Mehsi, Bihar

Mehsi Kasba Mehsi
Town
From top, left to right: Bhimalpur Forest, Mirza Halim Shah Dargah, litchi orchards, pearl button industry and Public Dimand: Mehsi Assembly Constituency covering, GI Tag and Mehsi Subdivision
Interactive map of Mehsi
Mehsi Location in Bihar, India Mehsi Mehsi (India)
Coordinates: 26°21′30″N 85°06′48″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	East Champaran
Division	Tirhut division
Founder	Mirza Halim Shah
Named for	Mahesh Ray
Government
• Type	Municipal governance in India
• Body	Mehsi Nagar Parishad
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Mehsi (city)	41,587
• Mehsi (Community Development Block)	188,995
Demonym	Mehsiwashi
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
• Regional	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	845426
Telephone code	06257
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-05
Sex ratio	915 females per 1,000 males
Literacy	52.08%
Lok Sabha constituency	Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pipra
Major industries	Pearl button industry, fruit trade, agriculture
Website	eastchamparan.nic.in

Mehsi (/ˈmeɪhsi/; pronounced Mayh-see) is a town and Nagar Parishad in the East Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar. Situated in the Tirhut division on the National Highway 27 corridor, it is an important commercial, agricultural and transportation centre of northern Bihar and East Champaran district, serving the surrounding region through its road and railway connectivity.

Mehsi is widely recognised for its litchi orchards, fruit trade and historic pearl button industry. The town forms part of Bihar's litchi-producing belt, a product recognised under the Government of India's One District One Product (ODOP) initiative for East Champaran. The East Champaran district administration describes the Mehsi pearl button industry as a unique traditional industry that has provided employment to thousands of people and contributed significantly to the local economy.

Owing to its strategic location between Muzaffarpur, Sheohar and northern East Champaran, Mehsi has developed as an important urban, market and service centre for the surrounding region. The town also has historical significance in the Champaran Satyagraha, where Mahatma Gandhi received a public welcome at Mehsi railway station on 15 April 1917 before proceeding to Motihari.