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Taksar, Bhojpur

Coordinates: 27°09′26″N 87°03′04″E / 27.15722°N 87.05111°E / 27.15722; 87.05111
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Taksar
टक्सार
Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Taksar VDC as neighborhood
Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Taksar VDC as neighborhood
Taksar is located in Koshi Province
Taksar
Taksar
Location in Nepal
Taksar is located in Nepal
Taksar
Taksar
Taksar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°09′26″N 87°03′04″E / 27.15722°N 87.05111°E / 27.15722; 87.05111
Country   Nepal
ProvincesProvince No. 1
DistrictBhojpur District
MunicipalitiesBhojpur Municipality
Established2017
Government
 • TypeWard council
 • BodyBhojpur Municipality
 • ChairpersonKumar Prasad Shrestha
Area
 • Total2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,350
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Taksar is a former Village Development Committee and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the 1991 census, Taksar had a population of 4,524 persons living in 829 individual households.[1]

On 18 May 2014, the Government of Nepal announced the establishment of 72 new municipalities across the country.[2] At this time, Bhojpur Municipality was established, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs, subdivided into eleven wards.

According to the 2011 Nepal census, 3,350 individuals live in Taksar and it covers an area of 20.72 square kilometres (8.00 sq mi). It is now Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality. [3]

Bhojpur Municipality
Neighborhood Ward no. Area Population (2011) Ward chairperson
Taksar 12 20.72 KM² 3,350 Kumar Prasad Shrestha

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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