Jogbani

Jogbani is a municipal council 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.

Jogbani
town
Jayaprakash Narayan gate, Jogbani
Jogbani Location in Bihar, India Jogbani Jogbani (India)
Coordinates: 26°23′46″N 87°15′35″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Araria
Government
• Body	Nagar Parishad
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	39,281
Languages
• Regional	Maithili
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	854328
Telephone code	06455
Lok Sabha constituency	Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Forbesganj

History

• First Mukhiya  :- Late Sri Amilal Sah

Education

Bihar board

• DS Memorial English Public School
• 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
• Prathmik Vidyalay Khajur Bari
• Lila Public School

CBSE

• Radhakrishna Saraswati Vidyamandir
• Zenith Public School

Public utilities

List of Banks

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

Transport

Jogbani is the economical town of Bihar situated in the eastern region having dense population of 34,891 since 2011 population. Jogbani city is near to Forbesganj, Bihar from northern part of it.

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 originate for Delhi and Kolkata. People of Biratnagar and other nearby region of Nepal take their train from here because of no railway in their locality.

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.

See also

• List of railway stations in India