Raxaul
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Raxaul is a sub-divisional town in the East Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the India–Nepal border and shares its boundary with the city of Birgunj in Nepal. Raxaul serves as a major railway junction for both domestic and cross-border transport.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Raxaul is referenced by 224 other articles, and connects out to states and union territories of India, Birgunj and Sitamarhi district.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in East Champaran district, Points for exit and entry of nationals from third countries along the India–Nepal border and Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Raxaul
- Region
- Bihar
- Country
- India
- Population
- 55,536
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Raxaulbashi
- Settlement.name
- Raxaul
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Raxaul_Railway_Station.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Raxaul Junction railway station
- Settlement.imagesize
- 320px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bihar#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- 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
- Purbi Champaran
- Settlement.government_type
- Nagar Parishad
- Settlement.governing_body
- Raxual Nagar Parishad
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 68
- Dialing code
- 6255
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- postal code
- 845305
- Commons category
- Raxaul
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Aviation
- Border crossing
- Traffic congestion
- River
- Sariswa River
- Canal
- Bangari River
- Villages
- List of Villages
- References
Raxaul is a sub-divisional town in the East Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the India–Nepal border and shares its boundary with the city of Birgunj in Nepal. Raxaul serves as a major railway junction for both domestic and cross-border transport.
The other part of Raxaul is Mehsi, which is renowned for its production of high-quality litchis that are exported globally.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raxaul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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