Galgalia | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bihar, India |
Coordinates: | 26.5269°N 88.1136°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kishanganj |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 87 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Maithili, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kishanganj |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Thakurganj |
Iso Code: | IN-BR |
Galgalia is a village in Kishanganj District, Bihar state, India.
Galagalia railway station is situated on the Katihar-Siliguri Line of Indian Railways.
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]