Balara, Nepal

Balara Municipality (बलरा नगरपालिका)

Balara
बलरा
Munipality
Balara
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°46′0″N 85°22′0″E / 26.76667°N 85.36667°E / 26.76667; 85.36667Coordinates: 26°46′0″N 85°22′0″E / 26.76667°N 85.36667°E / 26.76667; 85.36667
Country    Nepal
state of Nepal Province no. 2
District Sarlahi District
Government
 • Type Local goverment
 • Meyor Abhay kumar singh
Area
 • Total 48.55 km2 km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 52,995
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s) 97746

Balara (Nepali Language: बलरा) (Maithili Language: बलरा)is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Province no. 2 of Nepal. The Balara village is merged in Balara Municipality form April-9, 2017. The Municipality office in situated in Balara VDC 5 (now Balara Municipality 4). The Balara Municipality is composed of Balaramal, Bhansar Tol, Lakshmipur, Okas, Jabdi, Jamuniya, Narharganj, Arnaha, Hatiyaul, Sedhwa, Sijuwa, Mirjapur, Sudama, Chatauna, Achalgadh, Baluwabhar, Gadahiya, Dumariya, Math Tola and Kharaiya Tola. At the time of the 2009 Nepal census it had a population of 52995 people living in 8153 individual households. Maithili is the most spoken language in the Balara Municipality, while Hindi and English us understood by the city's educated resisdent. The Balara Municipality is located about 25 km south-west of Malangwa. Balara is curently five largest City in Sarlahi district(after Malangawa, Barhathwa, Hariwon and Lalbandi.[1] Balara Municipality is very popular city of Sarlahi District. Its called also The Gateway of Southwestern Sarlahi. Sitla mai temple and Bajragbali temple is very famous hinduism temple for Balara Municipality.

  • Festivals:

Major religious celebrations include the Hindu festivals Chaurchan, Deepawali and Vijayadashami, followed by Chhat pooja witch celebrated six days after Chhat pooja. Holi, Deepawali and Chhat pooja are celebrated in a carnival-like atmosphere.

  • Some famuos persons:

Balara is home to amazingly talented men and womens who are the true jewels of the country. These nations have throught their work and life helped Balara, Nepal gain an important position on the Nepal's Map.

  • Suryakant Mishra (Lalan Jee), polticion; Balara-4
  • Balbhadra Mishra, Social Worker; Balara-3
  • Dr. Amresh Singh, Polticion; Balara-4
  • Nagendra Jha, Sociol Worker; Balara-3
  • Abay Singh, Meyor; Balara-2
  • Chandra Kishore, Sinior Journalist; Balara-4
  • Rajesh Mishra, Journalist; Balara-3
  • Ranjit Jha, Maithili Litterateur; Balara-4
  • Bishwajit Adhikari, Nepali Litterateur; Balara-11
  • Sitaram Singh, Social Worker; Balara 11
  • Alakh Singh, Social Worker; Balara-7
  • Devikant Mishra, Social Worker; Balara-6


  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2009", Nepal's Municipality, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009 .
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