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
City
Sagauli
Nickname: 
City of sugauli treaty
Sugauli
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°47′N 84°44′E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Founded byGuru Gajraj Mishra
Government
  TypeNagar panchayat
  BodyNagar 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
  OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR05
Lok Sabha constituencyPaschim Champaran
Vidhan Sabha constituencySugauli
Websiteeastchamparan.bih.nic.in
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