Mehsi
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Mehsi is a small town located in East Champaran district of Bihar
, India
. Mehsi is an entry point of East Champaran if you are travelling from Patna, Muzaffarpur to Raxaul, connected both by railway and roadway. There are many button factories, a small scale industry, although most of the people depend upon agriculture and commerce. Mehsi was the birthplace of the writer and intellectual, Rajkamal Chaudhary. The last sentence about the birth place of Rajkamal Chaudhary is not at Mehsi of District East Champaran, but it is at Saharsa district of Bihar.
Mehsi Town, It is famous for Sip Buttons and a biggest industry in asia continent and and the other source is Lichi and Mango fruits. Mehsi is the major producer of lichi and mango in all over india and world.
41.2 kilometres (26 mi) north of Muzaffarpur
& 43.2 kilometres (27 mi) south of Motihari
. National Highway 28
passes through Mehsi. The nearest airport is Patna Airport. The nearest village is Rampurwa-Mirzapur which is 1 km east of station.
Mehsi is most popular place in Bihar.It's come first staring of EAST CHAMPARAN District.
flowing aside by it.Budhi Gandak is one of the branch of Gandak river.
the total population of the Mehsi is 132,159. There are 100 villages and 0 towns in this block. The literacy rate is 37.53%. The female literacy rate is 24.03%. The male literacy rate is 49.91%.
, there is now a place called Litchipuram named after the fruit. This was highlighted recently when Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated a 3-day Litchi Utsav at a local school in Mehasi. According to the government’s own data, East Champaran has been the highest producer of litchi in recent years. Along with Mehasi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur districts, Bihar produces 40 per cent of the country’s litchi crop.
Litchi is grown in over 15,000 hectares in the whole district but in Mehsi region alone litchi is grown by farmers in over 11,000 acres – thus the moniker Litchipuram. The name was given in 2003 by the then district magistrate S. Sheo Kumar who discovered that litchi production in the region is far greater than the neighbouring Muzaffarpur, which hogs all the fame due to earlier association.
Mehsi is also known for litchi honey, produced in hives maintained in the orchards during the flowering season. It is indeed the rarest of rarities. Apart from boosting pride among the local farmers, the litchi festival is also hosting seminars with participants such as professors, scientists and specialists from Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, and National Horticulture Mission. As for the demand by the locals for a Litchi Research Institute, it can only be set up with the assistance of the National Council Agriculture Research, New Delhi.
trees. The river and the orchards creates pleasant climate around the city.
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Mehsi is an entry point of East Champaran if you are travelling from Patna, Muzaffarpur to Raxaul, connected both by railway and roadway. There are many button factories, a small scale industry, although most of the people depend upon agriculture and commerce. Mehsi was the birthplace of the writer and intellectual, Rajkamal Chaudhary. The last sentence about the birth place of Rajkamal Chaudhary is not at Mehsi of District East Champaran, but it is at Saharsa district of Bihar.
Mehsi Town, It is famous for Sip Buttons and a biggest industry in asia continent and and the other source is Lichi and Mango fruits. Mehsi is the major producer of lichi and mango in all over india and world.
Location
Mehsi is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) north of PatnaPatna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
41.2 kilometres (26 mi) north of Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur Town is a town in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district and Tirhut division....
& 43.2 kilometres (27 mi) south of Motihari
Motihari
Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-History:In 1866 Champaran was made into a district with Motihari as its headquarters. On 1 December 1977 the Champaran district was divided into two districts, and Motihari became the headquarters of East...
. National Highway 28
National Highway 28 (India)
National Highway 28 is a National Highway in India that links Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Barauni in Bihar. It crosses into Bihar about from Kushinagar. It joins National Highway 31 at Barauni north of river Ganges. The total length of NH 28 is...
passes through Mehsi. The nearest airport is Patna Airport. The nearest village is Rampurwa-Mirzapur which is 1 km east of station.
Mehsi is most popular place in Bihar.It's come first staring of EAST CHAMPARAN District.
River
This town has a river Budhi GandakBudhi Gandak
The Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Sikrahana in its upper reaches. The Burhi Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel.-Course:...
flowing aside by it.Budhi Gandak is one of the branch of Gandak river.
Demographics
Mehsi is one of the 27 blocks in Purba Champaran district. India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
the total population of the Mehsi is 132,159. There are 100 villages and 0 towns in this block. The literacy rate is 37.53%. The female literacy rate is 24.03%. The male literacy rate is 49.91%.
Tourism & Places Of Interest
This small community has a number of places of interest at the east side of railway station. These include :- Mirza Halim Shah mosque, dargah,
- A very old library 'Nagrik Pustakalaya'.
- An old High School (Tirhut Vidyalaya) of the English period
- Orchards of lichi and mangoes trees.
Litchipuram ( Litchi Utsav )
Litchipuram, Mehsi, East Champaran: In MehsiMehsi
Mehsi is a small town located in East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Mehsi is an entry point of East Champaran if you are travelling from Patna, Muzaffarpur to Raxaul, connected both by railway and roadway. There are many button factories, a small scale industry, although most of the people...
, there is now a place called Litchipuram named after the fruit. This was highlighted recently when Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated a 3-day Litchi Utsav at a local school in Mehasi. According to the government’s own data, East Champaran has been the highest producer of litchi in recent years. Along with Mehasi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur districts, Bihar produces 40 per cent of the country’s litchi crop.
Litchi is grown in over 15,000 hectares in the whole district but in Mehsi region alone litchi is grown by farmers in over 11,000 acres – thus the moniker Litchipuram. The name was given in 2003 by the then district magistrate S. Sheo Kumar who discovered that litchi production in the region is far greater than the neighbouring Muzaffarpur, which hogs all the fame due to earlier association.
Mehsi is also known for litchi honey, produced in hives maintained in the orchards during the flowering season. It is indeed the rarest of rarities. Apart from boosting pride among the local farmers, the litchi festival is also hosting seminars with participants such as professors, scientists and specialists from Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, and National Horticulture Mission. As for the demand by the locals for a Litchi Research Institute, it can only be set up with the assistance of the National Council Agriculture Research, New Delhi.
Geography and Weather
The summer, April–July is extremely hot and humid (28/42 deg C,90% Max.) and winter is pleasntly cold, around 06/20 deg C. The region of the city is filled with the orchards of lichi and mangoMango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
trees. The river and the orchards creates pleasant climate around the city.
Important Notes
- The number of households in Mehsi is 21,746. All the households are rural and there is no urban households.
- Female to male ratio of Mehsi is 91.35% compared to the Bihar's female to male ratio 91.93%. It is unsatisfactory and the people should drive some campaign to improve this.
- The literacy rate of the block is 47% compared to the literacy rate of state 47%. The literacy rate of the block is comparable to state literacy rate. Anyhow, the rate of literacy is very low and needs immediate attention of Union and State Government.
- The female literacy rate is 24.03% compared to male literacy rate of 49.91%.
- The total working population is 44.03% of the total population. 62.15% of the men are working population . 24.28% of the women are working population.
- The main working population is 33.69% of the total population. 53.5% of the men are main working population . 12.1% of the women are main working population . While the marginal working population is 10.33% of the total population. 8.65% . of the men are marginal working population. 12.18% of the women are marginal working population.
- The total non-working population is 55.97% of the total population. 37.85% of the men are non-working population . 75.72% of the women are non-working population.