BIRGAÑJ

Madhesh · NEPAL (NP) · 27.02°N / 84.88°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,283,581

Birgañj is a city in Nepal with a population of 268,273. It sits at 27.02/84.88, runs on Asia/Kathmandu, is 5 km from Raxaul.

Population 268,273

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kathmandu

All facts

fields

Country: Nepal
Subdivision: Madhesh
Coords: 27.02°N / 84.88°E
UTC offset: +5.75
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Raxaul Bihar 55,536 5.1 km

SW Sagauli Bihar 38,815 31.2 km

W Chanpatia Bihar 27,095 35.0 km

S Mothīhāri Bihar 126,158 41.0 km

SW Tola Mansārāut Bihar 6,451 41.5 km

W Narkatiāganj Bihar 49,507 42.6 km

SW Kargahiā Purab Bihar 9,995 43.1 km

SW Bettiah Bihar 132,209 44.4 km

SW Hāt Saraiyā Bihar 6,863 46.4 km

SE Dhāka Bihar 42,063 47.5 km

Air access

nearby

SIF

Simara Airport

Small airport

18.6 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Birgañj?: 268,273 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Birgañj in?: Asia/Kathmandu.
Which country is Birgañj in?: Nepal (NP).
Which airport serves Birgañj?: Simara Airport (SIF).
How far is Birgañj from Kathmandu?: About 88 km.
Does Birgañj have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Nepal?: Nepalese Rupee.
How many cities are in Nepal?: 83 on record.
Which admin region is Birgañj in?: Madhesh.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1283581

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1283581,
    "name": "Birgañj",
    "ascii_name": "Birganj",
    "country_code": "NP",
    "population": 268273,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kathmandu",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 27.01736,
    "longitude": 84.88047
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.8x the population of Raxaul.
5 km from Raxaul.
Same timezone (Asia/Kathmandu) as 82 other cities in Nepal.