BIRGUNJ

'Birganj' 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 Birganj 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.
Birganj is a town of around 150,000 people (2001 census: 112,484)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.
Birganj is also known as the business center of Nepal. Birganj is the only major source of entry of goods to Nepal. Most of the Business men belong to Birganj.

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Birganj Upazila (an adminisrative sub-district) in Bangladesh.

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★ Birganj at SitaNepal