Nagarain
| Nagarain नगराईन | |
|---|---|
| municipality | |
 Location in Dhanusa District | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′30″N 85°56′58″E / 26.64167°N 85.94944°ECoordinates: 26°38′30″N 85°56′58″E / 26.64167°N 85.94944°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Development Region | Central |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Dhanusa District |
| Literacy rate |
 56.35% |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 49,000 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Brahmin-Terai, Kayastha, Yadav, Dhanuk, Musahar |
| • Religion | Hinduism |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Maithili |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal Code | 45611 [1] |
Nagarain is a new municipality in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. As of 2011 Nepal census, it has a population of 49000 living in 5000 individual households.It was formed by joining fulgama, devdeha, old nagrain and lagma guthi. [2]
Education
Nagarain VDC is facilitated by Shree Rajeshwor Nidhi Higher Secondary School, which is run by government. It attracts students from Nagarain as well as the neighbouring villages. Recently, the infrastructure of this school was upgraded and a new classroom block was constructed with the aid from Government of India.[3] Therefore, this building is named "Nepal-Bharat Maitri Bhawan". There are few private schools (run by individuals) which provide education in English medium.
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Shree Rajeshwor Nidhi Higher Secondary School, Nagarain, Dhanusa, Nepal
Notable people from Nagarain
- Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Nepali Congress Politician [4]
- Bimalendra Nidhi Nepali Congress Politician - Minister of Physical Infrastructure & Transport [5]
- Bimalendra Nidhi Nepali Congress Politician - Deputy Prime Minister and Ministery of Home [6]
- Durgananda Jha Martyr [7]
Adjacent boundaries
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References
- ↑ "Postal Codes of Nepal". Postal Services Department, Nepal Government. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Village Development Committee/Municipality. National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal. Retrieved March 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "India–Nepal Relations". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Mahendra Narayan Nidhi". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Deputy Prime Minister and Ministery of Home". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Gellner, David N.; Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna; Whelpton, John (2012). Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of Contemporary Nepal. Routledge. p. 520. ISBN 978-9057020896. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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External links
- Map of Dhanusha district with updated sub-metropolitan city and municipalities - LGCDP, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Government of Nepal
- गाविसहरुको बस्ती विवरण, District Development Committee, Dhanusha
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