Birtamod

Birtamod Municipality
बिर्तामोड
Municipality
Birtamod Municipality
बिर्तामोड

Location of Birtamod in Nepal

Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E / 26.633; 87.983Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E / 26.633; 87.983
Country    Nepal
Zone Mechi
District Jhapa
Elevation 300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 60,177
Time zone NPT (UTC+05:45)
Postal code 57204
Area code(s) 023
Website www.birtamodmun.gov.np

Birtamod (Nepali: बिर्तामोड नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Nepal. It the commercial, educational and transport hub of Jhapa District. Sarnamati Bazar, Kamatoli Bazar, Chakchaki Bazar and Surunga Bazar are some of the nearest local towns/settlements connected to Birtamod.Birtamod is the largest city of jhapa.

History

The town was under Anarmani Village Development Committee was transformed into municipality in May, 2014 merging with Charpane VDC.[1][2] Birtamod was a part of a great forest in those days. Due to the presence of mosquito and threat of malaria very few people inhabited here. Later, the forest were cleared off for cultivating the fertile lands. Slowly, peoples of the hills started to migrate here. These peoples were accompanied by the Nepalese who returned home from Indian territories of Assam and West Bengal. Birtamod started to rise when the East West Highway passed through it. Being at the physical center of the district, it started to rise a center for commercial activities. Birtamod took greater rise at the time of Maoist insurgency. Trade and banking of the whole district got concentrated in this place and Birtamod took great hike day by day. At present, it is not just the physical center of Jhapa District. Its heart of Jhapa.

Transportation

Birtamod is connected to all parts of the country by a central highway, the Mahendra Highway which runs throughout the length of the country from east to west. Chandragadhi (Bhadrapur) Airport is located in Bhadrapur (about 12 Kilometers from Birtamod) and serves 5 to 6 daily flights to and from Kathmandu. Buddha Air, Yeti Airlines and Saurya Airlines are some of the airlines that have daily flights to and from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. There are various means of transportation in Birtamod but the major means of transportation is Via Local bus

Major Cities Nearby

Demography

Birtamod has a small population, and the major ethnicities living there are Chhettri, Limbu, Rai, Tharu, Newar, Brahmins, Marwari, Rajbanshi, Bengali and various others. Majority of the people in Birtamode are Kirant's and Hindu's are the largest in majority but have significant numbers of Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians

As of 2001, the official total population of Birtamod stood at 27,762. Male population was 14,219, female population was 13,543 and the number of households were 5,899.[3] However, current population is much more than from 2001. The latest figure is estimated at about 60000 it might be more than estimated becasuse now Birtamod is merged with nearest VDC Charpane .So it is now Birtamod Municipality.[4]

Climate

Climate of Birtamod is very hot and humid during summer, and mild and dry during winter. During the summer, temperatures can reach 40 degree Celsius, and the low in winter is about 2 degree Celsius. Rainfall is abundant during the monsoon season (June–September). There is little or no rainfall during winter, which makes it ideal for harvesting crops such as rice, wheat and Mustard.

Industry and Agriculture

Because of the fertile soil, the land around Birtamod is well suited for agriculture. rice, wheat, mustard and tea are some of the crops that are grown seasonally. Rice and Wheat is cultivated during the monsoon season when there is abundant rainfall, and harvested during the dry winter months. Several large Tea Estates and processing factories are located just east of Birtamod. Giri Bandhu Tea Estate (गिरी बन्धु चिया बगान), New Giri Bandhu and Sons Tea Estate, and Buttabari Tea Processing are the major ones. Apart from agriculture the industrial trends are growing. Various cement factories are present to fulfill local requirement of cements at small scale production capacity.

Due to revolution of Information technology in Nepal, It takes few effects in Birtamode also, The establishment of IT Industry in Birtamod take more effective in Human Resource in Birtamod for outsourcing Business. The Aimfosys Technologies Takes vital roles in Blogging in Birtamod

recently this city is making its way to medical city of Mechi zone having a facilitated hospitals & recent medical college.

This city is also witnessing retail industry boom.This city have Nepal's biggest shopping mall after Kathmandu I.e Hanuman Central. And more than two big shopping complex are under construction. And many more retail shops are presnt serving service .

Development and Communications

Birtamod is a developing and growing town than most others' in Nepal. The main area of Birtamod is a rapidly growing town with new building complexes, homes and local businesses constantly being built. Although the town is developing, communication infrastructure is properly established. The town is properly wired for telephone and Internet Access (Dial-up, ISDN, ADSL, Wi-Max) provided by Nepal Telecom (NTC). There are 3 cellular provider Ncell,NTC and UTL .This city is properly connected by 3G connectivity which is provided by NCELL and NTC (Nepal Telecome) .Several local cable distributors provide Cable TV access to most of the town and the surrounding local establishments. Presently the center of Birtamod is under CCTV camera surveillance.

Culture

The culture of Birtamod is a mix of cultures of various ethnicities, but these two festival seasons are the most important (Partly because of Nepal's 68% population being Hindu's and 18% of Population being Buddhist).

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Footnotes

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