Bijaya Nagar

Bijaya Nagar
बिजय नगर
Bijaya Nagar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°06′N 82°51′E / 28.10°N 82.85°E / 28.10; 82.85Coordinates: 28°06′N 82°51′E / 28.10°N 82.85°E / 28.10; 82.85
Country    Nepal
Region Mid-Western
Zone Rapti Zone
District Pyuthan District
VDC Bijaya Nagar
Population (2001 Census[1])
 • Total 3,295
  697 households
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Bijaya Nagar is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira was merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.[2][3]

Etymology

Bijaya (Nepali: बिजय) or Vijaya (Sanskrit: विजय) - victory.
Nagar (Sanskrit: नगर) - settlement or city.
Thus Victory City.

Villages in VDC

WardLat.LonElev.
Daili Simalदैली सिमल28°7'N82°50'E  990m
Ghurchaneघुर्चौने28°8'N82°50'E1,050
Jhungakholagaunझुङखोलागाउँ28°8'N82°49E1,085
Kumalgaunकुमालगाउँ28°6'N82°51'E  938
Kuwapaniकुवापानी28°8'N82°50'E1,016
Mandrechaurमान्द्रेचौर628°8'N82°49'E1,490
Okharbotओखरबोट628°9'N82°49'E1,689
Ratamataरातामाटा328°6'N82°51'E  798
Richiरिची28°8'N82°48'E1,490
Sapdandaसापडाँडा428°7'N82°50'E  925
Sepungसेपुङ828°8'N82°49'E1,470
Sirbariसिरबारी28°8'N82°49'E1,662
Timilepataतिमिलेपाटा28°8'N82°48'E1,635

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References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.


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