Janakpur: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nepal
• Region: Madhesh
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 195,438
• Coordinates: 26.7288° N, 85.9263° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45)
• Currency: Rupee (NPR)
• Distance to the capital, Kathmandu: 124 km (77 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Janakpur Airport (JKR): 2.3 km (1.4 mi), straight line
• Darbhanga Airport (DBR, India): 60 km (37 mi), straight line
• Simara Airport (SIF): 105 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jaleshwar: 15 km (10 mi)
• Jainagar, India: 26 km (16 mi)
• Siraha: 29 km (18 mi)
• Pupri, India: 36 km (23 mi)
• Malangawa: 39 km (24 mi)