Bardibas
Template:Infobox Nepal municipality
Bardibas is a municipal area (municipality) and a town located in Mahottari District of Province No. 2 of Nepal. It is located at latitude: 26°54'6.84" to 27°08'46.90" and longitude: 85°47'42.67" to 85°56'42.97". The municipality is surrounded by Dhanusha District in the East and Sarlahi District in the West, Bagmati Pradesh falls in the North and Bhangaha, Aurahi and Gaushala municipalities are located in the South.[1]
Total population of the municipality (2011 Nepal census) is 66354 and total area of the municipality is 315.57 square kilometres (121.84 sq mi). The municipality is divided into total 14 wards.[1] [2]
The municipality was established on 02 December 2014 merging the then four VDCs of Bardibas, Maisthan, Gauribas and Kisan Nagar.[3][1]
In 2015, when Government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old thousands of VDCs and declare new 753 local level body[4] then four more VDCs were merged with this municipality, those municipalities were: Hathilet, Pashupatinagar, Khaya Mara and Bijayalpura.[1]
The municipality was established in 2014 merging the old VDCs, so area and population of the municipality were calculated according to the 2011 Nepal census, as follows:
VDCs | Area (km2) | Population (2011) |
---|---|---|
Bardibas (VDC) | 171.19 | 12584 |
Gauribas | 6321 | |
Kisan Nagar | 8121 | |
Maisthan | 10022 | |
Hathilet | 27.78 | 5316 |
Pashupatinagar | 7.46 | 4941 |
Khaya Mara | 93.12 | 8719 |
Bijayalpura | 11.91 | 8188 |
Bardibas (Municipality) | 315.57 | 66354 |
Etymology
The municipality named "Bardibas" after Bardibas VDC. According to the Bardibas municipality website: Longtime ago people of surrounding villages used to take rest near Bardibas area with their cattle cart, when they used to bring wooden logs from "Chure Kshetra" (Mahabharat hill area). "Bardi" means "Cattle" and "Bas" mean "Rest" in Maithili language.[1]
Transportation
Bardibas is a major town of Province No. 2, which is located at Mahendra Highway. The town is a Three-way junction. BP Highway connects Bardibas with Capital city Kathmandu through Sindhuli, Khurkot, Nepalthok and Dhulikhel.[5]
Hospitality
Hotels in Bardibas
- Gautam Hotel gautamhotel
.com .np - Bardibas Resort Pvt. Ltd bardibasresort
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Hotel Navya Pvt Ltd (under construction ) at Maisthan , Bardibas
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "नगर परिचय". Bardibas Municipality. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "District Profile of Mahottari" (PDF). CBS. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Government announced 61 municipalities". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "FY2015 Ex-Post Evaluation of Japanese Grant Aid Project" (PDF). Retrieved 26 February 2020.