Bijaya Nagar

This article is about the VDC in Pyuthan District, Nepal. For other uses, see Vijaynagar.
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 Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

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

Ward Lat. Lon Elev.
Daili Simal दैली सिमल 28°7'N 82°50'E   990m
Ghurchane घुर्चौने 28°8'N 82°50'E 1,050
Jhungakholagaun झुङखोलागाउँ 28°8'N 82°49E 1,085
Kumalgaun कुमालगाउँ 28°6'N 82°51'E   938
Kuwapani कुवापानी 28°8'N 82°50'E 1,016
Mandrechaur मान्द्रेचौर 6 28°8'N 82°49'E 1,490
Okharbot ओखरबोट 6 28°9'N 82°49'E 1,689
Ratamata रातामाटा 3 28°6'N 82°51'E   798
Richi रिची 28°8'N 82°48'E 1,490
Sapdanda सापडाँडा 4 28°7'N 82°50'E   925
Sepung सेपुङ 8 28°8'N 82°49'E 1,470
Sirbari सिरबारी 28°8'N 82°49'E 1,662
Timilepata तिमिलेपाटा 28°8'N 82°48'E 1,635

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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. 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. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

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