* Motihari is the headquarters of East champaran
* Motihari is around 165 km northwest from Patna
Motihari / Motihari is the headquarters of East champaran (Tirhut Division) in the Indian state of Bihar. Motihari is around 165 km northwest from Patna, the capital of Bihar, 45 km from Bettiah, and 72 km from Muzaffarpur. The city is close to Nepal. Birgunj, the second largest town of Nepal, is 55 km away motihari has a great historical importance, it was a part of Raja janak’s empire. The first independence satyagrah was started from motihari. Mahatma gandhi came to Bihar on the request of raj kumar shukla, where he saw the plight of indigo farmers and thus he started satyagrah against british government.
Motihari has many tourist places like kesaria budha stupa, areraj, sita kund, chandi mandir etc. Today it has evolved as an educational hub. Students from different places come to Motihari for studies.
