Galgalia

Galgalia
Village
Galgalia Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Galgalia Galgalia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°31′37″N 88°06′49″E / 26.52694°N 88.11361°E / 26.52694; 88.11361
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Lok Sabha constituency	Kishanganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Thakurganj

Galgalia is a village in Kishanganj District, Bihar state, India.

Transport

Galagalia railway station is situated on the Katihar-Siliguri Line and Araria-Thakurganj-Galgalia railway line of Indian Railways from where following trains are available:

• Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• Delhi Junction - Alipurduar Mahananda Express
• New Jalpaiguri-Ara Junction Capital Express
• Kamakhya–Ara Junction Capital Express
• Siliguri Junction - Balurghat Express
• Siliguri Junction - Radhikapur Express
• Siliguri Junction - Katihar Express

There is a customs post on the border with Nepal's Jhapa District, Mechi Zone leading to Bhadrapur municipality. Citizens of India and Nepal cross this border freely. The foundation stone for a bridge across the Mechi River to Bhadrapur was laid in 2010. It is being built by the Government of Nepal.^[1]

References

1. "Foundation stone for bridge over river Mechhi laid". Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2012.