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: 28.10°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	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Bijaya Nagar is a town and market center located in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Lumbini Province, 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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Education

• Mukti High School

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. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
3. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12.

External links

• UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District