Rajbiraj

Rajbiraj is a medium-sized town in south-eastern Nepal, 18 kilometer north of the Indian border, the administrative headquarters of the Saptari district. It has an airfield with flights to Kathmandu. It is well connected to Nepal's cross-Terai "east-west" highway that runs about 10 km north and east from the main town area. Rajbiraj is the one of the few cities that was given the status of municipality when Nepal's monarchy was restored in the 1950s. It is also the headquarters of the Sagarmatha Zone, as well as Saptari district. The town name of Rajbiraj is based upon name of Godess Rajdevi, which is situated in eastern side of town. This is a very famous temple. Unlike most other settlements in Nepal, Rajbiraj is a planned city that was developed after floods in the Sapta Koshi River in 1994 and 1995 B.S. started damaging the original district headquarters of Sapatri called Hanumanagar. Rajbiraj was planned on a 60 bigah plot, based on the design of Jaipur city in India and the town of Hanumannagar was shifted to Rajbiraj in 1998 B.S. The market developed over the next decade and it was declared a municipality in 2016 B.S. Today, Rajbiraj is still a small town and it retains its planned layout. There is a lane or road after every three houses and there are separate markets areas, residential areas and office areas.

NAME RAJBIRAJ MUNICIPALITY District Saptari Year of Establishment 2016 B.S. No. of Wards 10 No. of Urban Wards 6 No. of Rural and semi urban Wards 4 Total Area 11.96 sq. km Built-up Area 386.95 ha (Municipal Data) Major Rivers and Ponds Bhaluwahi Khola, Bhagwati Pokhari, Purni Pokhari, Rajdevi Pokhari Total Road length Black topped: 2.5Km Graveled : 4 Km Earthen : 5 Km Population (2001) 30,353 No. of Households (2001) 5445 No. Shops 527 No. of Restaurants, hotels and shops 32 Annual Population Growth Rate (1991-2001) 2.3 percent Estimated Population for 2003 31,765 Population Density 2537.88 per sq. km

</gallery> This town is not only famous for headquater but also famous for well educated town. There are several revolutionary movement begin from this town. Therefore after 2036 bikram samwat or 1980, king Birendra moved all the business to neighbour town Lahan, which was converted in the dark face of this city.

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