Nirmali

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nirmali
| native_name = Nirmali
| native_name_lang = निर्मली
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_nae1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Supaul district]]
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| population_total = 20173
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 847452
| registration_plate = BR-50
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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'''Nirmali''' is a town and a [[notified area]] in [[Supaul district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Geography==
Nirmali is located at {{Coord|26.32|N|86.58|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Nirmali.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nirmali]</ref> It has an average elevation of 59 metres (193 feet). It has an area of 5.3 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-bihar.php?adm2id=1006]</ref> It Is surrounded by the Ring Dam, is close to the [[Kosi River|Kosi]] and [[Balaan River|Balaan]] rivers. On 18 August 2008, the Kosi river picked up an old channel it had abandoned over 100 years previously near the border with [[Nepal]] and India. The town was known for its extensive rice production.

==Demographics==
As of 2011 Nirmali had a population of 20,173.<ref>[http://supaul.bih.nic.in/district census report]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Nirmali has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Nirmali, 17.6% of the population is under six years of age.

==History==
[[Jayaprakash Narayan]] took refuge in the town after breaking away from Hanuman Nagar Jail ([[Nepal]]) during the freedom struggle.

[[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] used the presidential special train to travel from [[Patna]] to Nirmali, one of two uses of the train in Indian history.{{cn|date=February 2021}}

Nirmali College was established on 10 August 1964.

Nirmali was severely affected by flooding in 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2004, and 2008.

Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] came to the town in 2002 for the laying of the foundation stone of the new [[Kosi Mahasetu]] Bridge, replacing a previous bridge which had been washed away by heavy flood and severely damaged in the [[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|India-Nepal earthquake in 1934]]. The new bridge was inaugurated in 2020 by [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=86 year old dream comes true! PM Modi inaugurates Indian Railways’ Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/86-year-old-dream-comes-true-pm-modi-inaugurates-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-in-bihar-top-5-facts/2086376/|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=The Financial Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's why Bihar's Kosi Rail Mahasetu is historic in many ways|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/fyi/kosi-rail-mega-bridge-project-historic-for-bihar-infrastructure-indian-railways-kosi-rail-mahasetu-history-650354
|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=India TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PM Modi to inaugurate 1.9-km long Kosi Rail Mahasetu today|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-inaugurate-19-km-long-kosi-rail-mahasetu-today-2843689|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=DNA India}}</ref>

==Transport==
=== Rail Transport ===
Nirmali has railway connections to [[Darbhanga]], [[Patna]], [[Forbesganj]], [[Saharsa]] and [[Delhi]].

===Bus Transport===

Buses run from Nirmali to other cities in Bihar including Patna, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Katihar, Forbesganj, Saharsa, and Supaul. Inter State bus routes serve Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Noida, Gurgaon, Ranchi, Siliguri, and Kolkata. Buses also run to Kathmandu, Rajbiraj, and Janakpur in Nepal.

===Air Transport===

The nearest airports are [[Rajbiraj Airport]] 30 km away, and [[Darbhanga Airport]].

== Politics ==

[[Hari Prasad Sah]], the MLA from the [[Laukaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Laukaha]] constituency, was the Panchayati Raj minister in the Government of Bihar.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Supaul district}}
{{Kosi Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Supaul district]]

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