Mehsi

Location

Mehsi is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) north of Patna 41.2 kilometres (26 mi) north of Muzaffarpur & 43.2 kilometres (27 mi) south of Motihari. National Highway 28 passes through Mehsi. The nearest airport is Patna Airport. The nearest village is Sulsabad(Barharwa) which is 1 km north of mehsi railway station/1 km west of NH28 and 500 meters west of mehsi block office.The nearest village is Rampurwa-Mirzapur which is 1 km east of station andChak Laloo is a village located near the bus stand and 1 km from the railway station. This village is the birthplace of the scholar Moulana Zahirul Haque and his elder son Haider Imam Anzar.

Nagar Panchayat Mehsi

Chairman of Nagar Panchayat Mehsi is Nashima Khatoon & Dy.chairman of Nagar Panchayat Mehsi is SanjayKumar Ward-1- Indu Devi Ward-2- purb chairman Ward-3-Raj Kumar Mishra alias Chawal Mishra Ward-4- shailendra srivastav Ward-5-Lalbabu Thakur Ward-6-Nazma Khatoon Ward-7-Babulal Ram Ward-8-Rumi Tabassum Ward-9-subodh Thakur Ward-10-Anita Devi chairman Ward-11-Urmila Devi Ward-12-Satrudhan Mahto Ward-13-purb chairman Ward-14-Priti Kumari Ward-15-Manoj chowrasiya

River

This town has the Budhi Gandak river flowing by its side, one branch of the Gandak river.

Demographics

Mehsi is one of the 27 blocks in Purbi Champaran district. As of 2001 India census the total population of the Mehsi is 232,159. There are 30 villages in this block. The literacy rate is 61.53%. The female literacy rate is 55.03%. The male literacy rate is 85.91%.

Tourism and places of interest

This small community has a number of places of interest at the east side of railway station. These include :

° Late Ram Avtar Shah was great freedom fighter belong to Mehsi. ° 70 years old Tea stall Vendor situated in railway station plat form 01.passengers of trains enjoy their with samosha and Famous KALA JAAMUN. °

Litchipuram ( Litchi Utsav )

In Mehsi, there is now a place called Litchipuram named after the fruit. This was highlighted recently when Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated a 3-day Litchi Utsav at a local school in Mehsi. According to the government’s own data, East Champaran has been the highest producer of litchi in recent years. Along with Mehasi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur districts, Bihar produces 40 per cent of the country’s litchi crop.

Litchi is grown in over 15,000 hectares in the whole district but in Mehsi region alone litchi is grown by farmers in over 11,000 acres – thus the moniker Litchipuram. The name was given in 2003 by the then district magistrate S. Sheo Kumar who discovered that litchi production in the region is far greater than the neighboring Muzaffarpur, which hogs all the fame due to earlier association.

Mehsi is also known for litchi honey, produced in hives maintained in the orchards during the flowering season. It is indeed the rarest of rarities. Apart from boosting pride among the local farmers, the litchi festival is also hosting seminars with participants such as professors, scientists and specialists from Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, and National Horticulture Mission. As for the demand by the locals for a Litchi Research Institute, it can only be set up with the assistance of the National Council Agriculture Research, New Delhi. in mehsi it has been started by some businessman ,it may include tahir, abdul qayyum khanand so many people

Geography

The summer, April–July is extremely hot and humid (28/42 deg C,90% Max.) and winter is pleasantly cold, around 06/20 deg C. The region of the city is filled with the orchards of lichi and mango trees. The river and the orchards creates a pleasant climate around the city.