CONTACT NUMBERS

Govt. Offices Hotels n Restaurants
District Magistrate(D.M.) 232695/242800 Hotel Sheetal Regency, N.H. - 28 A 220191
Superintendent of Police(S.P.) 232684/232683 Hotel Raj, Chhatauni Road 233283
District Judge(D.J.) 232631 Hotel Pooja, Bank Road 223546
D.D.C. 232213 Hotel Laxmi, Station Road 224902
S.D.O. Sadar 232674 Hotel Sona, Main Road 222762
D.S.P. Sadar 232923 Hotel Surya, Madhuban Chhawani 222869
Income Tax Office 232670 Hotel Green Park, Subhash Park 227469
Sales Tax. Asst. Comm. 232462/232468 Hotel Shakti, Chhatauni Road 235715
C.J.M. 232320/232345 Hotel Adarsh, Bhawanipur Zirat 229402
Civil Surgeon 235372 Monalisa Restaurant 221681
T.D.M. 232000/231000 Elchiko Restaurant 230993
Custom Asst. Comm. 222718 Hotel Divyaraj 241777
Sup. Eng. Electricity 232723 Hotel Monika 230419
S.D.O.(Tel.) 232252 Miscellaneous
Town Police Station 100,232906 Railway Enquiry 131/139
Muffasil Police Station 232952 Bus Enquiry 222841
Chhatauni Police Station 222984/241015 Fire Station 232911
Banjaria Police Station 221048 Tel. Bill. Enquiry 1501
Pipra Kothi Police Station 271207 Tel. Complain 198
Lakhaura Police Station 255391 Circuit House 222943
Turkaulia Police Station 281231 Power Electric Switch Room 232964

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Colleges
  • M.S.College (Munshi Singh College), Chandmari, Motihari
  • LND College (Laxmi Narayan Dubey College), Sri Krishna Nagar, Motihari
  • SNS College (Sri Narayan Singh College), Tellia Patty, Near Gyan Babu Chowk, Motihari
  • Ugam Pandey College, Balua Tal, Motihari
  • Karpuri Thakur College, Near Singhia Gumti, Motihari
  • Sri Krishna Women's College, Bhawanipur Zirat, Motihari
High Schools
  • DAV Public School, Motihari
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhawanipur Zirat, Motihari
  • Shantiniketan, Santipuri, Motihari
  • Emanuel High School, Belbanwa, Motihari
  • Modern Public School, Chandmari, Motihari
  • IQRA High School, Motihari
  • Chela-Marry High School, Near Balua Gumti, Motihari
  • Zilla School, Near Balua Gumti, Motihari
  • Mangal Seminary Inter College, Near Town Thana, Belbanwa, Motihari
  • Maharani Janki Kuanr Girls' Inter College, Near Town Thana, Belbanwa, Motihari
  • Gopal Shah High School, Telia Patty, Near Gyan Babu Chowk, Motihari
  • Muzib Girls' High School, Miscott, Motihari
  • Prabhavati Kanya Uchcha Vidyalaya, Bhawanipur Zirat, Motihari
  • Sarala Devi High School, Arya Samaj Road, Motihari
  • Sanskrit High School, Dharm Samaj Road, Motihari
  • Luathan High School
  • Lakhaura High School, Lakhaura
  • Dhekha High School, Dhekha
Middle Schools
  • Middle School, Amrit Chhatauni, Motihari
  • Middle School, Bariyarpur, Motihari
  • Arakshi Madhya Vidyalaya, Bariyarpur, Motihari
  • Madhya Vidyalaya, Luathan
  • Bal Niketan Madhya Vidyalaya, Gopalpur, Motihari
  • Mahabir Lalita Madhya Vidyalaya, Balua, Motihari
  • Hira Lal Madhya Vidyalaya, Gandhi Chowk, Motihari
  • Gauri Shankar Madhya Vidyalaya, Dharm Samaj Road, Motihari
  • Middle School, Dharm Samaj Road, Motihari
  • Radha Shikaria Madhya Vidyalaya, Henry Bazar, Motihari
  • Panch Mandir Madhya Vidyalaya, Panch Mandir, Motihari
  • Gopal Shah Madhya Vidyalaya, Tellia Patty, Motihari

TRAIN TIME-TABLE

Train Time Table (w.e.f. - 01-01-2007)(IMPORTANT TRAINS ONLY)

UP Trains Down Trains

Train No. ARR. DEP. Name of the Train

5051 02:51 02:56 Kolkata to Gorakhpur (Purvanchal Exp.) Sun.

