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Economy
Birganj is a major trading center of Nepal, especially for trade with India. Almost all trade with India takes place through this route. The Indian border town Raxaul has become one of the busiest cities for heavy transportation due to high trade volume. The 29 km (18 mi) distance from Birganj to Pathalya is the busiest highway in Nepal. Most industries are represented, including agriculture, chemicals, textiles, timber, petroleum, etc. About 56% of the total products of Birganj are exported to the Indian state of Bihar.
Transport
Birganj was built as the nearest Nepali city connecting the capital Kathmandu with India. Birganj railway station was connected to Nepal government railway (NGR) from Raxaul station in Bihar across the border of India. The 47 km (29 mi) railway extended north to Amlekhgunj in Nepal. It was built by the British in 1927, but surpassed Birganj in December 1965.
Rail carrier
Trains from Raxaul station (in India, adjacent to Birganj) and Sagauli station (17 miles from Raxaul) to Delhi, Satyagraha Express including Delhi, Mithila Express to Kolkata, Lokmanya Tilak Express and Mumbai-Hyde-RXL Express to major cities of India. Let's go. To Hyderabad. Thus, Birganj has direct connectivity to major Indian cities such as - Patna, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Amritsar, Guwahati, Bhopal, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Ranchi, Raipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, etc. .
air transportation
Birganj is served by Simarara Airport, which is located 9 miles north of the city. Regular flights operate between Kathmandu and Simra. Nepal's second international airport is under construction on Nizgarh (22 miles from Birganj). After its completion there are plans to connect the new airport, Birganj and Kathmandu via the "Fasttrack" expressway. This is expected to reduce travel time between the capital and the commercial capital Birganj.
The buses
Nepal has regular bus services to all major cities and towns of Nepal including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Patan, Bhaktapur, Viratnagar, Dharan, Butwal, Nepalganj, Dhangarhi, Kakarvitta, Janakpur, Bhairahwa (Lumbini), Bharatpur (Chitwan). The services provide transportation in and around the city. Night buses from Birganj to Kathmandu are the most luxurious bus service in the whole of Nepal. Birganj Bus Park is the hub of finding buses for any route,
Leg
Locally called horse-drawn carriages have historically been the means of transportation for the Madheshi people. Today it survives as a popular transport vehicle between Birganj and its sister city Raxaul.
Cargo
The 6 km (3.7 mi) railway track from Raxaul to Birganj was converted to broad gauge two years later, when the Indian Railways changed the track to broad gauge in Raxaul, India. Now, the broad gauge railway line connects Raxaul to Sirsia (Birganj) Inland Container Depot (ICD) which became fully operational in 2005. There has been talks to reopen the rail route from Birganj in Nepal to Amleganj in Nepal, as it has been converted to broad gauge. It has socio-economic importance.
Goods are transported from India via Birgunj dry port and to Nepal, which is the major surface cargo delivery terminal in Nepal. This cargo point to the south connects Kathmandu, the heart of the country, to another major industrial city, Hetuda. It is also served by the Tribhuvan Highway, which extends from Birgunj and Hetuda via Kathmandu to the Indian border at Raxaul with frequent bus service. Simara Airport - 9 miles (14 km) north of Pipra Simra, near the highway in Bara district - offers scheduled flights to Kathmandu.
India and Nepal have an open border, where there is no restriction on the movement of their citizens. There is a customs post for movement of goods and third country citizens.
sport
The city has its own stadium, Narayani Stadium which is the second largest stadium in Nepal after Dasharatha Rangshala. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 seats. The stadium has been in poor condition in recent times. There is also a national level cricket ground next to Narayani Stadium. The cricket ground has a top class outfield and an improved cricket pitch. National level and regional level cricket tournaments are held here regularly. Every year at night, the T20 cricket tournament is organized using temporary flood light towers. Day Night cricket match was played here in Nepal for the first time.
The city is known as the Cricket Hub of Nepal and has the Adarsh Nagar Stadium. The players of Nepal's national cricket team are Hasim Ansari, Arif Sheikh Avinash Karn and Irshad Ahmed from Birganj. Cricket is popular and played more than any other sports and games.
Education
Education began in his reign with the establishment of the Trijudha School by Juda Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
The Thakuram Multiple Campus is the first campus in the city (outside the Kathmandu Valley) as well as the Narayani Zone. The city has developed rapidly in the field of education by establishing several schools and colleges like Gyan Jyoti Higher Secondary School, Gautam School, GHP Secondary School, Sri Adarsh Secondary School, Kadambari Academy, National Infotech College, Birganj College Pvt. Ltd., Gurukul Academy, Gyan Academy, Siddharth College, BPC College, Hari Khaitan Campus, Gautam Secondary School, Sri Narasimha Middle School, etc. It has several commerce colleges and a medical college, National Medical College Birganj, The Himal Institute of Health Science, where students from all over Nepal and India come to study.
Media
Birganj has several FM community radio stations including Narayani FM 103.8Mhz, Terai FM, Radio Birganj, Bhojpuria FM, Indnary FM, Radio Bindas, Birganj Musical FM, City FM, Avoid FM, Public FM etc. It is covered by the local television station. , Birganj Television (BTV). Many local newspapers like Prateek, Loktimes Daily, Kripa, Bhojpuri Time, Jan Aabj etc. are published. TEDxBirgunj was successfully organized on 17 December, which was the first TED event in the Terai region of Nepal.
Health
Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital is one of the oldest government hospitals in Nepal. The National Medical College under TU and Kedia Dental College are also two major institutions under TU that provide health facilities. There are many other big and small hospitals across the city, and international standard diagnostic centers like Asharam Hospital, Gandak Hospital, Advance Medicare Hospital, Kedia Eye Hospital, Bhavani Hospital, Mangalam Diagnostic Center, Vision Diagnostic Pvt Ltd, Vaishya Hospital etc. The area stretching from Chhapkaiya ward number 3 to Gandak is filled with private nursing homes and clinics. Most of the people from village area of Parsa, Bara and Raxaul come here for check up.
culture
Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Teej, Krishna Janmashtami, Maha Shivaratri, Durgapuja, Chhath, Deepavali, Eid are the major festivals celebrated in Birganj. A small proportion of the religious diversity of Birganj is occupied by Buddhists. This is how Buddha Jayanti is celebrated throughout the city. The culture of this city is not limited only to religious diversity, but also to ethnic diversity. People of Madheshi ethnicity occupy a large proportion of the population which includes Kurmi, Gupta, Sah, Singh, Yadav, Mahato, Rauniyar etc. castes. Marwari people migrating from Rajasthan are also involved in many economic sectors. There are also a large number of them. The Muslims of the city celebrate their own festivals like Eid, Bakrid etc
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