Raxaul
Sign in to saveRaxaul 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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- East Champaran District
- Elevation
- +68
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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.