EAST CHAMPARAN

DISTRICT PROFILE

Came into existence on December 1, 1971 after the split of Champaran district into two district, viz. Purbi Champaran & Paschimi Champaran.

The name Champaran owes its origin to Champa-aranya or Champkatanys. Champa or Champaka means Magnolia and aranya mess forest.

It is situated in the plains of River Gandak, Burhi Gandak & Baghmati East Champaran is surrounded by Nepal in the north, Muzaffarpur &

Gopalganj in the south, Sitamarhi & Sheohar districts in the east and Gopalganj & West Champaran in the west.

The mother-tongue of this region is Bhojpuri. The primary occupation of the people of the district is agriculture.

INTRODUCTION

In the prehistoric period, Champaran constituted a part of the ancient kingdom of Videha.

After the fall of Videhan empire Champaran was ceded to oligarrochial republic of Vrijjan confederacy, with oligarchcal Vaishali as its capital of the Vriggian confederacy Lichohavis were the most powerful and prominent.

During 1211 and 1226 first Muslim influences was experienced when Ghyasuddin Iwaz the muslim governor of Bangal extended his a way over Tribhukti or Tirhut.

During the close of the Mughal empire, Champaran witnessed ravages of contending armies.

With the rest of Bengal Champaran passed into the hands of East India Company in 1764 but military expeditious were still there.

In 1929 a group of volunteers from Champran district came to demonstrate a against the Simon commission in the same year the 21st session of the Bihar students conference was held at Motihari.

As a reaction against the failure of round table conference held in 1932 there was popular gathering at Motihari to take pledge for Independence. Police lathi charge and fired upon the gatherings. people of Champaran will be remember for their active and significant participation in the National movement.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Motihari is the district headquarters of East Champaran. District is divided in six subdivision namely Motihari Sadar, Sikharna, Raxaul, Areraj

& Chakia and 27 blocks .

ADMINISTRATIVE

o Motihari o Banjariya o Turkauliya o Piprakothi o Sugauli o Kotwa o Raxaul o Ramgarhwa o Chhauradano

o Adapur o Areraj o Paharpur o Harsidhi o Sangrampur o Chakia o Mehsi o Kalyanpur o Kesaria

o Pakaridayal o Madhuban o Tetaria o Phenhara o Patahi o Dhaka o Chiraiya o Ghorasahan o Bankatwa

Total number of Panchayats in East Champaran district 405. East Champaran district has 1344 number of villages.

Agriculture is the main source of income of the people in East Champaran. Rice, paddy, sugar cane, Jute and lentils are the major crops of the district. There are some small scale industry like pearl button industry, fishery

development which are popular in East Champaran.

ECONOMIC PROFILE

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar

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100001200014000

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

7017 6353 8377 7581

8799 9832

10237 11311 11815 13404

Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product

Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product

Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population 50,82,868

Population density 1281 per sq. km

Population growth 4.9%

Sex ratio 901 per 1000 male

Literacy rate 58.26%

Languages spoken Bhojpuri, Hindi

GEOGRAPHIC

Coordinates Latitude: 26º 16' to 27º 1' North Longitude: 84º 30' to 85º 16' East

Temperature 46° C (Max.) 5° C (Min.)

Average rainfall 1242 mm

Area 3968 sq. km

Height above sea level 113 meters

INDUSTRIAL

Registered industrial units 1477

Registered medium & large units

Nil

No. of industrial areas 01

Type of industries Agro-based, wooden based, Metal based, chemical based industries etc.

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur, official website of district

East Champaran has a strong agricultural background. The pearl button Industry at Mehsi, only one of its kind in the whole of the

country. Which had earned fame in the world. East Champaran has a large potential for fishery development. It has a large

number of tanks and mans (lakes). An ambitious plan for fish development started in 1995 by the central

Government. The world Bank financed Rs. 19 crore for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel and Kararia Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production.

