Buddhabatika

Buddhabhumi is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It is located 308 km west of Kathmandu, 47 km west of Butwal and 206 km east of Nepalgung.

Buddhabhumi

बुद्धभूमि
Municipality
Buddhabhumi
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.65°N 83.06°E / 27.65; 83.06
Country   Nepal
Development RegionWestern
ZoneLumbini Zone
DistrictKapilvastu District
municipalitybuddhabhumi
Government
 • TypeBuddhabatika municipality
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code(s)+76

On December 2, 2014 Nepal government has announced the creation of 61 new municipalities across the country. A meeting of the Cabinet Social Committee held at the Prime Minister's Office at Singdurbar Tuesday took a decision to this effect on a proposal forwarded by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD).Buddhabhumi[1] was among 61 municipality that has been recently declared.

Buddhabhumi Municipality is the consequences of integration of three Village Development Committees which consist of Jayanagar, Mahendrakot, Dubiya V.D.C.

Through highway, Buddhabhumi connects western Nepal to the capital Kathmandu. It has highway connections to the Indian Border at Krishnanagar and to hill towns Sandhikarkha and Tansen. Buddhabatika is a major gateway to the birthplace of gautam buddha.

Buddhabhumi means the garden of Gautam Buddha, an icon of peace in the world.

Culture and religion

Hindus in the majority celebrate Holi, Teej, Maha Shivratri, Dashain, Tihar and Bhai Tika. There are also Buddhist and Muslims. There is a very good and harmonious relationship among different religious and ethnic community which can be seen during festivals.

Languages

Nepali is the common language spoken in Buddhabatika. Gurung, Magar and Tharu people speak native language in their community. English is not popular; however, most of the young people can communicate in English. The shop names are generally written in English in addition to Nepali alphabet.

Bank

Laxmi Bank Ltd, Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Limited and NMB Bank Nepal are most popular Bank. Local cooperative like lumbini bachat tatha rin sahakari sanstha, cosmic bachat tahta rin sahakari sanstha, buddha bachat tahta rin sahakari sanstha, kapilmuni krishi sahakari sanstha, etc. are popular through which local people has adopted the habit of saving.

Education

Although, there are Some adequate educational institutions among them the popular institutions are listed below:

  • North Point Academy Pattharkot
  • Shree Ganga Jyoti Higher Secondary School Pattharkot
  • Adarsha English Boarding School Imiliya
  • Social Higher Secondary English Boarding School
  • Shree Gautam Buddha Higher Secondary School
  • Residential English Boarding School
  • Shanti Deep Boarding School
  • Sunrise Samudayik Boarding School, Bhelai

There is a Bachelor level campus in the municipality. it runs BBS, BEd and BBS. The Gautam Buddha Multiple campus is the only Bachelor level campus in the Municipality.

Industries

Some of the popular industries are listed below:


  • Shree krishna rice mill
  • Om seller rice mill
  • Poudel seller rice mill
  • Ashmita rice mill
  • Guru Ganga rice mill, Bhelai

References
  1. selection=1 "newly formed municipality" Check |url= value (help). Government create 61 new municipalities. Republica nepal. Retrieved 2 December 2014.


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