Laukaha is a very old Border Town in the district of Madhubani in the

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n state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. It is close to the border with

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and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha is between 11, 000 and 15, 000. Laukaha has a primary school, high school, inter college, a police station, a post office, a branch of State Bank of India & Gramin Bank in the market. Laukaha has three main temples - Panchanath (Lord Shiva temple), Bhagwati temple (Maa Durga temple) and Ramjanki temple (Lord Rama temple). The town was historically part of Karnad Dynasty of Mithila Kings starting from Nanyadeva. Entire Terai region of Nepal was under this dynasty until British ceded part of Tirhut region Terai to Nepal. The River Bhutahi balan also draws people to the town for tourism; it is a tributary of the River Kosi. During the festive season of chhath, devotees visit this river to offer prayers to the God Sun. Laukaha has a railway station also. Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

and

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. Nearest city in Nepal is

Lahan, Nepal Lahan (लहान) is a city and municipality with 24 wards' in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province south-eastern Nepal. It is connected with Mahendra Highway, which is also called the east–west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east ...

where there is a popular Eye Hospital by name of Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital, Lahan.

Transportation

Now Laukaha is well connected to NH 57 via Khutauna to Phulparas. Approximate distance from Laukaha to Phulparas is 30 km. Laukaha is also connected through Bus service to Kathmandu and other Napless Town. Laukha is connected by bus service to all the big cities of Bihar as well as to New Delhi. Nearest railway station is Jayanagar around 35 km. A broad gauge railway line has been in the construction phase. There are various bus operators who operate direct bus from adjacent Thadi to

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via

which is 18 km north of Thadi and also connects to

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. It is one of the major routes for tourist from India to go to travel Nepal. Nearest airport is in Nepal

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 ...

which is around 40 km away.

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operates daily flight between

Rajbiraj Rajbiraj ( ne, राजविराज) is a mid-sized municipality located in the south-eastern part of Madhesh Province of Nepal. Rajbiraj is the district headquarters of Saptari and is the eighth largest city in the province. The township of ...

and

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. Flight time is approximately 25 mins. Nearest Airport is in India

Darbhanga Airport Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 highways, which pass through Darbhanga. The airport is op ...

which is around 80 km away & connect to different cities in India.

References

Villages in Madhubani district {{Bihar-geo-stub