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; 84.07
Country	Bagaha India
State	Bihar
Government
• Body	District Magistrate
Area
• Total	378 km2 (146 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	113,012 [1]
• Density	1,049/km2 (2,720/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
• Regional/Spoken	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	845101
Telephone code	06251
Vehicle registration	BR22
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 (183 mi) away from Bihar's state capital Patna.

As of 2011^[update] 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.

Bagaha railway station is the main railway station of Bagaha and it is situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Samastipur railway division of East Central Railway zone.^[4][5] Otherwise, the main form of transportation is by road through the NH 727. The road extends towards other urban centers; from Bagaha to Patna, Bagaha to Bettiah, and Bagaha to Gorakhpur (U.P). Public transport is available from 4:00 Am to 9:00 PM.