Bettiah
Bettiah is a city and the administrative headquarters of West Champaran district (Tirhut Division) - (Tirhut). It is near the Indo-Nepal border, 225 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Patna, in the state of Bihar, India.
Bettiah | |
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City | |
Anticlockwise from top left -Bettiah Raj mahal Saheed Park, Sagar pokhra and Shiv Mandir, Supriya Cinema road, Bettiah auditorium and Maharaja Stadium, Gandhi statue at Hariwatika Chowk, Aeria view of Station chowk. | |
Bettiah Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′05″N 84°30′10″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | West Champaran |
| Founded by | Gangeshwar Dev |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Bettiah Municipal corporation |
| Area | |
| • City | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2020)as estimated | |
| • Rank | 14th(as in 2011)in Bihar |
| • Urban | 414,453 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 845438 |
| BTH | 06254 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-22 |
| Sex ratio | 53% male : 47% female ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Paschim Champaran/was before Bettiah |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bettiah |
| Website | westchamparan |
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