Motihari
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Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district (Purvi Champaran district) in the India
n state
of Bihar
.
district. 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.
To know more about Motihari, go to ApnaMotihari.com
, the capital of Bihar
, 50 km from Bettiah
, and 82 km from Muzaffarpur
. The city is very close to Nepal
. Birgunj, the second largest city of Nepal
, is 55 km away. The closest villages are Madhubani ghat, Sirsha
, Batraulia etc.
, Motihari has an urban population of 1,73,359 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%.
rural population is 28,69,702
George Orwell
, author of 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 with Orwell. In 2003, Motihari discovered its role in Orwell's life when a number of journalists arrived in the city for Orwell's hundredth birthday. Local officials are making plans for the construction of a museum on Orwell's life.
(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 fingerprint 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.
Both Haque and Bose eventually received honoraria 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 perfecting 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. Upon retirement from the Police service in Bengal
and Bihar
, Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq settled in Motihari, and he is buried there.
, established in 1911 by the British government. Other notable schools are Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Secondary School(Belbanwa, Motihari), Mangal Seminary (1927), Gopal Sah Vidyalaya (1918), M.J.K. Girls High School, Gopal sah Vidyalay (previously this was Hakok Academy: in this hostel George Orwell was born).
There are also several colleges for higher learning such as Mahila College (a college for women), ANS College, S.N.S. College, L.N.D. College, K.T.College near Singhiya gumti. All are affiliated to .R.A.B.U.],] an engineering college named as Motihari Engineering College was established by Bihar Government. The College of Ayurvedic and Unani Medicine (Homeopathy Medical College, Motihari) is available to provide medical education. Many people from Bihar and India attend these educational institutions.
For more about education in Motihari please visit Education in Motihari
You can also find us at NCTE's website: www.ercncte.org/list_bihar.htm
Name of Course:Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
Duration:1 Year
Eligibility for Admission: Candidates with at least 50% (fifty percent) marks either in the Bachelor’s Degree and/or in the Master’s degree, or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme. Admission will be granted on the basis of written test.
Intake: 100 seats (annually)
For more about education in Motihari please visit http://www.drspsinghcollege.com
es).
For more please visit www.apnamotihari.com
Gaytri Mandir
Location- Motihari
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
.
History
In 1866 Champaran was made into a district with Motihari as its headquarters. On 1 December 1977 the Champaran district was divided into two districts, and Motihari became the headquarters of East ChamparanEast Champaran
East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Motihari.The district occupies an area of 3969 km2 and has a population of 3,933,636 . East Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division...
district. 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.
To know more about Motihari, go to ApnaMotihari.com
Geography
Motihari is around 165 km from PatnaPatna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, the capital of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, 50 km from Bettiah
Bettiah
Bettiah is the headquarters of West Champaran district in the state of Bihar, near the Indo-Nepal border, 225 Kilometres north-west of Patna. Bettiah, pronounced as 'Betiya', derived its name from 'baint'...
, and 82 km from Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur Town is a town in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district and Tirhut division....
. The city is very close to Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Birgunj, the second largest city of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, is 55 km away. The closest villages are Madhubani ghat, Sirsha
Sirsha
Sirsha is a census town under Faridpur police stationof Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Sirsha is located at ....
, Batraulia etc.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Motihari has an urban population of 1,73,359 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%.
rural population is 28,69,702
George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
, author of books Animal Farm
Animal Farm
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II...
and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
, 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 with Orwell. In 2003, Motihari discovered its role in Orwell's life when a number of journalists arrived in the city for Orwell's hundredth birthday. Local officials are making plans for the construction of a museum on Orwell's life.
Sushil Kumar
Sushil Kumar is the first contestant in the history of Indian television who could win Five Crores in Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 5. He is a modest computer operator, who lives in Motihari. He is a very humble person and wants to open a library in his hometown so that the great minds develop from his region too.Azizul Haque and Fingerprint Science
Azizul HaqueAzizul Haque
Azizul Haque Azizul Haque Azizul Haque (also Azizul Hacque , Khan Bahadur Qazi Azizul Huq, Quazi Syed Azizul Haque was a police officer of British India who worked with Edward Henry to develop the Henry Classification System of fingerprints. Haque, reportedly, provided the mathematical basis for...
(Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq) was one of the two Indian police officers who worked with Edward Henry
Edward Henry
Sir Edward Richard Henry, 1st Baronet GCVO KCB CSI KPM was the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 1903 to 1918....
in the development of fingerprint classification, known as Henry Classification System
Henry Classification System
The Henry Classification System is a long-standing method by which fingerprints are sorted by physiological characteristics for one-to-many searching. Developed by Sir Edward Henry in the late 19th century for criminal investigations in British India, it was the basis of modern day AFIS...
