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Bihar govt to enact law to take control of over 15,000 acres of Bettiah Raj land • Nov. 29, 2024, 12:28 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Bettiah, city, northwestern Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated a short distance east of the Gandak River, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Motihari.

Bettiah is an agricultural trade centre, and its industries manufacture brass, metalware, and leather goods. The headquarters of the Bettiah Raj estate, established in the 17th century, it contains the maharaja’s palace. There is a Roman Catholic mission, which was established in 1740. Constituted a municipality in 1869, Bettiah has a college affiliated with the University of Bihar. Just north, at Lauriya Nandangarh, lie an Ashokan pillar and funeral mounds said to be the only indisputably Vedic monuments identified in India. Pop. (2001) 116,670; (2011) 132,209.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.