Motihari Subdivision, 1908

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Motihari Subdivision

Head-quarters subdivision of Champaran District, Bengal, lying between 26° 16 and 27° i' N. and 84° 30' and 85*^ 18' E., with an area of 1,518 square miles. The subdivision con- sists of an alluvial tract traversed by the Sikrana river, in which the land is level, fertile, and highly cultivated. The population in 1901 was 1,040,599, compared with 1,099,600 in 1891. The slight de- crease was due to the famine of 1897. which stimulated emigration and diminished the fecundity of the people. The density is 686 persons per square mile, or nearly twice as high as in the Bettiah subdivision. It contains one town, Motihari (population, 13,730), the head-quarters : and 1,304 villages. Interesting archaeological remains are found at Araraj and Kesariva. Sacauli was the scene of an outbreak in the Mutiny.