Bettiah

Key facts

Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30
Settlement.name: Bettiah
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Pictures of Bettiah.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: 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.
Settlement.image_size: 333px
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Bihar
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Bihar, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bihar
Settlement.subdivision_name2: West Champaran
Settlement.established_date: 1244 AD
Settlement.founder: Gangeshwar Dev
Settlement.government_type: Mayor-council
Settlement.governing_body: Bettiah Municipal corporation

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Elevation: 65
Image: Temple beside Sagar Pokhra at Dusk.jpeg
Dialing code: 6254

Show 2 more facts

postal code: 845438
Commons category: Bettiah

Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~13 min read

Article

18 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Notable landmarks
Transport
Railway
Roadway
Airway
Education
Schools
Colleges
Notable people
The Literary History of Champaran
Art and Culture
See also
References
External links

Bettiah is a city and the administrative headquarters of West Champaran district (Tirhut Division) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is near the Indo-Nepal border, northwest of Patna.

==History== thumb|330px|right|Ghanta Ghar of Bettiah Raj Mahal In 1244 A.D., Gangeshwar Dev, a Bhumihar of the Jaitharia clan, settled at Jaithar in Champaran. One of his descendants, Agar Sen, acquired large territories during the reign of Emperor Jahangir, and was bestowed the title of 'Raja' by Emperor Shah Jahan. In 1659, he was succeeded by his son Raja Gaj Singh, who built the palace of the family at Bettiah. He died in 1694 A.D. The palace stands today and is used as a marketplace.