Districts:Tirhut

Area

Sq. Km

Population

Literacy

Rate %

Total

Rural

Urban

Literate

5,228

23,33,666

20,98,298

2,35,368

5,18,535

27.99

Sub Divisions	Bettiah, Bagaha, Narkatiyaganj
Blocks	Bettiah, Nautan, Bairiya, Gogapatti, Chanpatia, Majhaulia, Bagaha, Thakraha, Madhubani, Ramnagar, Lauriya, Supauli, Narkatiyaganj, Gaunaha, Mainatanr
Agriculture	Extremely rich paddy fields, Sugar cane, Cane reeds grow wild
Industry	Sugar factories at Bagaha, Harinagar, Chanpatia, Ramnagar
Rivers	Gandak
Noteworthy	Historic region, Mahrishi Valmiki's ashram at Valmikinagar. Rich with Buddhist relics. Ashoka's pillar at Lauriya Nandngarh. Area of Gandhiji's non-coperation movement (1917) against indigo planters. Foothills of the Himalayas in the north, home of the aborisginees - Tharus, and rich with forests and wildlife.

Area	Population				Literacy
Sq. Km	Total	Rural	Urban	Literate	Rate %
3968	30,43,061	28,69,702	1,73,359	6,64,369	21.83

Sub Divisions	Motihari Sadar, Areraj, Raxaul, Sikarahna, Pakridayal
Blocks	Motihari, Turkaulia, Kalyanpur, Kesariya, Sugauli, Areraj, Harsiddhi, Paharpur, Mehsi, Chakia, Raxaul, Ramgharwa, Adapur, Chhotadana (Narkatiya), Dhaka, Patahi, Ghodasahan, Pakridayal, Madhuban, Chiraiya
Agriculture	Rice Paddy (very rich, home of Basmati rice), Sugar cane, Jute, Lentils
Industry	Sugar factories at Motihari, Sugauli, and Barachakia. Button factory at Mehsi.
Rivers	Gandak, Sikrahna

Noteworthy

Historical area. Ashoka's monument at Areraj and Ramgharwa. Also at Areraj, famous Shiva Temple.Site of Gandhiji's launch of the satyagraha movement against indigo planters and of his first arrest and trial in India, at Motihari (1917.)Raxaul - gateway to Nepal, Birganj in Nepal situated across the border on Tribhuwan Raj Path, the road to Kathmandu and on to Lhasa, Tibet.

Area	Population				Literacy
Sq. Km	Total	Rural	Urban	Literate	Rate %
3,172	29,53,903	26,78,938	2,74,965	8,51,995	36.11

Sub Divisions	East Muzaffarpur, West Muzaffarpur
Blocks	Musahari, Minapur, Kochanha, Aurai, Katra, Gaighat, Dholi, Sakri, Kudhani, Kanti, Sariya, Sahibganj, Paru, Baruraj (Motipur)
Agriculture	Paddy, Maize, Wheat, Lentils. Famous for Lichies and Mango.
Industry	Sugar factories at Motipur, Thermal Power Station at Kanti, Wagon factory at Muzaffarpur, Pharamceuticals at Narayanpur.
Rivers	Baghmati and Budhi Gandak
Noteworthy	Important station on the Indo-Nepal Highway.

Area	Population				Literacy
Sq. Km	Total	Rural	Urban	Literate	Rate %
2,643	23,91,495	22,57,987	1,33,508	5,37,189	28.12

Sub Divisions	Sitamarhi Sadar, Shivahar, Pupri
Blocks	Belsund, Dumra, Runni Saidpur, Bairganiya, Majorganj, Riga, Badhnaha, Sonbarsa, Parihar, Shivahar, Piprahi, Tariyani, Pupri, Surasund, Nampur, Bajpatti
Agriculture	Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Lentils
Industry	Sugar factory at Riga. Rice and oil mills.
Rivers	Bagmati
Noteworthy	Birthplace of the Hindu goddess, Sita, the Consort of Lord Rama. Janaki temple at Sitamarhi.

Area	Population				Literacy
Sq. Km	Total	Rural	Urban	Literate	Rate

2,036

21,46,065

20,02,708

1,43,357

6,86,058

40.57

Sub Divisions	Hajipur, Mahua
Blocks	Hajipur, Lalganj, Vaishali, Mahnar, Desari, Bidupur, Raghopur, Mahua, Goraul, Patepur, Jandaha
Agriculture	*Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Lentils, and world-famous Chinia* ("sweet and tiny") banana**
Industry	Sugar factory at Goraul
Rivers	Ganges and Gandak. their confluence is just south of Hajipur
Noteworthy	Home of the ancient kingdom of the Lichhavi's - the world's first Democratic Republic. Very rich with Buddhist monuments, including Ashoka's pillars. extremely rich archaeological sites. Hajipur, now a Regional Headquarters of the North Eastern Rly. Hajipur now connected with Patna by a road bridge across the Ganges, the Mahatma Gandhi Setu. This, combined with expansion of the Broad Gauge to this area, has made North Bihar more easily accessible to the rest of India.