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Panchanagar
पञ्चनगर
Country   Nepal
ZoneLumbini Zone
DistrictNawalparasi District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
6,238
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

'Panchanagar' is a town in Bardaghat Municipality in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging existing Makar and Panchanagar VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6238 people living in 1023 individual households.[3] This VDC lies near the Churya Hilly Range.The inhabitants people who live here are mostly Chhetri, Brahmin, Tharu, Magar, Newar, Dalits and Adhibasi. Most Youngest Nepali Football Team Star [4] Bimal Magar was Born in Panchanagar VDC.

References

  1. ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ Bimal Magar