Jhanjharpur is a town and a sub-division in the Madhubani district of the state of Bihar, India. Jhanjharpur is well connected to the other cities of India with railways or roadways.
Darbhanga is a city and Municipal Corporation in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the 6th largest city of Bihar, only after Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Purnea. It is the headquarters of Darbhanga district and Darbhanga division and was the seat of the Raj Darbhanga and capital of the Mithila region.
Saharsa is a city and a municipality in the Saharsa district in the eastern part of the state of Bihar, India. It is situated near the eastern banks of the Kosi River. It serves as the administrative headquarters for Saharsa District and is also the of the Kosi Division of the state of Bihar, which includes Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul districts.
Supaul is a town and a municipality that is headquarters of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Supaul district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district occupies an area of 2,410 km2 (931 sq mi). The district was carved out from the erstwhile Saharsa district on 14 March 1991.
Siraha District (Nepali: सिराहा जिल्लाListen , a district in Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,188 km2. It has population of 637,328 according to census of 2011. Majority of the population here is Yadav, Tharus, Muslims and ethnic minorities with majority population speaking Maithili language and Nepali language.
The Kosi or Koshi is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onwards, the Kosi River is also known as Saptakoshi for its seven upper tributaries. These include the Tamor River originating from the Kanchenjunga area in the east and Arun River and Sun Kosi from Tibet. The Sun Koshi's tributaries from east to west are Dudh Koshi, Bhote Koshi, Tamakoshi River, Likhu Khola and Indravati. The Saptakoshi crosses into northern Bihar, India where it branches into distributaries before joining the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar district.
Birpur is a city and a notified area in Supaul district in the state of Bihar, India. It is a small town on the Indo-Nepal border near the historic Koshi Barrage on the Koshi River. It has an airstrip, which is being modernised and later on will be utilized for commercial as well defence use. It had been made when first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru had landed here to lay the foundation stone of Koshi Barrage. There has been a new helipad constructed next to the airstrip for multi purpose use.
Ghoghardiha is a city and a notified area in Darbhanga division, Madhubani district in the state of Bihar, India.
Nirmali is a town and a notified area in Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Triyuga is an urban municipality out of 4 urban municipalities located in the Udayapur district of the Province No. 1 of Nepal. Gaighat is the headquarter of the municipality. According to the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 55,291. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Triyuga had 87,557 inhabitants. It is divided into 16 wards. Triyuga Municipality was established on B.S. Chaitra 13, 2053. It was named after Triyuga River. A river which flows through the town. Triyuga is the 3rd largest municipality in Nepal and 1st largest in Province No. 1 in term of size (area). The total area of the municipality is 547.43 square kilometres (211.36 sq mi)
Siraha is the headquarters and municipality of Siraha District, a part of Province No. 2, Nepal. Siraha had a population of 28,442 according to the census of 2011. and a population of 82,531 as of 2015. The mayor ois Asheswor Yadava and the deputy mayor is Dr. Namita Yadav. Both assumed office on 25 September 2017. The town is at 80 metres (260 ft) altitude, 29 kilometres (18 mi) ESE of Janakpur.
The 2008 Bihar flood was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated state in India. The Koshi embankment near the Indo-Nepal border broke on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and flooded areas which had not been flooded in many decades. The flood affected over 2.3 million people in the northern part of Bihar.
The Koshi Barrage is a sluice across the Koshi river that carries vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between Saptari district and Sunsari district of Nepal. It is near the international border with India. It was built between 1958 and 1962 and has 56 gates. It was constructed after the Koshi Agreement was signed between the Government of Nepal and India on April 25, 1954. The barrage was designed and built by Joseph and Company Limited, India. The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is roughly 3–4 miles north of the barrage.
The Koshi embankments were built in late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India and is one of the largest tributaries of the Ganges. It was conceptualised during the first Bihar Government of CM Shri Babu and his deputy Anugraha Babu. According to the agreement with Nepal, the responsibility of maintaining these embankments was vested in the Government of Bihar.
Laukaha is a Town in the district of Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha is between 11, 000 and 15, 000.
Kunauli is a town located in the Supaul district of Bihar, India on the border of Nepal's Saptari District. Nearest airport is Rajbiraj Airport 10 KM away. There is a daily flight operated between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu operated by Shree Airlines.
Kankalini Temple is a famous temple and Shakti Peethas in Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Bhardaha VDC, Saptari, 19 km east of district headquarter Rajbiraj and also near to Indian Border Birpur. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Bada Dashain. Some thousands of goats are sacrificed here during Dashain. The temple lies near Mahendra Highway Bhardah section.
Bhagwanpur is a rural municipality in Siraha District in Province No. 2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 20957 people living. It is located nearly 370 kilometers or 107 miles east of the capital, Kathmandu.
Thadhi or Thadi Viswaspatti is a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha. It is currently part of Bhagwanpur Rural municipality. It is located nearly 370 kilometers or 107 miles east of the capital, Kathmandu.
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