West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India , located just 60 km (37 mi) west of Birgunj . It is the largest district in Bihar with an area of 5,228 km (2,019sq mi). It is a part of Tirhut Division . The district headquarters are located in Bettiah . The district is known for its open border with Nepal . One of the major location in West Champaran is Kumar Bagh for SAIL Special Processing Unit and Bhitiharwa where Mahatma Gandhi started Satyagrah Aandolan.
6-512: Nankar is a village in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar . As of 2011 India census , Nankar had a population of 1339 in 277 households. Males constitute 52.5% of the population and females 47.4%. Nankar has an average literacy rate of 32.3%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 68.1%, and female literacy is 31.8%. In Nankar, 23.9% of the population
12-480: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 750 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.89%. Pashchim Champaran has a sex ratio of 906 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 58.06%. 9.99% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 14.08% and 6.35% of the population respectively. Languages of West Champaran district (2011) At
18-459: Is also home to two wildlife sanctuaries : Valmiki (adjacent to its namesake national park) and Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary . Fauna include the Bengal tiger . The West Champaran district is divided into 3 Tehsil (sub-division): The West Champaran district is divided into 18 Blocks : The district is well connected by roads and railways to all major cities. Lok Sabha constituencies in
24-568: Is under 6 years of age. This article related to a location in Bihar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . West Champaran The district produces the most sugarcane across the state of Bihar in 2022. The district occupies an area of 5,228 square kilometres (2,019 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Canada 's Amund Ringnes Island . In 1989 West Champaran district became home to Valmiki National Park , which has an area of 336 km (129.7 sq mi). It
30-529: The district are Paschim Champaran , Valmiki Nagar . Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district are Valmiki Nagar , Ramnagar , Narkatiaganj , Bagaha , Lauriya , Nautan , Chanpatia , Bettiah , Sikta According to the 2011 census West Champaran district has a population of 3,935,042, roughly equal to the nation of Liberia or the US state of Oregon . This gives it a ranking of 63rd in India (out of
36-510: The time of the 2011 Census of India , 91.86% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri , 3.32% Hindi and 2.97% Urdu as their first language. Languages include Bhojpuri , a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 51 million speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts. The city is the birthplace of poet Gopal Singh Nepali . Mahatma Gandhi started
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