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About Bagaha
Bagaha is a city and a municipality in the district of West Champaran in the state of Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of the Bagaha subdivision and also functions as a Police District. The town is situated on the banks of the Gandak River, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of the district headquarters Bettiah, and 294 kilometres (183 mi) from the state capital Patna. It lies close to the Valmiki Tiger Reserve and the India–Nepal border.
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History
The region around Bagaha has been part of the ancient kingdom of Mithila and later formed part of the Bettiah Raj, a prominent zamindari estate during British rule. The town grew as a market and administrative centre under the British, eventually becoming a subdivision of West Champaran. The area witnessed the famous Champaran Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1917, though the movement's epicentre was further east. Bagaha was carved out as a separate police district to improve local governance and law enforcement in this forested, border region.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kushinagar International Airport (KBK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.
- Khada 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Rāmnagar 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Padrauna 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Siswā Bāzār 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Rāmkola 33 km southwest, about 33 min by car
- Narkatiāganj 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Captainganj 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
- Nichlaul 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Kushinagar 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Chanpatia 48 km east, about 48 min by car
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