Sonauli

Sonauli
Nepal-India Border Gate at Sonauli
Nepal-India Border Gate at Sonauli
Sonauli is located in Uttar Pradesh
Sonauli
Sonauli
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°28′25.7016″N 83°28′8.868″E / 27.473806000°N 83.46913000°E / 27.473806000; 83.46913000
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMaharajganj
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
273164
Telephone code+91-05522

Sonauli is a town, near city of Maharajganj in Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It located on the Indo-Nepal Border and is a well-known and most famous transit point between India and Nepal.

Sonauli is around 75 km from district headquarter Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. 90 km from Gorakhpur, which is the nearest major city. The nearest Railway station from Sonauli is Nautanwa Railway Station, which is around 7 km away and is now well connected with Indian Railway Network. Earlier Nautanwa was connected with Gorakhpur through Meter Gauge Railway Track. But with the development of Indian Railway Network, this track is converted into Broad gauge which facilitate fast long railway transit.