Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Motihari | |
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City | |
| Motihari | |
  Motihari Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′29″N 84°27′50″E / 27.108°N 84.464°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | East Champaran district |
| Municipal corporation House | Municipal corporation House Of motihari or Nagar Bhavan of motihari |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Municipal corporation of motihari |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • M.L.A | Pramod Kumar |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| • Rank | 20 |
| Demonym | Motiharivashi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Local language | |
| • Regional language | Bhojpuri, Maithli, Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vidhan Sabha | Motihari |
| Lok Sabha | Purbi champaran |
Demographics
editAs of 2011 India census, Motihari had a population of 976 in 198 households. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.2%. Motihari has an average literacy rate of 49.5%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 62.9%, and female literacy is 37%. In Motihari, 20.9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Motihari Is about 180 km from Patna, capital of Bihar.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Census of India 2011". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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