Is Kishanganj safe? India travel risk
Is Kishanganj safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kishanganj scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kishanganj scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kishanganj: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Bihār territory, Kishanganj is established at 26.0794° N, 87.9372° E. It lies 1,096.0 km WNW relative to New Delhi. Time zone observed: Asia/Kolkata.
Bihār
26.0794° N, 87.9372° E
57 m
Asia/Kolkata
105,782
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kishanganj happened in June, July and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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