411 05:20 05:25 Muzaffarpur to Gorakhpur (Daily)

5258 05:53 05:58 Lokmanyatilak to Raxaul (Jansadharan Exp.) Wed.

3021 06:47 06:57 Howrah to Raxaul (Mithila Exp.) Daily

9040 07:51 07:56 Muzaffarpur to Bandra (Awadh Exp.) Tue.,Thu.,Sun.

5653 08:20 08:25 Guwahati to Jammutavi (Amarnath Exp.) Thu.

413 09:28 09:33 Muzaffarpur to Raxaul (Daily)

5215 10:05 10:15 Muzaffarpur to Narkatiaganj (Exp.) Daily

329 12:10 12:15 Samastipur to Raxaul (Daily)

2557 13:04 13:09 Muzaffarpur to Delhi (Saptakranti Superfast Exp) Daily

529 14:57 16:20 Muzaffarpur to Gorakhpur (Daily)

5001 15:29 15:34 Muzaffarpur to Dehradun (Dehradun Exp.) Mon.

9270 ..... 16:30 Bapu Dham Motihari to Porbandar (Mon.)

407 17:25 17:40 Sonepur to Gorakhpur (Daily)

4016 19:59 20:04 Delhi to Raxaul (Sadbhawana Exp.) Sat.,Mon.

523 20:37 20:42 Muzaffarpur to Raxaul (Daily)

5201 21:02 21:07 Hajipur to Raxaul-Nark.(Intercity Exp.) Mon. to Sat.

5211 21:53 21:58 Darbhanga to Amritsar (Jananayak Exp.) Daily

515 23:17 23:22 Sonepur to Gorakhpur (Daily)


Train No. ARR. DEP. Name of the Train


530 00.46 00.51 Gorakhpur to Muzaffarpur (Daily)

5654 01:50 01:55 Jammutavi to Guwahati (Amarnath Exp.) Sun.

4015 01:50 01:55 Raxaul to Delhi (Sadbhawana Exp.)Mon.,Wed.

410 04:37 04:42 Narkatiaganj to Sonepur (Daily)

5202 06:52 06:55 Nark.-Raxaul to Hajipur (Intercity Exp.) Mon. to Sat.

524 07:46 07:56 Raxaul to Muzaffarpur (Daily)

520 10:10 10:15 Gorakhpur to Sonepur (Daily)

2558 10:38 10:43 Delhi to Muzaffarpur (Saptakranti Superfast Exp.) Daily

3022 11:31 11:36 Raxaul to Howrah (Mithila Exp.) Daily

5002 13:46 13:51 Dehradun to Muzaffarpur (Dehradun Exp.) Sun.

5052 15:29 15:34 Gorakhpur to Howarah (Purvanchal Exp.) Thu.

5216 15:02 15:07 Narkatiaganj to Muzaffarpur (Exp.) Daily

414 15:57 16:12 Raxaul to Muzaffarpur (Daily)

9269 17:15 ..... Porbandar to Bapu Dham Motihari (Sun.)

330 17:35 17:44 Raxaul to Samastipur (Daily)

5267 18:08 18:13 Raxaul to Lokmanyatilak (Jansadharan Exp.) Sat.

9039 19:30 19:35 Bandra to Muzaffarpur (Awadh Exp.) Mon.,Wed.,Sat.

