Bhojpur Municipality

Bhojpur Municipality

भोजपुर नगरपालिका
Bhojpur Municipality भोजपुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
	Bhojpur Municipality
	Map of Bhojpur District showing all local level units
	Bhojpur Municipality Location in Province No. 1 Bhojpur Municipality Bhojpur Municipality (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E / 27.167°N 87.050°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Bhojpur District
Wards	12
Headquarter	Bhojpur
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Kailash Kumar Ale (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Nirmala Sherpa (CPN (US))
Area
• Total	159.51 km2 (61.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	27,204
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	NST
Postal code	57000
Area code	029
GDP (Nominal)	2017
- Total	RsBillion; $Million(Billion, PPP)
- per capita	Rs; $(PPP)
- GDP growth	Moderate (2016)
Licence plate prefixes	initiating with Province No 1, Koshi Zone
City flower	Rhododendron
City trees	Orange, Rudraksha and Amba
Climate	Cwb
Website	www.bhojpurmun.gov.np/en (in English)

Bhojpur (Nepali: भोजपुर) is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

Bhojpur is the traditional home of the Kirat Rai people and has a long history since the settlement of the Kirat Rai people. Bhojpur bazaar is famous for its metalwork, particularly khukuri knives and Karuwa (metal vessels). It is home to many businesses as well as skilled craftsmen. Other major towns in the district include Dingla to the north, Ghoretar to the south, and Taksar near the airstrip, from where flights connect to Biratnagar and Kathmandu.^{[citation needed]}

The design and construction of the 240 km Koshi Highway in east Nepal between Dharan on the Terai Plain and Num in the Middle Himalaya commenced in the early 1970s and was completed in 2012 when the first vehicles were able to drive to Num.^[2] Construction of this highway links Bhjopur to other major cities and towns like Hile, Dhankuta and Dharan.

Historically it is a part of Majh Kirat (middle Kirat/ Khambuwan), and used to be called "east number 4". Middle Kirat consists mainly of Bhojpur and Khotang districts, the traditional home of kirat Rai people, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal. In addition to Rais, other ethnic groups include castes like Chhetris, Bahuns, and Dalits.^{[citation needed]}

Background

All VDCs within Bhojpur district

Bhojpur was a VDC in Bhojpur District before 2014. According to the 2011 Nepal census it had total population of 7,446 with 2,070 households.^[3]

On 18 May 2014 Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipality within the hole country.^[4] Same time Bhojpur Municipality declared, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs diving in 11 ward units.

In March 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures.^[5]^[6] The previous Aamtep, Helauchha, Siddheshwar and Gupteshwar VDCs merged again in Bhojpur Municipality and rearranged the 11 wards into 12 wards.

Now total area of the municipality is 159.51 square kilometres (61.59 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 27,204. The admin headquarter of the municipality is located at Bhojpur Bazar (ward no. 7).^[7]

Ward distribution of Bhojpur Municipality
Former VDC	Ward	Area (KM²)	Population
Helauchha	1	19.08	1500
Helauchha	2	20.77	2211
Gupteshwar	3	17.31	1914
Siddheshwar	4	17.47	2842
Bokhim	5	16	2882
Bhojpur	6	4.03	1710
	7*	2.29	2805
	8	4.75	1160
	9	2.38	1771
Bhaisipankha	10	18.28	2434
Aamtep	11	16.44	2635
Taksar	12	20.72	33.50

Constituency

Bhojpur Municipality is divide into two Provincial constituencies as below:


Constituency	MLA	Party		Ward No.	Neighborhood
Bhojpur 1(A)	Rajendra Kumar Rai		Nepal Communist Party	1 & 2	Helauchha
		3		Gupteshwar
		4		Siddheshwar
		5		Bokhim
		10		Bhaisipankha
Bhojpur 1(B)	Sher Dhan Rai		Nepal Communist Party	6, 7, 8, 9	Bhojpur
		11		Aamtep
		12		Taksar

People

Religion

College & Universities

Tourism Spots

Transportation

Airways

Bhojpur Airport

Public Bus

Bhojpur Bus Park

Notable people

References

^ "थप ४१ नगरपालिका घोषणा". कान्तिपुर दैनिक. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
^ Hearn, G. J. (2017-07-27). "Engineering geomorphology of the Koshi Highway, east Nepal". Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 50 (3): 354. doi:10.1144/qjegh2016-112. ISSN 1470-9236.
^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee" (PDF). MOFALD. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[1] "थप ४१ नगरपालिका घोषणा". कान्तिपुर दैनिक. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

[2] Hearn, G. J. (2017-07-27). "Engineering geomorphology of the Koshi Highway, east Nepal". Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 50 (3): 354. doi:10.1144/qjegh2016-112. ISSN 1470-9236.

[3] "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee" (PDF). MOFALD. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[4] "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

[5] "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[6] "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[7] "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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