District West Champaran Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 06254 | PIN 845451 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Champapur is a village in Narkatiaganj Subdivision region West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. The village is15 km away from Narkatiaganj, 36 km from its district West Champaran (also called Bettiah) and 230 km from its state capital city Patna.
Contents
- Parsa to shortgarh stn view mhtbzr near champapur
- Desi boyzzz of champapur holi2012
- Demographics
- Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra
- References
Desi boyzzz of champapur holi2012
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Champapur had a population of 1587 in 290 households. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 46%. Champapur has an average literacy rate of 47.82%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 64.16%, and female literacy is 35.83%. In Champapur, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra
The main temple of Champapur Siddha Kshetra is around 2500 years. The principal deity of Bhagwan Vasupujya,12th tirthankara in Jainism. Champapur is also considered the birthplace of Vasupujya bhagwan and is place where all the five Kalyanaks i.e., Garbha, Janam, Tapa, KevalGyan and Moksha Kalyanak of Bhagwan Vasupujya are performed. This temple being symbolic of ‘Panch Kalyanaka’ is adorned with 5 altars, magnificent spire and 2 columns of fame. Moolnayak of this temple is a red colored Padmasana idol of Bhagwan Vasupoojya Swami.The color of this idol is comparable to the actual complexion of Bhagwan Vasupoojya. Another idol of Bhagwan Vasupoojya is an Ashta Dhatu (Alloy of eight metals).
In 2014, the tallest statue of Vasupujya of 31 feet was installed here.