Motihari also come here for shopping. | 3 KM |
| Chandmari | 0.5 KM | |
| Pani Tanki Road | ||
| Chhatauni | ||
| Belisarai | ||
| Krishna Nagar | ||
| Shantipuri | ||
| Azad Nagar | ||
| Ekawana | ||
| Belbanwa | ||
| Raja Bazar | Famous for Furniture and Electronic shops. While moving from Motihari railway station to Motihari court, Raja Bazar comes in the route. | 2KM |
A flyover construction work is going on in Balua Tal, Motihari. This flyover is spreaded from Balua Golambar to Zila School and Balua Golambar to Kachahri Road (Motihari Court Road).
Moti Jheel
Moti Jheel is the heart of Motihari. This is a small lake and which divides city in 2 part. Residentials and commercial buildings are placed on the bank of lake. In the lake fishermen and boating scene can be seen all the time.Villages in Motihari
Lakhaura is situate between Motihari and Chhauradano. Lakhaura is situated 13 KM from Motihari. There are mainly two religion HINDU and ISLAM. Almost 70% hindus and 30% muslims are in this village.Highlights of Lakhaura:- Maximum persons depended on agriculture,some are services holder,few are in civil servicess and few active in bussness. Youngers and elders are countinuty in education.
Two banks in this village P.N.B and S.B.I, an A.T.M of S.B.I is also in this village. A great market in this village. A largest "SHIVA TEMPLE" is in this village that situated near the market and bank of a pond. An Ice Cream factory is in Lakhaura village.
A great playground, Hospital,high school,middle school, pramary school,many private school(jeevan public school is famous) and lakhaura police station also here. One cinema hall.."Jai Mata Jee" available here for entertainment. Shared by : Rajdeep Aman (Lakhaura)
