Lahan (लहान) is a city and municipality with
24 wards
' in

Siraha District Siraha District ( ne, सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, ...

in the

Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province No. ...

south-eastern

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. It is connected with Mahendra Highway, which is also called the east–west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east of the capital,

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via B.P. highway and E-W Highway & 424 km east via Narayanghat-Mugling Highway. Lahan is located at the latitude of 26.717 and longitude of 86.483. It is at an elevation of 111 meters above sea level. It follows Nepali time zone, UTC Offset: +05:45 hours. Laukaha in India and nearby town of Thadi which is 18 km South of Lahan in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

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and

. Lahan connects Thadi to rest of Nepal.

Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So, in simple import and export are allowed in this location. The population has increased gradually due to urbanisation over a period of 20 years. This city has become a market hub in the eastern part of Province No. 2br>
Many people come from Udayapur District, Udaypur for sales and shopping as well.

Popular Places

The town is popular for Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan a non-profit eye hospital serving residents of

Eastern Nepal The Eastern Development Region (Nepali: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, ''Purwānchal Bikās Kshetra'') was one of Nepal's five development regions. It is also known as Kirata region. It was located at the ...

and neighboring districts of

. Lot of people visit the town for eye and related treatment from Indian border districts of Supaul; Saharsha; Darbhanga and Madhubani via Thadi border.

Air Transport

Rajbiraj Airport Rajbiraj Airport is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018. The airport is used by ...

is the nearest airport 43.1 Km away from Lahan where daily 1 flight from Rajbiraj to the capital city Kathmandu is operated with the flight time of 35 minutes.

Railways

The city is also connected to Laukaha Bazar railway station which is located in nearby Indian town of Laukaha, 18 km south via Nepali town of Thadi which is one of the main entry and exit point for people of

and

. The long ''Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj'' line and ''Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali'' line were converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011–2012.

References

External links

Lahan Municipality
* * Populated places in Siraha District Nepal municipalities established in 1976 Municipalities in Madhesh Province {{Siraha-geo-stub