INVESTMENT

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

Agro-based industries are prevalent in West Champaran Wood and wooden based industries Repairing and service Metal based industry Rubber, plastic and petro based Engineering units Electrical machinery and transport equipment

0500

10001500200025003000350040004500

Investment (Rs. Lakh)

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

Registered industrial units 1477

Total industrial units 1477

Registered medium & large unit -

Estimated avg. no. of daily worker employed in small scale industries

06

Employment in large and medium industries

-

No. of industrial area 01

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA

Raxaul is the major industrial area Acquired land area 2.94 hactares No. of allotted plots 29 No. of units in production 5 Pearl Button Industry

Mehsi is a small rural market adjacent to the Mehsi railway station where pearl button industry is established .

Buttons are prepared from Oyster-Shells, commonly found in river Sikrahna by hand. Industry has 160 units in 13 panchayats of Mehsi Anchal, giving employment to

about 10,000 skilled workers directly and 20,000 workers indirectly. Fishery

It is estimated that there are 823 Government tanks and 161 private tanks with 9 water areas of 1920 acres.

The yearly production of fish is estimated not less than 2500 M.T. of worth Rs. 25 crore. The world Bank financed 19 crore rupees for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel

and Karariya Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production.

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS

Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh)

Agro based 512 3984 Soda water 4 80 Cotton textile 12 102 Woolen, silk & artificial Thread based clothes. 4 22 Jute & jute based 5 46 Ready-made garments & embroidery 28 52 Wood/wooden based furniture 158 725 Paper & paper products 4 16 Leather based 36 24 Chemical/chemical based 42 389 Rubber, plastic & petro based 42 100 Mineral based 5 25 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 102 820 Engineering units 68 860 Electrical machinery and transport equipment 86 325 Repairing & servicing 233 186 Others 136 312 Total 1477 8068

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INFRASTRUCTURE

West Champaran is well connected with railways and roadways. Well connected with NH 28 A and NH 104. There are 1765 primary schools, 405 upper primary schools, 98 high schools,

18 degree colleges. Several agro-based, sugar mills, rice mills, cottage industries prevails in the

district. There is one industrial area Raxaul.

MEHSI BUTTON INDUSTRY

Pearl button industry is one of its kind in the whole of the country. Mehsi is a small rural market adjacent to the Mehsi railway station about 48

km. east of Motihari. buttons are prepared from Oyster-Shells, commonly found in river Sikrahna. Mumbai, Kolkata and Madras money lenders have captured the total market

of Mehsi buttons. The pearl button industry at Mehsi which ranged 160 units in 13 panchayats

of Mehsi Anchal, giving employment to about 10,000 skilled workers directly and 20,000 workers indirectly.

FISHERY INDUSTRY

East Champaran has a large potential for fishery development. The district has quite a large number of rivers, lakes, marshes, pond and

tanks. It is estimated that there are 823 Government tanks and 161 private tanks

with 9 water areas of 1920 acres. In addition, there are 28 lakes (mans) with a water area of 7,486 acres despite these resources, no integrated efforts appear to have been made to fully exploit the potential of development of fisheries and to adopt the techniques of composite fish culture.

Proposed that about 282 acres of water area of the existing Government and private tanks (about 151 of the total) in East Champaran may be taken up for fisheries development.

There is practically no export of fish from any of the markets beyond the district.

The yearly production of fish is estimated about 2500 M.T. of worth Rs. 25 crores.

The common species found in the district are carps –Rohu, Catla, Naini,Calvasu, Catefish, Boari, Tengra, Silonal, Bangas, Bachawa, Murels, Garai, Sawra, Chenga, Chitla, Hilsa, Gorarah,Pothiya, Chelwa, Bami, Gaineha, Changari,etc.

The world Bank financed 19 crore rupees for fisheries development schemes in Motijheel and Kararia Jheel in Motihari town and its adjoining area to make the lakes suitable for fish production.

Besides making the lakes suitable for modern fish farming, the development program involves constructions of sluice gates, protection of bandh, Deepings the inlet and outlet channels and weed clearance.

