Narayangarh, Chitwan

Coordinates: 27°41′N 84°25′E / 27.683°N 84.417°E

Narayangarh
नारायणगढ
city
Narayangarh

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°44′N 84°23′E / 27.73°N 84.39°E
Country    Nepal
Zone Narayani Zone
District Chitwan District
Area
 • Total 554.0 km2 (213.9 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 12,874
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Narayangarh (Narayangadh (Nepali: नारायणगढ) or Narayanghat (Nepali: नारायणघाट)) is a part of the city of Bharatpur in Chitwan District in the central part of Nepal, 146 km due west of Kathmandu, at the Narayani River where it leaves the Mahabharat Range. The Narayani takes up the Kali Gandaki, Trishuli, Budhi Gandaki and Trisuli rivers, thus draining the area (Narayani Basin) between Dhaulagiri (west of Pokhara) and Helambu (north of Kathmandu).

Narayangadh is an important trading centre of the central Nepal. There is a domestic airport (Bharatpur Airport) with connections to Kathmandu and Pokhara, and is the gateway to the nearby Chitwan National Park. It is also a major road link for the eastern and western parts of the country to the capital city of Kathmandu (the highway to Lhasa is blocked by landslides, the Naubise - Hetauda highway is in poor condition and time consuming and a latest road from Dhulikhel to Kamalamai (Sindhulimadi) is under construction). The major neighborhoods of Narayangadh are Shahid Chowk, Pulchowk, Kshetrapur, Belchowk and Milanchowk. Narayangadh is very famous for "Taas", a spicy fried goat-meat lunch dish served with Bhuja or Cheura. Narayangadh has extremely hot summers but very mild winters.

Transportation and communication

Bharatpur Airport

Bharatpur Airport in the central part of the city offered four domestic airlines and one government airline with seven to 11 flights daily to Kathmandu. Mahendra East West Highway connects the city to various parts of the country, and another highway connects Bharatpur with Kathmandu to the north east and with Birgunj on the border of India to the south. Bus, micro bus and other land transportation are available to go out of the city, for internal transportation taxi, rickshaw and car/jeep hiring is available. Hakim Chowk, Shaheed Chok, Pul Chowk, Bel Chowk, Malpot Chowk , Bishal Chowk and are major centres at intersections of major roads. Four major local FM radio stations broadcast from Bharatpur. They are "Amrit FM", "Synergy FM", "Hamro FM", "Radio Triveni", "Radio Chitwan","Chitwan Online FM" "Kalika music FM", "Kalika FM". The city also has Beso Channel, "Aviyan Channel", Unique Television and Avass Television.

Educational Institutions

Chitwan Higher Secondary School , is the first school of Chitwan District. It was established in 2011 BS. It is situated in Bharatpur Municipality, Ward No. 10. Not only it having classes of Higher Secondary but it also has the Bachelor's degree in various subjects. Chitwan Higher Secondary School operates graduate courses as Pragya Chitwan Campus. It is the richest government school in Chitwan District.

Land line telephone services and mobile telephone services are available to the majority of areas. There are multiple private Internet service providers.

There are many universities, hospitals and recreational facilities in Narayangadh.

Banks

Bharatpur has become a city of banks. There are more than 60 banks and financial institutions in Narayangarh.

Class B Development Banks

NDEP Development Bank Limited