Bagaha

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Bagaha
Town
Bagaha Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 27°08′N 84°04′E / 27.13°N 84.07°E / 27.13; 84.07Coordinates: 27°08′N 84°04′E / 27.13°N 84.07°E / 27.13; 84.07
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	113,012 [1]
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	845101
Telephone code	06251
Sex ratio	1.13 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Valmiki Nagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bagaha
Website	westchamparan.bih.nic.in

Bagaha is a city and a municipality in the district of Pashchim Champaran^[2] in the state of Bihar, India. It is a subdivision of Pashchim Champaran district and is a Police District. It is located around 64 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of its district headquarters Bettiah. It is 294 km away from Bihar's state capital Patna.

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census,^[3] Bagaha had a population of 112,634. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bagaha has an average literacy rate of 38%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 66% of the males and 34% of females literate. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Bagaha is located on the bank of Gandak River and near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve.

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