Manpur Mainapokhar

Mainapokhar is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Province No. 5 of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,841 and had 951 houses in the town. Now it reaches to nearly 20000 in 2016. It is nearly 20 km far from Nepalgunj.

Mainapokhar

मैनापोखर
Village development committee
Mainapokhar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.19°N 81.48°E / 28.19; 81.48
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 5
DistrictBardiya
Population
 (2016)
 • Total20,000
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s)084
Websitewww.mainapokhar.com

It is near to local Indian Market Balegaun, which can be reached 5 km from Maiapokhar through Ranipur & Padariya.

Religion

There are mostly Hindu People. They are greater in number than people of other religions (mainly Muslim).

Tourist destination

1. Badhaiya Lake : It is a local tourist destination where people from nearby place came for enjoyment. They can enjoy boating & can have a variety of delicious fish dishes. They can go cycling around the lake.

Lifestyle

Temperature highly affects the lifestyle of Mainapokhar. Due to extreme heat in summer season, people wear light cotton clothes and rarely come out during the day time. While in the winter season, the temperature may drop to 4 °C during which people wear thick woollen clothes.

Educational Institutions

1. Shree Shardha Higher Secondary School

2. Bardiya Academy & Polytechnical Research Center,Tilkana

3. River Queens School, Tilkana

4. Krishnasar Vidhya Niketan(best school)

5. Suvakamana Academy

Nearby Place

1. Nepalgunj 20 km

2. Bansgadi 8 km

3. Gulariya 18 km


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References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-31.


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