Birgunj

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!)
Any material not supported by sources may be challenged and removed at any time. This article has been tagged since February 2007.

Birgunj is a border town located in proximity to Bihar, an Indian state on the southern border of Nepal. It is an entry point to the Kingdom of Nepal from Patna and Calcutta. It is also known as the gateway to Nepal. The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as a large part of goods imported by Nepal reaches Terai regions, Kathmandu Valley, and other parts of Nepal through the international border entry points of Raxaul, on Indian side, to Birgunj on Nepalese side for onward transportation to other parts of Nepal. It is about 190 km far from Kathmandu. It is considered to be an Inland port.

Birgunj is a town of around 300,000 people of different ethnic and linguistic groups. There are several languages spoken in the town including Bhojpuri, Nepali, Maithili, Newari, Marwari and Hindi. It is the biggest city in Narayani zone and the headquarter of Parsa district.

Birgunj is also known as the business center of Nepal. Birgunj is the only major source of entry of goods to Nepal. Most of the Business men belong to Birgunj.

Coordinates: 27°00′N, 84°52′E