Kawasoti

Kawasoti
कावासोती
Kawasoti Municipality

Kawasoti Municipality
Nickname(s): काैसदी (Kausadi)
Kawasoti

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°38′25.05″N 84°7′28.6″E / 27.6402917°N 84.124611°E / 27.6402917; 84.124611Coordinates: 27°38′25.05″N 84°7′28.6″E / 27.6402917°N 84.124611°E / 27.6402917; 84.124611
Country    Nepal
Zone Lumbini Zone
District Nawalparasi District
Established 2071 BS (2015 AD)
Area
 • Total 114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population
 • Total 62,481
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
  source website of office[1]
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)
Postal Code 33000
Area code(s) +977 078
Website Official Website

Kawasoti (कावासोती) is a municipality in Nawalparasi district, Lumbini Zone, Nepal. It is 31 km west of Bharatpur and 85 km east of Butwal, approximately on the middle of Mahendra Highway. The Naryani River flows south of it and the Mahabharat Range is north of it.

Kawasoti serves as administrative sub-headquarters for Nawalparasi district, locating all major government and administrative offices for eastern half of Nawalparasi. With rapid increase in population and development of infrastructures, this city is quickly emerging into a business, educational and health hub on the center of East-West Highway.

It is one of the beautiful city of nawalparasi district and is located at heart of the country. It is also known as a greenery city where 60%[2] of land is occupied by the forests where we can get the fresh air and the bacteria free water which is the most important stuff for the human beings.

Nowadays Kawasoti VDC is better known by its new identity i.e. Kawasoti municipality. People from various castes and religions coexists in this city with majority of them Hindu and some Buddhists and other religions Christians, Muslims. More than 15 private and government schools and 3 colleges (Lumbini, Madhyabindu and Kumarwarti) provide the education from kindergarten to the master's degree level, which are attended by students as far as 30-km far from the city. City also serves with many local hospitals and pharmacies for health facilities of residents. Kaligandaki and Nawalpur are the two well serving hospitals of this Municipality. It has got well paved road networks, strong telecommunication, well managed drinking water and drainage system and major sources for shopping and entertainment. In Kawasoti, police,as well as traffic police have been doing their extraordinary job all over the district Nawalparasi.

People have been constantly migrating to this city from neighbouring hilly regions and districts for last 30–40 years which was otherwise largely occupied by dense forests that lead to Chitwan National Park[3] directly towards south of this city.

Population

The Kawasoti Municipality was established in 2071 by combining the VDCs Kawasoti, Shivmandir, Agyauli, Pithauli.
According to the Website of the Kawasoti Municipality, The population of the Kawasoti Municipality is 62,481.
Male: 29,785
Female: 32,696
Total: 62,481
Total Household: 12,230
Total Land: 114 square Kilometer
Total Wards: 19

Main Casts

Brahman, Kshetri, Tharu, Magar, Tamang, Gurung, Kumal, Newar, Bhujel, Bote, Musahar, Kami, Damai, etc.

Religion

Major: Hindu
Minor: Buddhist, Muslim, Christian

Occupation[4]

Occupation Percentage Occupation Percentage
Agriculture 57% Business 14.94%
Service 19.83% Labour 2.78%
Industry 5.17% Other 0.28%

Water Supply and Sanitation[5]

Water Supply

There exists Kawasoti water supply system constructed under small town that serves the town. There are two sources one is spring and another is stream which is providing water to the small town. There is well type intake in Kerunga khola.

Sanitation

Solid waste management and toilet is the burning issues of this town. A Report prepared on Kawasoti/Shiv mandir Water Supply and Sanitation Project states 69.19% of the population has access to some kind of toilet. Among which about 25% of HH have pit latrines, 13.19% have pit toilets with slab and 30.81% have water sealed latrines. Also 0.1% has modern toilets constructed in their households. However, some places show the deteriorated condition, mainly due to open defecation and mismanagement of waste disposal. Solid waste has been managed to certain extent. SSODECC-Nepal, a local NGO, is working on solid waste management. Generally there is door to collection and disposed off to a dumping site.

Education

Kawasoti has become a well-educated place and has got different educational offers. There are many government as well as private schools, colleges and institutes giving their great contributions in educational sector of whole district Nawalparasi. In 2072, HSEB Science Examination District First and Second have got their local campus Madhyabindu Multiple Campus.[6] It's our proud moment.

