Chanpatia is a city

Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

situated on the bank of the

Burhi Gandak River The Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi (“Old”) Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel. Course The Burhi Gandak originates from Chautarwa C ...

is the administrative headquarter of Chanpatia block in Paschim Champaran district near the Indo-Nepal border, 18 km from District headquarter

Bettiah Bettiah is a city and administrative headquarters of West Champaran district ( Tirhut Division) - (Tirhut), near Indo-Nepal border, north-west of Patna, in Bihar state of India. History In 1244 A.D., Gangeshwar Dev, a Bhumihar Brahmin of ...

, 242 km north-west of capital city Patna in the state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Chanpatia is famous for tasty Marcha Ka chura (flattened rice), Basmati rice and the famous Handi kabab. Majority of population depends on agriculture. There are many small scale industries is present. Chanpatia is now growing at very high speed. New startup zone called Chanpatia startup zone was initiated during lockdown providing employment to many needy persons. Readymade clothes from this startup zones are highly demanding worldwide. Chanpatia town is mainly divided in 15 wards. Chairman of Chanpatia Nagar Panchayat is Smt. Rajni Devi. Deputy Chairman of Chanpatia Nagar Panchayat is Sunil Kumar.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Chanpatia had a population of 34,098. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chanpatia has an average literacy rate of 49%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 58% and female literacy of 39%. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Major crops grown in this area are sugarcane, wheat and rice.

Politics

It is part of

Chanpatia Assembly constituency Chanpatia Assembly constituency is an Vidhan Sabha, assembly constituency in West Champaran district, Paschim Champaran district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. Overview As per orders of Delimitation of Parliament ...

Local Language

Hindi is the official language and

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
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is the regional language use by the people of Chanpatia.

Transportation

Chanpatia is well connected to many cities like Patna, Lucknow, Muzaffarpur, Kolkata, New Delhi, and Mumbai through roadways and railways. The railway station is Chanpatia railway station situated on

Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line The Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line via Narkatiaganj and Sagauli is a railway line connecting Muzaffarpur in the Indian state of Bihar to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The line passes through the plains of North Bihar and the Gangetic Plain of Biha ...

. Other nearest railway station from Chanpatia is Bettiah railway station and

Narkatiaganj Junction railway station Narkatiaganj Junction (station code:- NKE), is a railway station in the Samastipur railway division of East Central Railway. It is one of the busiest and important junctions of Samastipur division. The station is located in the town of Narka ...

Chanpatia doesn't have to airport.

References

Cities and towns in West Champaran district {{Bihar-geo-stub