Bhimnagar, Supaul

Bhimnagar
Village
Bhimnagar
Location in Bihar, India
Bhimnagar
Bhimnagar (India)
Coordinates: 26°30′51″N 86°57′39″E / 26.51417°N 86.96083°E / 26.51417; 86.96083
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSupaul
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Languages
  OfficialMaithili, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Lok Sabha constituencySupaul
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChhatapur

Bhimnagar is a village in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar, south of the Koshi Barrage, near the India-Nepal border. The village has more than 20 hours power supply through Kattaiah power house. Bhimnagar is advanced in education with an 73% literacy rate. It has a Primary Hospital which is now used as Sadar Aspatal. It has been a known place for sports like cricket, Football, Badminton and many other sports. Bhimnagar was greatly impacted by the 2008 Bihar flood of the Kosi River.