412 19:54 20:04 Gorakhpur to Muzaffarpur (Daily)

5212 22:36 22:41 Amritsar to Darbhanga (Jannayak Exp.) Daily

CHAMPARAN-MOTIHARI

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Motihari is the headquarters of Poorvi Champaran (East Champaran) district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Geography

Motihari is located at 26°39′N 84°55′E / 26.65°N 84.92°E / 26.65; 84.92[1]. It has an average elevation of 62 metres (203 feet).

Cultural heritage

Tallest Buddha Stupa in the world

Motihari is reported to have the tallest and the largest Buddhist Stupa in the world, following its discovery in 1998 through excavation by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Rising to a height of 104 feet, and much reduced than its reported original height, it is still one foot taller than the famous Borobodur Stupa in Java. The Stupa is located near the town of Kasaria, 120 km from Patna, capital of Bihar. According to the National Informatics Centre of East Champaran (Motihari) publication, the Kesaria Stupa was 123 feet tall before the 1934 earthquake in Bihar. Originally the Kesaria Stupa was reported to have been 150 feet tall, 12 feet taller than the Borobodur stupa, which is 138 feet, according to the A.S.I. report. At present Kesaria Stupa is 104 feet and Borobodur Stupa is 103 feet. The height of ‘Sanchi Stupa ‘ a world heritage site is only 77.50 feet. Legend states that Buddha, on his last Journey, is reported to have spent a memorable night at Kesaria.

Mahatma Gandhi and Motihari

Motihari was the place where Mahatma Gandhi started his 'Satyagrah' (Quest/Search for Truth). According to the All India Congress Committee [2], the farmers of Champaran were forced to sow an Opium and/or Indigo on a certain portion of their farm plots. They then had to sell the same at a fixed price to the English Traders/Planters. This would cause losses and subsequent hardships to farmers.[3] Furthermore, these crops would render the soil infertile further increasing the woes of the helpless farmers.[4] [5]

Raj Kumar Shukla, a farmer in the region invited Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (who had only recently returned from South Africa) to come help them in their plight. Thus, Mahatma Gandhi decided to come to Motihari. On 10 April 1917,the AICC report states that "a large crowd of people of Champaran witnessed the greatest architect of Indian Freedom Struggle in Motihari." The British fearing unrest ordered him to leave the district. His refusal to do the same, led to his arrest. He was offered bail on the condition that he would leave the district. Gandhi reportedly refused to leave the district or put up bail. In his statement to the Court Gandhi reportedly said, "As a law-abiding citizen my first instinct would be, as it was, to obey the order served upon me. But I could not do so without doing violence to my sense of duty to those for whom I came. I feel that I could just now serve them by remaining in their midst. I could not therefore voluntarily retire. Amidst this conflict of duty I could only throw the responsibility of removing me from on the administration". Subsequently, sensing mass disapproval of his arrest he was released.

The AICC report further states that that it was in Champaran that the theory and practice of Satyagrah came to be associated for the first time with the fight for freedom. "Mahatmaji went about from village to village in Champaran preaching love and inspiring faith and confidence among the people. Here he felt that his efforts for the uplift of the masses could not have enduring results unless an urge was created within them. For this, it was necessary to educate them. On the 13th of November, 1917 Mahatma Gandhi opened his first school at Barharwa Lakhansen, a village at a distance of about 20 miles to the east of Motihari. Another school was opened by Gandhiji on the 20th of November in a village called Bhitiharwa. A third school was opened on the 17th of January, 1918 at Madhuban, which had among its teachers, Mahadeva Desai."

This was the first such experiment on a large scale undertaken in India. The Motihari refusal to obey the Magistrate’s order was a case of individual civil disobedience, though limited to small district. The struggle went on for a few months. All pressure was brought by giving agriculturists notices of forfeiture of lands, but thanks to the presence of Gandhiji and his constant movement in the district from place to place, the people were not only non-violent, but were also very firm and prepared for any amount of sacrifices for the common cause. The AICC report further states, "It is worth mentioning that the Satyagrah of Champaran was responsible for initiation in the service of the motherland of two volunteers Acharya Kripalani and Deshratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad. While Bihar’s indebtedness to Mahatma Gandhi is irretrievable not only for having succored her million from the tentacles of white planters but also for having breathed into her soul the new message."

