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Jogbani is a town, a notified area 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.

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Jogbani
Town
Jayaprakash Narayan gate, Jogbani
Jogbani Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Jogbani Jogbani (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°23′46″N 87°15′35″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Government
• Body	Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	39,281
Languages
• Main	Maithili, Nepali, Hindi & English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	854328
Telephone code	06455
Lok Sabha constituency	Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Forbesganj
Website	http://npjogbani.com

Transport

Jogbani is the economical town 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.

Road

NH 527 starts from Jogbani that connects it to Forbesganj. Forbesganj is well connected to all part of  India by NH 27. So, Jogbani has direct connectivity to Purnia, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Saharsa, Patna, Siliguri, Guwahati and Gorakhpur.

Rail

Jogbani railway station is the last railway station of Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections. Jogbani has a good connectivity to North India and East India. DEMU trains are available for Purnia and Katihar. Two express trains are originate for Delhi and Kolkata. People of Biratnagar and other nearby region of    Nepal takes their train from here due no railway in their locality.

Jogbani ICP Project

• The total project cost for Jogbani is Rs. 82.49 crore.
• DPR and DER has been completed and approved by ESC.
• Land has been acquired and handed over to SSB.
• NIT has been issued on 12.03.2010 and the bids were opened on 19.04.2010. The work has been awarded to successful bidder.
• ICP jogbani has been fully functional from 15 Nov 2016.
• Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd (A Government of India Enterprise) is custodian of ICP Jogbani.

Public utilities

List of Banks

• State Bank of India
• Central Bank of India
• UCO Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank

List of Schools

• Mala Memorial English School
• Adarsh Shiksha Niketan
• DNP School
• Sarswati Vidhya Mandir
• High School Jogbani
• Rajkiya Madhya Vidhyalaya Jogbani
• Balika High School
• Saint Francisco English Boarding School
• Zenith Public School
• Prathmik Vidyalay Khajur Bari
• Lila Public School

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

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