# Purba Champaran District, Bihar – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ District · Bihar # Purba Champaran district Purba Champaran is a district of Bihar, 2nd of 38 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **5,099,371 people** in 27 sub-districts, 10 towns and 1,293 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/motihari/) (126,158). - 5,099,371people (2011) - 27sub-districts - 10towns - 55.8%literacy ## Who lives in Purba Champaran? Purba Champaran had **5,099,371 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.9% of Bihar's population and 2nd of 38 districts of Bihar by population. There were 902 women for every 1,000 men (below the Bihar figure of 918; 28th of 38 districts of Bihar). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the Bihar figure is 935). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.5 across Bihar. ## How literate is Purba Champaran? 55.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Bihar's 61.8%), 29th of 38 districts of Bihar. Men were at 65.3% and women at 45.1% — a gap of 20.2 points (it is 19.7 points across Bihar). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/) (64.8%) and lowest in [Tetaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/tetaria/) (45.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Purba Champaran do for a living? 34.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.7%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 35% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 12% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 35% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 51% of workers here, against 43% across Bihar. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/) (68% of workers in farming) and the least is [Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/) (29% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Purba Champaran 7.9% of people lived in towns and cities (below Bihar's 11.3%), 24th of 38 districts of Bihar. The Census counted 10 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/motihari/) with 126,158 people, home to 31% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Purba Champaran Purba Champaran had 1,293 census villages, 1,252 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,752 people; 267 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Pachrukha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/pachrukha/) (39,140), [Khartari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/khartari/) (38,978), [Bijbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/bijbani/) (33,876), [Turkauliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/turkauliya/) (29,704) and [Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/madhubani/) (28,508). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Purba Champaran compared with Bihar ■ Purba Champaran · ■ Bihar Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **935 Working population ****34.1%** **33.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Purba Champaran Of every 100 households in Purba Champaran in 2011, 8 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purba Champaran · ■ Electricity for lighting ****8%** Toilet within the home ****18%** No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** Tap water ****2%** Drinking water within premises ****48%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** Use banking services ****41%** Television ****10%** Mobile phone ****57%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****18%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Purba Champaran Sub-district People Villages Towns [Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/) 232,028 43 1 [Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/) 203,513 60 0 [Ramgarhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/) 200,998 44 0 [Sugauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sugauli/) 230,807 47 1 [Banjaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/) 162,684 31 0 [Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/) 170,758 54 0 [Bankatwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/) 116,863 23 0 [Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/) 174,864 28 0 [Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/) 318,144 61 1 [Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/) 276,809 41 0 [Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/) 363,976 74 1 [Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/) 180,366 34 0 [Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/) 222,551 61 0 [Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/) 183,018 57 0 [Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/) 163,923 46 1 [Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/) 144,071 25 0 [Kesaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/) 194,579 43 1 [Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/) 267,568 98 0 [Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/) 168,788 45 0 [Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/) 77,089 20 0 [Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/) 216,276 78 1 [Pakri Dayal](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/pakri-dayal/) 146,216 21 1 [Patahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/patahi/) 166,445 37 0 [Phenhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/phenhara/) 80,329 26 0 [Madhuban](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/madhuban/) 160,760 56 1 [Tetaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/tetaria/) 102,808 46 0 [Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/) 173,140 94 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Purba Champaran - Motihari · 126,158 - Raxaul Bazar · 55,536 - Dhaka · 42,063 - Sugauli · 38,815 - Pakri Dayal · 29,582 - Areraj · 26,014 - Mehsi · 25,995 - Chakia · 20,686 - Kesaria · 18,984 - Madhuban · 17,510 ## Largest villages in Purba Champaran - Pachrukha · 39,140 - Khartari · 38,978 - Bijbani · 33,876 - Turkauliya · 29,704 - Madhubani · 28,508 - Nimuia · 25,332 - Sangrampur · 23,555 - Jaisinghpur · 23,368 - Siswa · 23,136 - Dhekaha * * · 22,699 - Sarea Khas · 22,178 - Rampur · 21,637 - Huseni · 20,757 - Amodei · 20,198 - Siraha · 20,034 - Bhopatpur · 19,958 - Siripur · 19,325 - Mahuawa · 18,599 - Sarotar · 18,365 - Suganw · 18,092 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Purba Champaran?27: Raxaul, Adapur, Ramgarhwa, Sugauli, Banjaria, Narkatia, Bankatwa, Ghorasahan, Dhaka, Chiraia, Motihari, Turkaulia… - What is the population of Purba Champaran district?5,099,371 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Purba Champaran?Motihari