Fisheries industry is one of the upcoming industry in East Champaran

POTENTIAL INDUSTRY

Service Industry

•Transportation • Hotels/ Restaurant • Beauty parlors/

Saloon • Computer Training

Institutes

Micro & Small Enterprise

• Enterprise related to pearl button

• Enterprises related to Fish products

• Agro based product • Water treatment

plants • Readymade garments • Restaurants • Beauty parlor/ saloon • Fabrication

engineering

Existing Major Clusters

• Manufacturing sector – Mehsi Shell Button cluster

• Service sector – Nil

IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS

Rice Milling Cluster, Sitalpur, Kordhihar, Po-jokiyari, Raxaul, East Champaran

•Principal products manufactured in the cluster- rice sheller plant and spare parts

•No. of functional units in the cluster - 54 •Turnover of the Cluster - Rs. 120 lakh •Employment in Cluster - 2100 •Average investment in plant & machinery - Rs.

15 lakh

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs

S. No.

Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

1. Provisional Registration Certificate ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II)

District Industries Centre, East Champaran

2. Identification of Project Profiles, techno-economic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.

MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur

3. Land and Industrial shed BIADA, Muzaffarpur & DIC, East Champaran

4. Financial Assistance Commercial/ Lead Bank of East Champaran, SIDBI, NSIC

5. For raw materials under Govt. Supply

National Small Industries Corporation, Patna

6. Plant and machinery under hire/ purchase basis.

National Small Industries Corporation, Patna. MSME-DI, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur

7. Power/ Electricity BSEB, East Champaran 8. Technical Know–how. MSME Development Institute, Goshala

Road 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard

10. Marketing /Export Assistance MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Railw

ay

•The district is well connected with the rest of the country through railways • Nearest Railway Station: Bapudham Motihari

Road

•The city is well connected with Road. Bus for Motihari is available after every half an hour from Muzaffarpur and Patna. • connected with NH 28A and NH 104

Airp

ort •

•Nearest Airport: Semrabasa • Distance from Patna: 170 Km (approx)

EDUCATION

There are schools and colleges in the district: No. of primary schools : 1765 No. of middle schools : 405 No. of secondary and senior secondary schools: 98 No. of Colleges : 18

HERITAGE & TOURISM

Buddhist Stupta, Kesaria

The ASI officials have declared that Bihar has the proud privilege of housing the tallest ever-excavated Stupa in the world.

Lord Budha on his last Journey spent on memorable height at Kesaria. Here he made source sensational announcements, which was later on recorded in Buddhist Jatak – Story.

It is the largest site on the Buddhist route. Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tshang had visited this site of Stupa as per his diary in the seventh century.

Ashokan Pillar, Lauriya, Areraj This Lofty stone column erected by priyadarshee Lord Ashok in 249 BC in village

Lauriya under Areraj subdivision is situated on left side of Areraj – Bettiah road. The pillar, known as “Stambh dharma lekh”, which bears in well preserved and well

cut letters six of his edicts, is a single block of polished sand stone, 36 ½ feet in height above the ground with a base diameter of 41.8 inches and a diameter at the top of 37.6 inches.

The edicts of king Ashoka are most clearly and heartily engraved, and are divided into two distinct portions, that to the worth containing 18 lines and that to the south 23 lines.

Gandhi Memorial The foundation stone of this Gandhi memorial pillar was laid on June 10, 1972 by the

then Governor, Mr. D.K.Barooch. The 48 fect long Chunar stone pillar stands exactly on the place where Mahatma

Gandhi was produced before the court of the then S.D.M., Motihari in violation of orders under section 144 Cr. P. C. as far back as April 18, 1917.

Someshwar Shiv Mandir, Areraj: The famous Someshwar Nath Mahadev Temple is age old which attracts lakhs of pilgrims from other districts as well as Nepal on the occasion of Shrawani Mela (During July-August).

Raxaul-Gate way to Nepal: This town is known as the Gate way to Nepal. It is connected by NH28A and is 32 km away from Chhapawa (on NH28A), 52 km from Motihari (the district town) and 60 km from Bettiah - the district town of West Champaran.

Village Madhopur-Govind, East Champaran : Land of Peacocks: The peacocks in Madhopur-Govind roam the fields freely and are jealously protected by the villagers who have even constructed a pond for them.

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