Mehsi is a CD Block and Mehsi Nagar Panchayat City and a

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in the Purvi Champaran district in the

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state of

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It is a part of the Tirhut Division. The town is the entry point of the Purvi Champaran district. There are many smaller

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manufacturing buttons for the clothing

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, although most of the population depends upon commercial business and

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agriculture. Around 1216–1225 during the time of the

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, a famous

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donor Mirza Haleem named Mehsi after his follower Mahesh Ray. Which is the grave of Data Mirza Haleem in the town Mehsi Bihar state of India.

Location

Mehsi is located Area (2020) 154.12 km² Population (2020) 207856 Population Density 1348 people per km² Male Population 108041 Female Population 99815

Town Ward List

Industry

Mehsi industry include shell buttons and harvesting of

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and

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fruits. Mehsi is the major producer of these fruits in India.

River

The perennial Budhi Gandak river flows near the town of Mehsi which is a tributary of the Ganga river.

Connectivity

Railways

Mehsi town, through railway, is directly connected to the major Indian cities like –

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etc. Mehsi railway station is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the

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. It is also the closest railway station to

Kesaria Stupa Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of from Patna, in the East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Construction of the stupa at this site began in the 3rd century BCE.Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Gra ...

, a

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pilgrimage site.

Air

The nearest airport is

Darbhanga airport Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-527B and NH-27 highways, which passes through Darbhanga. The airport is ope ...

. and Patna Airport.

Road

India's 2nd Longest National Highway, NH -27, passes through Mehsi.

References

External links

District Administration Website
{{Tirhut Division Cities and towns in East Champaran district