Gauriphanta

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Gauriphanta
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Gauriphanta
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Gauriphanta
Gauriphanta (India)
Coordinates: 28°40′52″N80°33′16″E / 28.68113°N 80.55434°E / 28.68113; 80.55434 Coordinates: 28°40′52″N80°33′16″E / 28.68113°N 80.55434°E / 28.68113; 80.55434
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lakhimpur Kheri
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Kheri ?
Vidhan Sabha constituency?

Gauriphanta is a village in on the bank of River Mohana in Northe of Lakhimpur Kheri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, located on the border with Nepal across from the city Dhangadhi.

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Transport

Gauriphanta is on State Highway No. 70. It was also a terminal railway station on the Mailani-Dudhwa-Gauriphanta line. [1] Nepalese and Indian nationals may cross the border without restrictions, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods and third country nationals.

See also

Dudhwa National Park

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References

  1. "Rohilkhand and Kumaon". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 January 2012.