Laukaha
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Laukaha | |
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City | |
  Laukaha Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′N 86°28′E / 26.55°N 86.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| District | Madhubani |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 17,730 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 847421 |
| Telephone code | 06276 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhanjharpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Laukaha |
Laukaha is a border town and community development block in the district of Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha was between 11,000 and 15,000 in the early 2000s but is now around 30,000.[citation needed]
Laukaha has a primary school, high school, inter college, a police station, a post office, a branch of State Bank of India & Gramin Bank in the market.
The town was historically part of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila kings starting from Nanyadeva.[1]
The entire Terai region of Nepal was under the Karnats until the British ceded part of the Tirhut region of Terai to Nepal.
The River Bhutahi balan also draws people to the town for tourism; it is a tributary of the River Kosi. During the festive season of Chhath, devotees visit this river to offer prayers to the God Sun. [citation needed]
Laukaha in India and Thadi in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed routes for mutual trade between India and Nepal.[2] The Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town[3] and the Government of India has set up a land customs station with a superintendent level officer.[4]