Nagarain
Nagarain नगराईन | |
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Village development committee | |
Location in Dhanusa District | |
Coordinates: 26°38′30″N 85°56′58″E / 26.64167°N 85.94944°ECoordinates: 26°38′30″N 85°56′58″E / 26.64167°N 85.94944°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Development Region | Central |
Zone | Janakpur Zone |
District | Dhanusa District |
Literacy rate | 56.35% |
Area | |
• Total | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,197 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Brahmin-Terai, Kayastha, Yadav, Dhanuk, Musahar |
• Religion | Hinduism |
Languages | |
• Local | Maithili |
• Official | Nepali |
Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Postal Code | 45611 [1] |
Nagarain is a village development committee in Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. As of 2011 Nepal census, it has a population of 6,197 living in 1,025 individual households.[2]
Education
Nagarain VDC is facilitated by Shree Rajeshwor Nidhi Higher Secondary School, which is run by government. It attracts students from Nagarain as well as the neighbouring villages. Recently, the infrastructure of this school was upgraded and a new classroom block was constructed with the aid from Government of India.[3] Therefore, this building is named "Nepal-Bharat Maitri Bhawan". There are few private schools (run by individuals) which provide education in English medium.
Notable people from Nagarain
- Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Nepali Congress Politician [4]
- Bimalendra Nidhi Nepali Congress Politician - Minister of Physical Infrastructure & Transport [5]
- Durgananda Jha Martyr [6]
Adjacent boundaries
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Fulgama | Lagmagadha Guthi | |||
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India |
References
- ↑ "Postal Codes of Nepal". Postal Services Department, Nepal Government. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Village Development Committee/Municipality. National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal. Retrieved March 2014. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "India–Nepal Relations". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Mahendra Narayan Nidhi". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport". Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Gellner, David N.; Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna; Whelpton, John (2012). Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of Contemporary Nepal. Routledge. p. 520. ISBN 978-9057020896. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in:
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External links
- Map of Dhanusha district with updated sub-metropolitan city and municipalities - LGCDP, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Government of Nepal
- गाविसहरुको बस्ती विवरण, District Development Committee, Dhanusha
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