Sugauli
Sugauli is a city and a notified area in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (spelled as "Segowlee" in said story), and the place where a treaty was signed with Nepal in 1816.
Sugauli | |
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City | |
Sagauli | |
Nickname: City of sugauli treaty | |
Sugauli Location in Bihar, India | |
Coordinates: 26°47′N 84°44′E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Purvi Champaran |
Founded by | Guru Gajraj Mishra |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar panchayat |
• Body | Nagar panchayat Sugauli |
Area | |
• Urban | 19.25 km2 (7.43 sq mi) |
• Rural | 149.46 km2 (57.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 38,815 |
• Rural | 191,992 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
Vehicle registration | BR05 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Paschim Champaran |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sugauli |
Website | eastchamparan |
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