Sonauli is a

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, near city of Maharajganj in

Maharajganj district Maharajganj district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, and the town of Maharajganj is the district headquarters. District is a part Gorakhpur division. It is located in Terai regions of Himalayas, bordering Ne ...

Uttar Pradesh, India Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. It located on the Indo-Nepal Border and is a well-known and most famous transit point between

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and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. Sonauli is around 75 km from district headquarter

Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh Maharajganj is a town and municipal board in Maharajganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As of the 2001 Census of India, Mahrajganj had a population of 26,272. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47% ...

. 90 km from

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dist ...

, which is the nearest major city. The nearest

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from Sonauli is

Nautanwa Railway Station Nautanwa railway station is a small railway station in Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is NTV. It serves Nautanwa city. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including ...

, which is around 7 km away and is now well connected with Indian Railway Network. Earlier Nautanwa was connected with Gorakhpur through Meter Gauge Railway Track. But with the development of Indian Railway Network, this track is converted into

Broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

which facilitate fast long railway transit.

Sonauli India–Nepal Border Crossing

The Sonauli India–Nepal border crossing or Sonauli Integrated Check Post in Uttar Pradesh is the most popular and designated Integrated Check Posts (ICP), with both customs and immigration facilities:http://www.mdoner.gov.in/node/1483 ICP of India]

Places of interest

Though Sonauli itself is not known for any specific

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destination, it is very close to well known Buddhist tourist spot, -

Lumbini Lumbinī ( ne, लुम्बिनी, IPA=ˈlumbini , "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mahamayadevi gave birth ...

i.e. Birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha which is located in Nepal. Bhairahawa in Nepal has the nearest airport which is 4 kilometers from the Sonauli border. This is currently a domestic airport only however an international terminal and runway is under construction and due to open late 2019. Gorakhpur Airport is the nearest airport in India which is about 83 Km from the Border and is the largest airport nearby of bearing strength of 377 peoples which serves both as a Civil and for Fighter Jets. Farendi tiwari bazar, 2 km west, a site for healthy bilateral trade between locals of both india and nepal. Opens on Wednesday and Saturday. You can overglance not only with the economic exchange but also cultural exchange at this place. This market organized by farendi tiwari landlords and under supervision of SSB (

Sashastra Seema Bal Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB; ) is a border guarding force of India deployed along its borders with Nepal and Bhutan. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The fo ...

). A small check dam near this market place to control the water catchment from Himalayas through Nepal is used for irrigation purposes by farmers.

References

Cities and towns in Maharajganj district Points for exit and entry of nationals from third countries along the India–Nepal border {{Maharajganj-geo-stub