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 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipal council ⓘ
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
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 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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