Some Schools

  1. Shiddhartha Boarding Secondary school, Kawasoti
  2. shree kalika secondary school laxminagar
  3. Shree Gyanodaya Secondary School, Kawasoti
  4. Janavikash Vidhyashram Lower Secondary School, Shivamandir
  5. Noble Academy, Shaikshik Chowk
  6. Gandaki Boarding School, Kawasoti
  7. Samata School, Kawasoti
  8. Nawalpur Academy, Danda shahidnagar
  9. Shree Shanti Nikunga Higher Secondary School, Pithauli
  10. Shree Janata Higher Secondary School, Magarkot
  11. Shree Shiva Higher Secondary School, Shivamandir
  12. Shanti Niketan Boarding School, Taruwa
  13. shree Saraswati primary school, Tegari
  14. Sungava Montessori School, Kawasoti
  15. Shree Janta Higher Secondary School, Agyauli
  16. Wise Vision Secondary School, Taruwa, Laukhani Road
  17. Saint joseph boarding school, Kawasoti
  18. Shree Singhnath Primary School, Barouli
  19. Dipendra school, Agyauli
  20. Krisbish International College, Head Office : Kawasoti, Nawalparasi
  21. Shree saraswati jana jagriti primary school, Shandh

Some Higher Level Educational Centers

  1. Lumbini Adarsha Degree College, Kawasoti
  2. Madhyabindu Multiple Campus, Kawasoti (A QAA Certified Institution)
  3. Kumarwarti Multiple Campus, Kawasoti

Institutes

  1. Aerosol Computer Institute
  2. Osewa Japanese Language Institute
  3. Agyauli Community Library and Resource Center
  4. Nist Computer Institute

Health

Hospitals and Clinics

  1. Kaligandaki Community Hospital
  2. Nawalpur Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
  3. Madhya Bindu Community Hospital
  4. Integrated Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
  5. Ghale Eyes Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Nawa Jeewan Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
  7. Madhya Bindu Eye Care Center
  8. Kalika Dental Care
  9. Namuna medical and pathology

Health Centers

Governmental Health post: 4
For every existing VDCs, there were one-one health posts.

Border

East: Devchuli Municipality and Chitwan National Park
West: Kumarwati Municipality
North: Dhaubadi VDC
South: Chitwan National Park and Narayani River

Major Places

  1. Shandh, Taruwa
  2. Kawasoti Bazar
  3. Thana Chowk
  4. Indra Chowk
  5. Sabhapati Chowk
  6. Purano Kawasoti Bazar
  7. Danda Bazar
  8. Bishnunagar
  9. Hasaunra
  10. laxminagar,paschimtol
  11. Tribhuwan Tar
  12. Agyauli
  13. Thakali Chowk
  14. Magarkot
  15. Pithauli

Media

To Promote local culture Kawasoti has got four FM radio stations along with three local TV channels.

Radio Channels

  1. Radio Madhyabindu F.M. - 101 MHZ,[7]
  2. Radio Nawalpur - 104.7 MHZ[8] and
  3. Radio Samarthya - 92.1 MHZ[9]
  4. Radio Kawasoti - 102.0 MHZ

Local TV Channels

  1. Devchuli TV,[10]
  2. Mukundasen Television (MTV)[11] and
  3. Buddha Darshan TV.

References

  1. ↑ "संक्षिप्त परिचय: कावासोती नगरपालिकाको कार्यालय". www.kawasotimun.gov.np. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "District Forest Office Nawalparasi". District Forest Office Nawalparasi. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Chitwan National Park". Chitwan National Park. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kawasoti_Draft_WATSAN_Plan" (PDF). Kawasoti Municipality. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kawasoti_Draft_WATSAN_Plan" (PDF). Kawasoti Municipality. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Madhyabindu Multiple Campus". Madhyabindu Multiple Campus. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Radio Madhyabindu FM 101MHz". Radio Madhyabindu FM. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nawalpur FM 104.7 MHz". Nawalpur FM. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Radio Samarthya". Radio Samartya 92.1 MHz. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Devchuli News". devchulinews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mukundasen Television". Mukundasen Television. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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