Bagaha

Not to be confused with Bagaha, Nepal.

Bagaha is a city and a municipality in the district of Pashchim Champaran in the state of Bihar, India. It is a subdivision of Pashchim Champaran district and is a Police District. It is located around 64 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of its district headquarters Bettiah. It is 294 km away from Bihar's state capital Patna.

Bagaha
Town
Bagaha Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 27.13°N 84.07°E / 27.13; 84.07
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	113,012
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
• Regional/Spoken	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	845101
Telephone code	06251
Sex ratio	1.13 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Valmiki Nagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bagaha
Website	westchamparan.bih.nic.in

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Bagaha had a population of 112,634. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bagaha has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 66% of the males and 34% of females literate. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bagaha is located on the bank of Gandak River and near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve.

Transportation

Bagaha railway station is the main railway station of Bagah and it is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Samastipur railway division of East Central Railway zone.