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	'''Raxaul''' is a sub-divisional town in the [[East Champaran district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]]. It is situated on the India-[[Nepal]] border ~~opposite~~ [[Birgunj]] (Nepal). Raxaul is a major [[Raxaul Junction railway station\|railway ~~terminus~~]].		'''Raxaul''' is a sub-divisional town in the [[East Champaran district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]]. It is situated at the India-[[Nepal]] border with [[Birgunj]] city (Nepal). Raxaul is a major [[Raxaul Junction railway station\|railway junction]].

	The Indian border town of Raxaul has become one of the busiest towns for heavy transportation due to high trade volume. Almost 56% of the total products of Birgunj are exported to the Indian state of [[Bihar]] through this route.		The Indian border town of Raxaul has become one of the busiest towns for heavy transportation due to high trade volume. Almost 56% of the total products of Birgunj are exported to the Indian state of [[Bihar]] through this route.
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	== History ==		== History ==
			Earlier the name of the town is used to be Falejarganj.
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	It is the neighbor river of Sariswa (Sirsiya) river.		It is the neighbor river of Sariswa (Sirsiya) river.

	* [[Adapur Bihar]]		* [[Adapur]], [[Bihar]]
	* [[Birganj]], [[Nepal]]		* [[Birganj]], [[Nepal]]
	* [[East Champaran district]]		* [[East Champaran district]]

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'''Raxaul''' is a sub-divisional town in the [[East Champaran district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]]. It is situated on the India-[[Nepal]] border opposite [[Birgunj]] (Nepal). Raxaul is a major [[Raxaul Junction railway station|railway terminus]].

The Indian border town of Raxaul has become one of the busiest towns for heavy transportation due to high trade volume. Almost 56% of the total products of Birgunj are exported to the Indian state of [[Bihar]] through this route.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Raxaul Bazar had a population of 55,532. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Raxaul Bazar has an average literacy rate of 75.62%, higher than the state average of 61.80%: male literacy is 82.14%, and female literacy is 68.25%. In Raxaul Bazar, 16.21% of the population is under 6 years of age. People communicate with each other in the [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Hindi]] languages.

== History ==
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== Transport ==
Raxaul is the only city that is connected with [[Nepal]]. [[Birgunj]] railway station is connected by the [[Nepal Government Railway]] (NGR) to [[Raxaul Junction railway station]] in Bihar across the border with India. The {{convert|47|km|mi}} railway extends north to [[Amlekhganj]] in Nepal. It was built in 1927 by the British but discontinued beyond Birgunj in December 1965.[3] The 6 km (3.7 mi) railway track from Raxaul to Birgunj was converted to broad gauge two years after the Indian railways converted the track to Raxaul inside India to broad gauge. Now, broad gauge railway line connects Raxaul to the [[Sirsiya]] (Birgunj) Inland Container Depot (ICD) which became fully operational in 2005. Talks have been held to reopen the railway route from Birgunj to Amlekhganj in Nepal by converting it to broad gauge because of its socio-economic importance.

=== Rail ===
[[Raxaul Junction railway station]] is situated on the Delhi – Gorakhpur - Raxaul - Chakia - Muzaffarpur - Kolkata lines.

Raxaul is connected to several cities in Bihar with daily passenger trains. There are multiple daily connections to [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Sugauli]], [[Chakia, Bihar|Chakia]], [[Bairgania]] and [[Sitamarhi]] and daily connections to [[Bagaha]], [[Hajipur]], [[Samastipur]], [[Motihari]] and [[Narkatiaganj]].

Daily express trains connect to [[Delhi]] with stops in major cities in Uttar Pradesh including [[Gorakhpur]] and [[Bareilly]]. [[Kolkata]] is also connected by a daily express train ; the train being 13021 [[Howrah]] [[Raxaul Junction railway station|Raxaul]] [[Mithila Express]].

There are also direct trains to [[Lucknow]] and [[Varanasi]] with stops in several towns in Uttar Pradesh. [[Chhapra]], [[Patna]], [[Chakia, Bihar|chakia]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Mumbai]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Barauni]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]], [[Ranchi]], [[Rourkela]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Raipur]], [[Nagpur]] and [[Hyderabad]] are also connected by weekly or multiple weekly trains.

Delhi is connected via Satyagraha Express and [[Sadbhawna Express]]. Earlier, all tracks were [[metre gauge]] but most have been converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]. After the completion of the gauge conversion from [[Darbhanga]] to Raxaul via [[Sitamarhi]], another broad gauge route to Raxaul became available from March 2014. The metre gauge track from Raxaul to [[Narkatiaganj]] converted in 2018/august.03 pair passenger trains operated in this route.

[[File:Raxaul Junction.jpg|thumb|right|Raxaul Junction]]

=== Road ===
Raxaul is connected to major cities of India by National Highway 28A. However the condition of NH 28A is terrible causing regular traffic jams. It is the main route to Nepal. The capital of [[Nepal]], [[Kathmandu]] is connected with India through this highway. There is a bus terminal from where buses are available for most of cities in Bihar & Jharkhand.

===Airlines and destinations===
[[Raxaul Airport]] ([[ICAO]]: VERL) is located at [[Ekderwa]] Raxaul in the [[Indian state|state]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It was established after the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962, when it served as an emergency landing ground for the [[Indian Army]]. The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) that owns the airport has undertaken a pre-feasibility study at the airport to upgrade the airport to handle [[ATR-72]] aircraft. A draft Master Plan highlighting a requirement of an additional 121 acres of land has been submitted to the State Government.

Now, there is currently no scheduled commercial air service. Raxaul can be reached by flying to [[Simara, Bara|Simara]] in Nepal. That airport is 27 km from Raxaul and has direct flights to [[Kathmandu]]. A proposal to operationalize the airport for civilian use has been drafted.

===Border crossing===
India and Nepal have an open border with no restrictions on movement of their nationals and no need of visa or passport documents for local people. There is a [[Geography of Nepal#Border crossings with India|customs checkpoint]] for goods and third country nationals. There are Jeeps, Cars, Tempos (Three wheels vehicles), and the Tangas (Horse Driven 6 seater Rickshaws) from Raxaul station for Birganj bus park.
[[File:Gateway to Nepal outside Birgunj.jpg|thumb|Gateway to Nepal outside Birgunj]]

===River===

==== Sariswa River ====

The river, Sariswa (Sirsiya), a tributary of the [[Burhi Gandak River|Burhi Gandak]], originates from Pathlahia hill of the dense Ramban forests in Nepal, its course roaming through the subdivision cutting through Bara and Parsa districts in Nepal and Raxaul in Bihar, India. It flows southwards from the place of its origin for about 15 km in Nepal and then enters India at Raxaul. From here, the river flows about 20 km in India and joins Burhi Gandak near Sugauli in East Champaran district. The water is pure in its contents and have full of medicinal values like other Himalayan rivers. It maintains its valuable contents till Parwanipur. But after it, unrestrained untreated wastes are being dumped by the 46 factories situated at Birgunj (Nepal) which make this river contaminated. The colour of the river turned into black besides, emanating foul smell has made the life of the people, who dwell near the river, a nightmare.

==== Bangari River ====
It is the neighbor river of Sariswa (Sirsiya) river.

* [[Adapur Bihar]]
* [[Birganj]], [[Nepal]]
* [[East Champaran district]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tirhut Division}}
{{Railway lines in Eastern India}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in East Champaran district]]
[[Category:Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border]]
[[Category:Points for exit and entry of nationals from third countries along the India–Nepal border]]

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