Rajapur, Nepal

Rajapur
राजापुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Rajapur

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 28°26′N 81°05′E / 28.433°N 81.083°ECoordinates: 28°26′N 81°05′E / 28.433°N 81.083°E
Country    Nepal
Zone Bheri Zone
District Bardiya District
Population (1991)
 • Total 9,545
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Postal code 21811
Area code(s) 084

Rajapur is a municipality in Bardiya District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur and Rajapur village development committees (VDCs).[1][2] It is located on the border with Uttar Pradesh state, India. It has a customs checkpoint for goods. Indian and Nepalese nationals may cross the border without restriction.

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,545 and had 1,298 houses in the town.[3]

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 2008-08-31.