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Motihari | |
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City | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Lake city | |
  Motihari Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°39′00″N 84°55′00″E / 26.65000°N 84.91667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| District | East Champaran |
| Ward(s) | 46 |
| Founded by | Moti singh & Hari singh |
| Named for | Champak’ and ‘Aranya’. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Motihari Municipal Corporation[1] |
| • MLA | Pramod Kumar (BJP)[2] |
| • Mayor | Preeti Kumari |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.97 km2 (91.49 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 04 |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 426,158 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Motiharivashi, Champaran vashi |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[4] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[4] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 845401,[6] 845435, 845437 |
| Telephone code | 06252 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-05 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Motihari |
| Website | eastchamparan |
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.
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- ^ "Bhojpuri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Motihari Pin Code". www.pincodeinfo.online.