Raxaul

Raxaul Raxaul
city
Population  (2001)
• Total	103,425
Website	eastchamparan.bih.nic.in/

Raxaul (Hindi: रक्सौल) or Raxaul Bazaar is a sub-divisional town in the East Champaran district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the India-Nepal border with Birganj (in Nepal) on the other side of the border.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Raxaul Bazar had a population of 41,347. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Raxaul Bazar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 48%. In Raxaul Bazar, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

Sun Temple

The Sun temple is a temple to the sun god, which is surrounded by water. It is near the police station, situated just beside the market.others temples like Mata Mandir, Ramjanki Mandir,Sato mai, Mauje and Naga Math are also famous.

Border crossing to Nepal

This is the only official international border crossing in India through which anyone can pass with no requirement for a visa or even a passport. Well,it's possible only for Indians and not for foreigners.

Transport

Rail

Raxaul is connected to major Indian cities by rail. There are direct trains to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. One can reach Raxaul by train from Delhi by Satyagraha Express, Saptkranti Superfast or Sadbhavana Express.

After the completion of the Darbhanga to Narkatiaganj broad gauge route under Unigauge, most trains from north-east states will run along the Raxaul route.

Roads

Raxaul is connected to major cities of India by National Highway no. 28A. The capital of Nepal, Kathmandu is connected through this highway. There is a new bus terminal, named the "Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal".

Air

There is a civilian airport which is not operational. Raxaul can be reached by flying to Birgunj. That airport is 8 km from Raxaul and has direct flights to Kathmandu.

Hospital

In Raxaul, The Duncan Hospital is the only secondary referral centre run by the voluntary sector for 3 districts in North Bihar (6 million people) and Southern Nepal (5 million people). The service priorities of the hospital are Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Dentistry and Radiology. The Hospital was started by Dr. H. Cecil Duncan in 1930, and later set on its present course by Dr. Trevor Strong and his wife Patricia, establishing a fine surgical and obstetrical tradition.

Education

Khemchand Tarachand College, recognized by Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Muzzafarpur is the only government recognized institution of higher learning in this region, Now civillians of Raxaul is aware about the importance of Study, Therefore there are some new English medium schools like DPS, GDS Academy, S.A.V. has been opened.

Business

Nearly 80% people are depend upon Nepal, Mainly person does have their own shops with full of Nepalies customers, Transport business is also flourished.

Life Style

Life Style of Raxaul is far better as compare to other subdivision of Bihar.People are having excellent Dressing sense,they used to wear Pants, Shirts, Jeans, Kurtas and Girls prefer to wear Salwar Kurta rather than Jeans.Fashion is basically adopted from Nepal, as most of civillians runs their business from Nepal and get in touch with Nepalies.

References

• FallingRain Map - elevation = 68m