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}}'''Bairgania''' is a town and [[notified area]] in the [[Sitamarhi district]] in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. Bairgania is one of the blocks of Sitamarhi districts and is a [[border]] of India that links [[Nepal]] via [[Gaur, Nepal|Rautahat District]] through a [[Border checkpoint|custom checkpoint]]. Bairgania is the first town of India that is located on the bank of the [[Bagmati River]].{{refn|group=n|Formerly also written '''Baghmati'''.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}}}

== Administration ==
Bairgania is a [[Nagar panchayat|Nagar Panchayat]] city in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar.

The city of Bairgania is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Bairgania has a population of 42,895, of which 22,789 are males and 20,106 are females. The population of children between the ages of 0-6 is 7,540, accounting for 17.58 percent of the total population of Bairgania (NP). In Bairgania, The sex ratio is 882 compared to the state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Bairgania is approximately 865, compared to the Bihar state average of 935.

The literacy rate of the city of Bairgania is 65.72 percent, higher than the state average of 61.80 percent. Male literacy is around 73.41 percent, while female literacy is 57.04 percent.

Bairgania has total administration over 8,010 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities, like water and sewerage. It is also authorised to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

==Transport==
=== Rail ===
Bairgania is situated on the [[Delhi]] – [[Gorakhpur]] - Bairgania - [[Sitamarhi]] - [[Darbhanga]] - [[Kolkata]] rail line.

Bairgania is connected to several cities in Bihar with daily passenger trains. There are multiple daily connections to [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Raxaul]], and [[Sitamarhi]], and daily connections to [[Patliputra]], [[Hajipur]], [[Samastipur]], [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]], and [[Narkatiaganj]].

Weekly express trains connect to [[Delhi]] with stops in major cities in [[Uttar Pradesh]] including [[Varanasi]] and [[Lucknow]]. [[Kolkata]] is also connected by weekly express trains; the train being 13044 [[Howrah]] [[Raxaul]] Express.

There are also direct trains to [[Lucknow]] and [[Varanasi]] with stops in several towns in Uttar Pradesh. [[Chhapra]], [[Patna]], [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Mumbai]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Barauni]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]], [[Ranchi]], [[Rourkela]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Raipur]], [[Nagpur]], and [[Hyderabad]] are also connected by weekly or multiple weekly trains. Delhi is connected via [[Sadbhawna Express]]. Previously, all tracks were [[metre gauge]] but most have been converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]. The metre gauge track from Raxaul to [[Narkatiaganj]] was converted in August 2018. It is likely that this route will continue to be used by other trains.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

=== Road ===
Bairgania is served by buses and trains from Patna via Sitamarhi, Sheohar, and Motihari. In early 2019, a bus route was established between Bairgania to Delhi via Muzaffarpur.

Due to regular heavy rain and flooding, Bairagania-Dhang road conditions can be treacherous.

=== Airways ===
The nearest airport to Bairgania is the [[Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport]], located {{convert|152|km|mi}} away in [[Patna]].

===Border crossing===
There is a border crossing to [[Gaur, Nepal]] with a [[Border checkpoint|customs checkpoint]]. India and Nepal have an open border with no restrictions on movement of their nationals and no need for visa or passport documents for local people. There is a [[Geography of Nepal#Border crossings with India|customs checkpoint]] for goods and [[Third country national|third-country nationals]]. There are jeeps, cars, tempos (three wheel vehicle), and [[Tanga (carriage)|tangas]] (horse-driven six-seater rickshaw) that travelers can take from Bairgania station to the Gaur bus park.

== Education ==
The city has primary, secondary, and high schools. The area also features colleges affiliated with [[Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University|Bhimrao Ambedkar University]], Muzaffarpur. Students from the area generally move to bigger cities like Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Patna, Varanasi, and Delhi to pursue a college education. Many alumni from [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]], [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIM]], [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[University of Delhi|Delhi University]], and [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] come from this area. People from Bairgania have done well in the fields of civil services, state services, central banking, commercial banking, engineering, and IT, among others.

== Religious places ==
=== Shri Buddhi Mata Mandir ===
It is the most famous temple and is dedicated to the Goddess [[Consorts of Ganesha#Buddhi, Siddhi, and Riddhi|Buddhi]]. The Pilgrimate/[[Darśana|Darshan]] of the Goddess during the festival of [[Rama Navami]] is the most celebrated and revered in the region. Devotees from Nepal and the adjoining areas in the thousands perform their darshan & worship during [[Rama Navami]].

=== Shivalya Mandir ===
This is an ancient temple of Lord [[Shiva]] made up by the king of [[Sheohar]]. The [[Navaratri]] of this temple is very famous .

=== Manohar Baba Mandir ===
This is an ancient temple of Lord [[Radha Krishna]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sitamarhi district]]
[[Category:Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border]]

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