, 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 fingerprint patterns. Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose
Hem Chandra Bose
Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose with Azizul Haque, the two Indian employees of the Calcutta Anthropomorphic Bureau , working under the supervision of Edward Henry have been credited with the primary development of the fingerprint classification system eventually named after their supervisor, and is...
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.
Both Haque and Bose eventually received honoraria 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 perfecting 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. Upon retirement from the Police service in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq settled in Motihari, and he is buried there.
Education
Motihari has many educational institutions like Munshi Singh mahavidyalaya, affiliated to B.R.A.Bihar University, one of the oldest degree colleges in Champaran. Zila Government School is one of the best and oldest secondary high schools of BiharBihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, established in 1911 by the British government. Other notable schools are Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Secondary School(Belbanwa, Motihari), Mangal Seminary (1927), Gopal Sah Vidyalaya (1918), M.J.K. Girls High School, Gopal sah Vidyalay (previously this was Hakok Academy: in this hostel George Orwell was born).
There are also several colleges for higher learning such as Mahila College (a college for women), ANS College, S.N.S. College, L.N.D. College, K.T.College near Singhiya gumti. All are affiliated to .R.A.B.U.],] an engineering college named as Motihari Engineering College was established by Bihar Government. The College of Ayurvedic and Unani Medicine (Homeopathy Medical College, Motihari) is available to provide medical education. Many people from Bihar and India attend these educational institutions.
For more about education in Motihari please visit Education in Motihari
Dr. S. P. Singh College Of Teacher Education
Dr. S.P. Singh College of Teacher Education, Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar was established in 2008. It is recognised by Eastern Regional Committee National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Govt. of India vide file no.BR-S/N-35/2008/1951 dated 26th October,2009 for conducting B.Ed course of secondary (level) of 1 year duration of an annual intake of 100 (one hundred) from the academic session 2009-2010.You can also find us at NCTE's website: www.ercncte.org/list_bihar.htm
Name of Course:Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
Duration:1 Year
Eligibility for Admission: Candidates with at least 50% (fifty percent) marks either in the Bachelor’s Degree and/or in the Master’s degree, or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme. Admission will be granted on the basis of written test.
Intake: 100 seats (annually)
For more about education in Motihari please visit http://www.drspsinghcollege.com
R.N.M. Ayurved College
This is the oldest college in Motihari, named for freedom fighter Shri Munshi Singh. It comes under Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Muzzafarpur. Alongside it there are five more colleges in this town. The present college building was a jail earlier but this was converted to a college building in 1948.Industries
There are several industries in Motihari sub-division, which are small-scale industries such as a paper factory, a sugar mill, and some other small-scale industries. In a recent development a sugar factory is under development in Sariyatpur which will produce sugar, ethanol and power in several Megawatts. Motihari’s sugar mill is one of the largest in Bihar. Motihari is well connected by road and rail. The local railway station is Bapudham Motihari which is connected to all metropolitan cities and the national capital by railways. With educational institutions, mills and factories, and historical sites like Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Jheel, Gandhi Maidan, and natural scenery of the surrounding countryside bordering the foothills of the Himalayan range, Motihari is an attractive place for people to live, work, and attend educational institutions. It is also a delightful place for visiting. In the villages surrounding Motihari, most people's livelihood depends on agriculture and dairy products. The Motihari area is also known for its litchi fruit and Mitha Alua (sweet potatoSweet potato
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...
es).
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Heritage
- Someshwar Nath Temple Motihari Tourism, Areraj Shiv Mandir
- Location-Areraj, Motihari
- It is one of the oldest temples in Hindu mythology and its importance can be seen in the holy month of sawan.
- Kesariya Stupa Kesariya Stupa, the highest stupa in the world
- Largest Buddhist Stupa in the world located in kesariya.
- Gandhi Sangrahalaya
- Location-Motihari near Town thana
- Jheel-also known as Motijheel
- Location-Motihari
- It divides the city in two parts.
- Motihari Civil Court
- Location-Motihari
- M.S.(Munsi Singh)College Please visit ApnaMotihari Website for more details about Motihari.
- Location-Motihari
- S.N.S.(Shri Krishna Narayan Singh)College
- Location-Motihari
- Libraries
- Urdu Library
- Location-Motihari
- It is one of the oldest libraries from the British rule
- Urdu Library
- Navyuvak Pustakalaya
- Location-Motihari
Gaytri Mandir
Location- Motihari
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- Motihari engineering college
- Pandit Ugam Pandey College