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DISTRICT PROFILE WEST INTRODUCTION

 West Champaran is an administrative in the state of .  was carved out of old champaran district in the year 1972. It is part of .  West Champaran is surrounded by hilly region of in the North, Gopalganj & part of in the south, in the east it is surrounded by East Champaran and in the west Padrauna & Deoria of .  The mother-tongue of this region is Bhojpuri.  The district has its border with Nepal, it has an international importance.  The international border is open at five blocks of the district, namely, Bagha- II, Ramnagar, Gaunaha, Mainatand & Sikta, extending from north- west corner to south–east covering a distance of 35 kms .

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

 The history of the district during the late medieval period and the British period is linked with the history of Raj.  The palace occupies a large area in the centre of the town.  In 1910 at the request of Maharani, the palace was built after the plan of Graham's palace in Calcutta. The Court Of Wards is at present holding the property of Bettiah Raj.  The rise of nationalism in Bettiah in early 20th century is intimately connected with plantation.  Raj Shukla, an ordinary raiyat and indigo cultivator of Champaran met Gandhiji and explained the plight of the cultivators and the atrocities of the planters on the raiyats.  Gandhijii came to Champaran in 1917 and listened to the problems of the cultivators and the started the movement known as Champaran movement to end the oppression of the British indigo planters.  By 1918 the long standing misery of the indigo cultivators came to an end and Champaran became the hub of Indian National Freedom Movement and the launch pad of Gandhi’s Satyagraha. ADMINISTRATIVE

 Bettiah is the district headquarters.  District is divided in three subdivision namely Bettiah, Narkatiyganj & .  West Champaran district has been divided into 18 municipal Blocks:

o Bettiah o Bagaha - 1 o

o Sikta o Bagaha - 2 o Jogapatti

o Mainatand o Madhubani o Ramnagar

o Chanpattia o Gaunaha o Thakraha

o o o Bhitaha

o Lauria o Manjhaulia o Piprasi

 Total number of Panchayats in the district 315.  West Champaran district has 1483 number of villages.

ECONOMIC PROFILE

 Agriculture is the main source of income of the people in West Champaran.  mills are established at Majhaulia, Bagaha, Ramnagar, Narkatiaganj, and Lauria.  Some rice mills are also being run successfully and the produce is being marketed to different places outside the district.  Cottage industries based on local available natural and agricultural produce catering the local needs such as Gur (raw-sugar), basket, rope, mat weaving etc are also popular.

Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product

13404 15000 11311 11815 10237 10586 9832 9721 8726 9395 10000 9157

5000

0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar

GEOGRAPHIC

Coordinates Latitude: 26º 16' to 27º 31' North Longitude: 83º 50' to 85º 18' East Temperature 43° C (Max.) 8° C (Min.) Average rainfall 1422 mm Area 5228 sq. km Height above sea level 113 meters

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population 39,22,780 Population density 750 per sq km Population growth 28.89% Sex ratio 906 per 1000 male rate 39.63% Languages spoken Bhojpuri and

INDUSTRIAL

Registered industrial units 1835 Registered medium & large 06 units No. of industrial areas 03 Type of industries Agro-based, sugar mills, rice mills, cottage industries etc.

Source: MSME – DI , official website of district

INVESTMENT

 West Champaran has a strong agricultural background.  Some agro-based industries have flourished here and are being run successfully.  There are sugar mills and rice mills installed in the district which are running successfully.  Some cottage industries based on local available natural and agricultural produce catering the local needs.

Investment (Rs. Lakh) 6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

 Agro-based industries are prevalent in West Champaran  Wood and wooden based industries  Repairing and service  Metal based industry  Leather based  Ready-made garments and embroidery INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

Registered industrial units 1835 Total industrial units - Registered medium & large units 6 Estimated avg. no. of daily workers 30 employed in small scale industries Employment in large and 450 medium industries No. of industrial area 3

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA

28.21 29.48 Bettiah Ramnagar Kumarbagh

0.53

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS

Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh) Agro based 347 5124 Soda water 6 196 Cotton textile 35 212 Woolen, & artificial Thread based clothes. 40 160 Jute & jute based 32 156 Ready-made garments & embroidery 56 224 Wood/wooden based furniture 260 1040 Paper & paper products 42 268 Leather based 186 365 Chemical/chemical based 40 296 Rubber, plastic & petro based 14 656 Mineral based 46 286 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 156 802 units 10 220 Electrical machinery and transport equipment 46 459 Repairing & servicing 253 872 Others 266 1235 Total 1835 12571

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INFRASTRUCTURE

 West Champaran is well connected with the 220 kms of railways track.

 Well connected with National Highway 28 B and with the state .

 There are some road routes also connecting the district with Nepal. Therefore, a good bulk of the Indo Nepal trade is carried on through the district

 Nepalese rice, timber and spices are imported into while textiles, petroleum products etc. are exported into Nepal through the district. The chief trade centres are Bagaha, Bettiah, Chanpatia & Narkatiaganj.

