Map of Forbesganj, India

Forbesganj is a city in Bihar, India, with a population of about 50,475. It lies at 26.3025°N, 87.2656°E. Forbesganj is about 1,024 km (636 mi) east of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shahbazpur, 2 km to the east.

Forbesganj at a glance

Where is Forbesganj?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Forbesganj

• Shahbazpur — 2 km east
• Jogbani — 11 km north
• Biratnagar — 17 km north, Nepal
• Arāria — 30 km southeast
• Inaruwa — 36 km north, Nepal
• Īṭahari̇̄ — 40 km north, Nepal
• Bahādurganj — 56 km east
• Dharān — 57 km north, Nepal
• Rājbirāj — 58 km northwest, Nepal
• Purnia — 62 km south

Largest cities in Bihar

• Patna — 1,684,297
• Gaya — 474,093
• Bhāgalpur — 400,146
• Muzaffarpur — 354,462
• Bihār Sharīf — 297,268
• Darbhanga — 296,039
• Purnia — 282,248
• Arrah — 261,430
• Begusarai — 252,008
• Katihar — 240,838

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.