Motihari
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Place details
- Locality
- Motihari
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 126,158
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Motihari
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.nickname
- Lake city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Bihar#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bihar, India##Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type5
- Ward(s)
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bihar
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- East Champaran
- Settlement.subdivision_name5
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- East Champaran District
- Area
- +122
- Elevation
- +62
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- East Champaran District
- Official website
- eastchamparan.nic.in
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Education
- Notable people
- Connection with Gandhi
- See also
- References
- External links
Motihari is a city and headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 80 kilometres west of Muzaffarpur and 152 kilometres northwest of the state capital Patna. In early days the land of Motihari was ruled by different kingdoms as Videha, Sunga, Kanvas. It is also believed that Champaran used to be a major part of King Janak's empire. Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Satyagraha movement from here.
==Geography==