Jogbani जोगबनी |
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Town | |
Nickname(s): Nishant | |
Location in Bihar, India | |
Coordinates: 26°23′46″N 87°15′35″E / 26.39611°N 87.25972°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Araria |
Government | |
• Body | Nagar Palika |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,281 |
Languages | |
• Main | Maithili, Nepali & Hindi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 854328 |
Telephone code | 06455 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Araria |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Forbesganj |
Jogbani is a town, a notified area and a railway station in Araria District of Bihar state, India. It lies on the Indo-Nepal border with Morang District, Koshi Zone and is a gateway to Biratnagar city. There is a customs checkpoint for goods at the border. Indian and Nepalese nationals cross without restrictions.
Jogbani is the economical city of Bihar(India) situated in the eastern region having dense population of 2,34,891 since 2001 population census. The city earns huge custom per annum of approximately NRS 812,652,971,344,00. Jogbani city is near to Forbesganj, Bihar from southern part of it.
Jogbani is connected to the rest of India by an all-weather metalled highway, National Highway 57A
Coordinates: 26°23′46″N 87°15′35″E / 26.3961°N 87.2597°E