Kamalamai

Kamalamai
कमलामाई नगरपालिका
Municipality
Kamalamai

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°9′0″N 85°54′0″E / 27.15000°N 85.90000°ECoordinates: 27°9′0″N 85°54′0″E / 27.15000°N 85.90000°E
Country    Nepal
Zone Janakpur Zone
District Sindhuli District
Government
 • Type Kamalamai Municipality
Population (2011[1])
 • Total 39,413
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Postal code 45900
Area code(s) 047
Website www.kamalamaimun.gov.np

Kamalamai (former name: Sindhulimadi; Nepali: सिन्धुलीमाडी) is a municipality in Sindhuli District, in the Janakpur zone of central south Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 39,413 people in 9,304 households.[2] The city is located in the Sindhuli Valley of central south Nepal. The historic symbol of the valley, Sindhuli Gadhi fort, is at the peak of a hill of the Mahabharata range. The city is in the plain valley made by the Kamla River. Kamalamai Municipality is the largest municipality of Nepal according to area.

History

The occupation of the Kuti Pass in about 1756 stopped the valley's trade with Tibet. Finally, King Prithvi Narayan Shah entered the valley after the victory of Kirtipur. King Jaya Prakash Malla of Kathmandu sought help from the British and so the East India Company sent a contingent of soldiers under Captain Kinloch in 1767. The British force was defeated at Sindhuli by Prithvi Narayan Shah's army. It was the first time a British force was defeated in Asia. The British soldiers were completely taken aback by the geography of the place. They were equipped with modern arms and ammunition like guns and cannons but the Gorkha army was brave and they had a better understanding of the terrain. The place where the army of the British Empire was defeated has widely gained popularity. It is called "Sindhuli Gadhi" and is of great historic significance to Nepal.

Temples

Transportation

Regional

The new section of B.P. Koirala Highway to Kamalamai from Kathmandu opened in 2011 and continues on to Bardibas, though most areas only allow one lane of traffic with hairpin turns. The rest of the route to Bardibas is even and therefore much less dangerous. Also an old road that connects Dharan through Inner Tarai is just going to reopen for the easier movement through the Inner Tarai Valleys of Sindhuli and Udayapur of Western Region to Dharan of Eastern Nepal. Long-route buses run under the local authority in the headquarters which has bus routes to cities like Kathmandu, Janakpur,Biratnagar and Pokhara.

transportation

Local transportation consists of minibuses and minivans which have been regulated by the local people in the headquarters while most of the parts of Kamalamai are inaccessible to vehicles.

Sindhuli madi

Towns

East

  1. Madhi Bazaar
  2. Ratamata
  3. Panityanki
  4. 2no Bazar
  5. Gayari Bazar

West

  1. Dhakal Gaun
  2. Gayatar
  3. Milanchock

North

  1. Dhungrebaas

South

  1. Madhutar
  2. Dhurabazaar

Communications

Telecommunication

Lists of telecommunication.

  1. Nepal Telecom
  2. Ncell
  3. Smart cell

FM

Telecommunication has seen a recent surge thanks to the booming mobile market. The Internet has been introduced recently in the headquarter by private internet providers. To Promote local culture Kamalamai Municipality has three FM radio stations.

  1. Sindhuligadhi - 92 MHz
  2. Radio Siddhababa - 98.4 MHz
  3. Radio Sahara - 104.2 MHz

Internet

  1. [NepWiki]
  2. [LearnMe2]

Colleges & Schools

Colleges

Schools

Major Crops

Program

References

  1. ↑ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
  2. ↑ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012

External links