Motihari
City
Motihari
Motihari Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 27°06′29″N 84°27′50″E / 27.108°N 84.464°E / 27.108; 84.464
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	East Champaran district
Municipal corporation House	Municipal corporation House Of motihari or Nagar Bhavan of motihari
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Municipal corporation of motihari
• Mayor	Vacant
• M.L.A	Pramod Kumar
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
• Rank	20
Demonym	Motiharivashi
Language
• Official	Hindi
Local language
• Regional language	Bhojpuri, maithli , Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vidhan Sabha	Motihari
Lok Sabha	Purbi champaran

Motihari is the headquarters of East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Motihari had a population of 976 in 198 households. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.2%. Motihari has an average literacy rate of 49.5%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 62.9%, and female literacy is 37%. In Motihari, 20.9% of the population is under 6 years of age. Motihari Is about 180 km from Patna, capital of Bihar.^[1]