Hariwan

Hariwan Municipality हरिवन नगरपालिका
Municipality
Hariwan Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°6′0″N 85°33′0″E / 27.10000°N 85.55000°ECoordinates: 27°6′0″N 85°33′0″E / 27.10000°N 85.55000°E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Janakpur Zone
District	Sarlahi District
Population (2011)
• Total	20,350
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Hariwan is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly village development committee was transformed into municipality merging the existing village development committees i.e. Atrouli, Sasapur, Ghurkauli and Hariwon on May 18, 2014.^[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,912 people living in 2276 individual households.^[3]

Schools and Colleges

Hariwan is the center of education for the entire district. The Schools and college in the city are:

       1. Chaturbhujeshwar Janata Multiple Campus, Sukhepokhari
       2. Chaturbhujeshwar Janata Higher Secondary School, Sukhepokhari
       3. Mahadev Janata HSS, Hariwan
       4. Sunrise HSS Boarding School, Hariwan
       5. Mankamana Higher Secondary School, Hariwan
       6. Gyan Jyoti Awasiya Vidhyalaya Hariwan
       7. DawniNG future Secondary School
       8. Shisu Pragya Sadan
       9. D.A.V Sushil Kedia Vishwa Bharati Secondary Boarding School
       10. Orchid International Boarding School, Hariwan
       11. Firefly English Boarding School,Hariwan-4, Tinghare.

Hospitals & Medicals

Hariwan is home to the one of the most famous D.A.V Shushil Kediya Vishwa Bharatiya Eye Hospital in this region. Namuna Hospital was first Emergency Hospital for the Hariwon, Nawalpur, Lalbandi, Karmaiya region. Hariwan Hospital ranks second position for the opening of hospitals in Hariwon.

 #Sarvodaya Medical Hall 
 #Chandra Medical Hall
 #Chandan Medical Hall 
 #Khushwaha Medical Hall
 #Santosh Medical Hall 
 #Man Sarowar Medaical

Industries

Hariwan is the home of the Indu-Shankar Chini Udhog (Sugar Mill) Ltd. and Brijulal Chamal Udhog (Rice Mill) Hulas Ltd and is one of the main business centers of the District.

Country's leading sugar producing industry, Indu-Shankar Chini Udyog was established in 1984 at Hariwon, Sarlahi of Nepal. The plant produces high quality sugar and its bi-product with a production capacity of 36,650 MT.

Market

Hariwan has a permanent market area which houses shops for Garment, Hardware, Cosmetics, Departmental Stores, DVD rentals, Travel Agencies, Grocery shops, Hospital, Co-operative Finance Companies, a couple of major banks and their ATMs. One can also use internet facilities in the market area. There is a bi-weekly market every Wednesday and Saturday. These are the days when most people from the surrounding areas come for the weekly shopping of groceries. With each passing day the number of shops in the market are growing along with the quality and variety of products that they offer.

Restaurants

One can find a variety of restaurants in Hariwon that provide all sorts of Nepalese, Indian and Chinese cuisines. One can also find few party places around which are used for occasions like marriage.

Temples

There are a couple of popular temples around the region:

1. Kailashpuri Mahadev Temple
2. Durga Temple at Nocha
3. Chaturbhujeshwar Mahadev Temple at Sukhepokhari
4. Krishna Temple at Hariwan Chok
5. Mahadev Temple at Purano Bazzar
6. Sri Ram Janaki Temple in Luitel Tol

Transport

The most important National Highway (Mahendra Rajmarg) in Nepal passes through Hariwan, the East-West Highway. Due to this most long route buses plying to major hubs in the country like Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birgunj, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj pass through Hariwan and so one can easily catch a bus to all the major parts of the country from Hariwan. For local transportation, Vikram Tempoos and Tata Ace, KIA micro buses are popularly used.

Nearest airport is the Simara Airport which is approximately 65 km from Hariwan. One can get flights to major destination in Nepal from this airport. Nearest railway station in Nepal is the Janakpur railway station which has only one train bound to Jayanagar in Bihar,India. The nearest railway station in India is the Raxaul Junction which has trains bound to places like New Delhi, Kolkata in India.

References

1. "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
3. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees (Digital Himalaya), retrieved 15 November 2009.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi District