Ishwarpur
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Ishwarpur
इश्वरपुर नगरपालिका | |
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  Ishwarpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°38′0″E / 27.00000°N 85.63333°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Sarlahi District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manoj Kumar Devkota (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ekadashi Devi Chaudhary (NCP) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 14,014 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Ishwarpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur, Gaurishankar and Ishwarpur VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,014 people living in 249 individual households.[3]
Literacy
Nowadays, with the help of social awareness programs operated by many NGOs, government, media & many locals literacy rate is increasing.
Media
To promote local culture, Ishwarpur has one FM radio station Samudayik Radio yekata - 92.4 MHz It is a Community radio Station which among others is more popular in this area.
References
- ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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- ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009
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ishwarpur is one of the most stabilized vdc of sarlahi in every aspect.
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Headquarters: Malangwa | ||
| Municipalities: 11 |  | |
| Rural municipalities: 9 | ||