Bettiah

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Bettiah is a prominent town and administrative center in the West Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar, known historically for its role in the indigo movement and regional trade.

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Bettiah canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipal council
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
administrativeCenterOf West Champaran district
commonlySpokenLanguage Bhojpuri
coordinatesApprox 26.8°N 84.5°E
country India
distanceToValmikiNationalPark approximately 60 kilometres
district West Champaran district
economyBasedOn agriculture
governingBody Bettiah Nagar Parishad
hasChristianCommunity Bettiah Christians
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEducationalInstitution Maharani Janki Kunwar College
St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Bettiah
hasHealthcareFacility Government Medical College and Hospital, Bettiah
hasHistoricalSignificance center of anti‑indigo cultivation movements during British colonial rule
hasLokSabhaConstituency Paschim Champaran
hasMunicipalStatus municipality
hasNearbyProtectedArea Valmiki National Park
hasRailwayStation Bettiah railway station
hasVidhanSabhaConstituency Bettiah Assembly constituency
historicallyKnownFor indigo cultivation
historicalRegion Bettiah Raj
knownFor regional trade
role in the indigo movement
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict West Champaran district
locatedInRegion Tirhut division
locatedInState Bihar
locatedInSubregion Champaran
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNearRiver Gandak River
locatedOnRailwayLine Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur railway line
majorCrop paddy
sugarcane
wheat
nearestMajorAirport Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport
surface form: Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
officialLanguage Hindi
postalCode 845438
religionMajority Hinduism
religionSignificantMinority Christianity
Islam
state Bihar
telephoneCode 06254
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode BR‑22
wasCapitalOf Bettiah Raj estate

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