Mehsi

Mehsi
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Mehsi Location of Mehsi in Bihar and India
Coordinates	26°21′N 85°07′E / 26.35°N 85.11°E / 26.35; 85.11Coordinates: 26°21′N 85°07′E / 26.35°N 85.11°E / 26.35; 85.11
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	East Champaran
Nearest city	Muzaffarpur, Motihari
Parliamentary constituency	Motihari
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	• 51 metres (167 ft) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer	•      42 °C (108 °F)
Codes • Pincode • 845426 • Telephone • ++91-6257
Website	eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/

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.^[1]

Location

Mehsi is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) north of Patna 41.2 kilometres (26 mi) north of Muzaffarpur & 43.2 kilometres (27 mi) south of Motihari.^[1] 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.

River

This town has a river Budhi Gandak 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. As of 2001^[update] India census 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 Mehsi, 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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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 mango 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.

References

• All about Bihar]

1. ^ ^{a b} . "Mehsi in India", India9.com, June 30, 2005, web: i9-Mehsi.
2. ^ ^{a b c} . "Litchipuram, Mehsi, East Champaran", bihardays.com, web: Litchipuram.

External links

• About Mehsi
• District Administration Website
• Satellite map of Mehsi
• All about Bihar