A museum and a stone pillar has been laid down in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi's presence in Motihari. It also contains Gandhiji's courageous statement given before the Magistrate inscribed on a stone. According to Sri Chandra Bhusahan Pandey, National Informatics Center: East Champaran, Motihari,

"The foundation stone of this Gandhi memorial pillar was laid on June 10, 1972 by the then Governor, Mr. D.K.Barooch, and it was dedicated to the nation by Mr. Vidyakar Kavi, a grandson, on 18 April 1978.... 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. Mahatma Gandhi first Satyagrah was experimented on this soil of Motihari in Champaran and so Champaran has been starting point of India’s independence movement launched by Gandhi ji."

Baikuntha Nath temple: The Baikuntha Nath temple is a very important temple in the east chmparan district located 25 Km north to the district headquarter, Motihari. It is located to 10 Km south to Areraj. Narkatia, Gamharia Kala and Bahadurpur are famous villages near that temple.

George Orwell

George Orwell

Interestingly, one of the greatest writers of twentieth century, George Orwell, author of famous books Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, was born in Motihari in 1903. His father Richard Walmesley Blair was a deputy posted in the opium department in Bihar. However, when he was one year old, George left for England with his mother and sister.

Until recently, the town of Motihari was largely unaware of its connection to Orwell. In 2003, Motihari discovered its role in Orwell's life when a number of journalists arrived in the city for what would have been Orwell's hundredth birthday. Local officials are making plans for the construction of a museum on Orwell's life.[6] [7]

Azizul Haque and Fingerprint Science

Azizul Haque (Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq) was one of the two Indian police officers who worked with Edward Henry in the development of fingerprint classification, known as Henry Classification System, still widely used in the world. "It was Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq who evolved a mathematical formula to supplement Henry's idea of sorting slips in 1024 pigeon holes, based on fingerpint patterns. Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose made further contribution to the fingerprint science by evolving an extended system of subclassificaiton, a telegraphic code for finger impression and a system of single-digit classificaiton." (See Tewari RK, Ravikumary KV. History and development of forensic science in India. J. Postgrad Med, 46:303-308,2000.) Both Haque and Bose eventually received honorarium and recognition from the Government of India. At the time of final approval of the honorarium for Haque, the Home Department (Government of India) noted, "It appears from the information now received that he (Haque) was Sir Edward Henry's principal helper in prefecting the scheme and he actually himself devised the method of classification which is in universal use. he thus contributed most materially to a discovery which is of worldwide importance and has brought a great credit to the police of India." (Source:G.S. Sodhi and Jasjeet Kaur,The forgotten Indian pioneers of fingerprint science, CURRENT SCIENCE, 2005, VOL.88 (1):185-191.) [8] Upon retirement from the Police service in Bengal and Bihar, Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq settled in Motihari, and he is buried there.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[9], Motihari has a population of 101,506 with 54% males, 46% females, and 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Motihari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the Indian national average of 59.5.

Motihari has many educational institutions. Zila Government School is one of the best secondary high schools of Bihar and was established in 1911. Other notable schools are M.J.K. Girls High School, Shantiniketan Jubilee School, a private school affiliated with New Dehli CBSE. There are also several colleges for higher learning such as M.S. College, Mahila College (college for females), an engineering college. Many people in northern Bihar attend these educational institutions.

There are several industries in Motihari sub-division, which comprise of small-scale industries such as a paper plant factory, a sugar mill, and some other small-scale industries. Motihari’s sugar mill is considered to be one of the biggest in Bihar. Motihari is well connected by road and rail. With educational institutions, mills and factories, and historical sites, and natural scenery of the surrounding country side bordering the foothills of the Himalayan range, Motihari is an attractive place for people to live, work, attend educational institutions, and it is also a delightful place for visiting. In surrounding villages of Motihari, most people's livelihood depends on agriculture and dairy. Motihari area is also famous for its Litchi fruit and Mitha Alua (sweet potato).