Nautanwa is a town and

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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 region of Himalayas, bordering Ne ...

in the state of

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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. It is about 87 km from

Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a city in the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the West Rapti River, Rapti river in the Purvanchal , Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of ...

, NH24 and 68km NH730 from Maharajganj and 7 km from

Sonauli Sonauli is a town, near city of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh, Maharajganj in Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, India. It located on the Indo-Nepal Border and is a well-known and most famous transit point between India and Nepal. ...

Indo-Nepal Border.

Geography

Nautanwa is located at . It has an average elevation of 89 metres (291 feet). The town is located in the

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, in the foothills of the Shiwalik

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. Nautanwa is a

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/Block in the Mahrajganj District of Uttar Pradesh. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Nautanwa block is 00944. There are about 259 villages in Nautanwa block.

Geology

Brick clay is abundant everywhere and bricks are made outside the town areas. The soil in the area is light sandy or dense clay of yellowish brown colour. The sand found in the rivers is medium to coarse grained, greyish white to brownish in colour and is suitable for building construction.

Demographics

India

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, Nautanwa had a population of 29,259. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. *Nautanwa has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 52%. *In Nautanwa, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Nautanwa is well connected by road and railway.

at Indo-Nepal border has a

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which connects major cities of

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and

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. The town has a railway station called

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 includin ...

,Trains from Nautanwa to Gorakhpur Jn
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Lumbini Lumbinī (, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. The Buddhist commentaries state that Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini around 624 BCE. Gautama is bel ...

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and it is the last Station from India End. The two countries have an open border without restrictions on the movement of Nepalese and Indian nationals. There is a customs checkpoint for goods and third country nationals.

Nearby Airports

References

{{Maharajganj district Cities and towns in Maharajganj district Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border Points for exit and entry of nationals from third countries along the India–Nepal border