 There are 1340 govt. primary schools, 284 middle schools, 68 high schools, 3 colleges and 1 industrial training institute.

 Several agro-based, sugar mills, rice mills, cottage industries prevails in the district.

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

 Mainly three types of crops are produced in this district – Bhadai (Autumn crop), Aghani (Kharif) and Rabbi (Spring crop).  Bhadai crops comprise mainly maize and sugarcane.  The main crops of Aghani season are paddy, potato etc. wheat, barley, arhar (Cajamus indicus) are main Rabbi crops.  Main crops of the low lying land in northern region of the district is paddy.

COTTAGE INDUSTRY

 Cottage industries based on local available natural and agricultural produce catering the local needs such as Gur (raw-sugar), basket, rope, mat weaving etc are popular in the district.

LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

 M/S Ltd., C/o M/s Bokaro steel processing unit, Industrial Area Kumarbagh.  Bihar Seed Corporation, Industrial Area Bettiah..  M/s Bihar Rajya jal vikas nigam ltd. I/A, Bettiah..  M/s Bihar state Finished leather Development corporation ltd. I/A Bettiah.

Micro & Small Service Industry Existing Major Clusters Enterprise

•Transportation • Agro based product • Manufacturing sector • Hotels/ Restaurant • Water Treatment – Nil • Beauty parlours/ plants • Service sector – Nil saloon • Readymade garments • Computer training • Restaurants institutes

IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS

•Principal products manufactured in the cluster- Brass & German Brass and german silver utensils. •No. of functional units in the cluster - 28 Silver Utensils •Turnover of the cluster - Rs. 35 lakh West Champaran •Employment in cluster - 1025 •Average investment in plant & machinery - Rs. 0.5 Lakh

STEPS TO SETUP MSMEs

S. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies No. 1. Provisional Registration District Industries Centre, West Certificate Champaran ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II) 2. Identification of Project Profiles, MSME Development Institute, Goshala techno-economic and Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports. 3. Land and Industrial shed DIC, West Champaran 4. Financial Assistance Commercial/ Lead Bank, West Champaran 5. For raw materials under Govt. National Small Industries Corporation, Supply Patna 6. Plant and machinery under National Small Industries Corporation, hire/ purchase basis. Patna. MSME-DI, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur 7. Power/ Electricity Executive Engineer, BSEB, Bettiah West Champaran 8. Technical Know–how. MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur 9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard, Patliputra Industrial Estate, Patna. 10. Marketing /Export Assistance MSME Development Institute, Goshala Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur 11. Other Promotional Agencies NABARD

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

•Direct connectivity • Bettiah and • National Highway

with , 28 B passes Valmikinagar have , , through district small airports with and towns of Bagaha, facility for landing • The railway line Chautarwa, Lauria of small planes

extended to Bhikna Road nandangarh and Airport

Railway Thori on the Indo- finally goes out of Nepal Border district through Bettiah • Well connected with the State capital by road

EDUCATION

 There are a few schools in the district which are amongst the best in .  No. of govt. primary schools : 1340  No. of middle schools : 284  No. of high schools : 68 (including minority and project schools)  No. of constituent colleges : 3  Industrial training institute: 1

HERITAGE & TOURISM

 VALMIKINAGAR : Formally known as BHAINSA LOTAN, it is a famous tourist spot where a dam is built on the river Gandak (Gandak Project). Bhainsalotan is also famous for Ashram where Maharshi Valmiki, the author of the Ramayan is said to have passed some years.

 Bank of Triveni (Confluence): The confluence of river Gandak. Panchanand and Sonaha is an attractive place to visit. This place is at the Indo-Nepal border. One bank of this confluence touches Triveni village of Nepal while another bank extends to Bhaisalotan village of India.

 BHIKNATOHARI : A beauty spot located in Gaunaha block on the northern part of the district

 SUMESWER : A fort is situated on the summit of the Sumeswer hills, at a height of 2,884 feet above sea level, in Ramnagar block. The fort which stands on the edge of a sharp precipice, is now in ruins, but its remains are well defined and reservoirs cut out of the soild rocks, in which water was stored for the use of the inhabitants.

 BRINDAVAN : Situated at a distance of 10 Kms. from Bettiah, in Gaunaha Block, this village had the honour of being the venue of the annual conference of 'All India Gandhi Seva Sangh' in 1937. It was attended by Mahatama Gandhi, Dr. and Shri J.B. Kripalani.

 BHITIHARAWA ASHRAM : It is a village in Gaunaha block from where Gandhiji started his freedom movement that came to be known as '' in India history. The village houses as hut which is called Ashram and has become a place of Gandhian pilgrimage.

 NANDANGARH AND CHANKIGARH: Nandangarh is situated in Lauria block while Chankigarh is situated in Narkatiaganj block. These are actually two big mounds which are the remains of palaces of Dynasty and , the world famous economist, Nandangarh has also been conjectured as the ashes where the ashes of Buddha are said to have been enshrined.

Industries Department 2nd Floor, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Bihar 800 015

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