West Champaran District

Bihar

West Champaran district is one of the districts of Bihar. Its administrative headquarters is at Bettiah. It covers 5,228 sq km and had a population of 39,35,042 at the 2011 census, a density of 753 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 9 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bettiah
Area
5,228 sq km
Population
39.35 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
753 /km²
Literacy Rate
55.7%
Sex Ratio
909
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

West Champaran District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for West Champaran district.

Total Population
39.35 Lakh
Male Population
20.61 Lakh
Female Population
18.74 Lakh
Rural Population
35.41 Lakh
Urban Population
3.94 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.51 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2.52 Lakh
Literacy Rate
55.7%
Population Density
753 /km²
Sex Ratio
909
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 65.59%Female literacy 44.82%

District Administration

Administrative structure of West Champaran district.

3
Tehsils
18
Blocks
315
Nyay Panchayats
315
Gram Panchayats
1,480
Villages
Headquarters
Bettiah
Languages
Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.8° N, 84.5° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering West Champaran

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Paschim Champaran

Constituency No. 2 · General
Primary
Sanjay Jaiswal
Sanjay Jaiswal
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Narkatiaganj
  • Bagaha
  • Lauriya
  • Bettiah
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Assembly Constituencies Covering West Champaran

(9)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Valmiki Nagar
No. 1
SK
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
Indian National Congress
MLA
Ramnagar
No. 2
NR
Nand Kishor Ram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Narkatiaganj
No. 3 · Paschim Champaran
SP
Sanjay Kumar Pandey
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bagaha
No. 4 · Paschim Champaran
RS
Ram Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Lauriya
No. 5 · Paschim Champaran
VB
Vinay Bihari
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Nautan
No. 6
NP
Narayan Prasad
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Chanpatia
No. 7
AR
Abhishek Ranjan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Bettiah
No. 8 · Paschim Champaran
RD
Renu Devi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sikta
No. 9
SV
Sammridh Varma
Janata Dal (United)
MLA

Your Representatives from West Champaran

(10)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing West Champaran district.

  • Sanjay Jaiswal
    Sanjay Jaiswal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Paschim Champaran · No. 2
  • SK
    Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Valmiki Nagar · No. 1
  • NR
    Nand Kishor Ram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Ramnagar · No. 2
  • SP
    Sanjay Kumar Pandey
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Narkatiaganj · No. 3
  • RS
    Ram Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bagaha · No. 4
  • VB
    Vinay Bihari
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Lauriya · No. 5
  • NP
    Narayan Prasad
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Nautan · No. 6
  • AR
    Abhishek Ranjan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Chanpatia · No. 7
  • RD
    Renu Devi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bettiah · No. 8
  • SV
    Sammridh Varma
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
    Sikta · No. 9

Election History

Lok Sabha

Paschim Champaran · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSanjay Jaiswal
    Votes 5,80,421Vote share 55.68%Margin 1,36,568
    1. 1. Sanjay Jaiswal · BJP5,80,421 (55.68%)
    2. 2. Madan Mohan Jha · INC4,43,853 (42.58%)
    3. 3. Umesh Kumar · BSP12,100 (1.16%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSanjay Jaiswal
    Votes 6,03,706Vote share 59.61%Margin 2,93,906
    1. 1. Sanjay Jaiswal · BJP6,03,706 (59.61%)
    2. 2. Brijesh Kumar Kushwaha · Rashtriya Lok Samta Party3,09,800 (30.59%)
    3. 3. Rajan Ram · BSP18,210 (1.8%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPSanjay Jaiswal
    Votes 3,71,232Vote share 43.43%Margin 1,10,254
    1. 1. Sanjay Jaiswal · BJP3,71,232 (43.43%)
    2. 2. Nitesh Kumar · JD(U)2,60,978 (30.53%)
    3. 3. Raghunath Jha · RJD1,21,400 (14.2%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Bihar
State
West Champaran
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
9 Assembly
No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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West Champaran District at a Glance

State
Bihar
Headquarters
Bettiah
Area
5,228 sq km
Population
39.35 Lakh
Population density
753 per km²
Sex ratio
909 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
55.7%
Languages
Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
Tehsils
3
Blocks
18
Gram panchayats
315
Villages
1,480
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
9
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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