Raxaul
Raxaul | |
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Town | |
Raxaul Location in Bihar, India Raxaul Raxaul (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′00″N 84°51′00″E / 26.9833°N 84.8500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purbi Champaran |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Raxual Nagar Parishad |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 125,210 almost (Raxaul Nagar Parishad) |
| • Density | 25,000/km2 (65,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Raxaulbashi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 845305 |
| Telephone code | 06255 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Vehicle registration | BR-05 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raxaul |
| Website | eastchamparan |
Raxaul is a sub-divisional town in the East Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the India–Nepal border and shares its boundary with the city of Birgunj in Nepal. Raxaul serves as a major railway junction for both domestic and cross-border transport.
The other part of Raxaul is Mehsi, which is renowned for its production of high-quality litchis that are exported globally.
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.