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Bhojpur
भोजपुर
Bhojpur is located in Koshi Province
Bhojpur
Bhojpur
Location
Bhojpur is located in Nepal
Bhojpur
Bhojpur
Bhojpur (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E / 27.167°N 87.050°E / 27.167; 87.050
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictBhojpur
MunicipalityBhojpur Municipality
Wards6, 7, 8 & 9
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeWard council
 • Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
 • Total
13.45 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
7,446
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Websitewww.bhojpurmun.gov.np

Bhojpur is a neighborhood in Bhojpur Municipality which is located in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. The Bhojpur Village Panchayat was established in 1962 and was renamed as Bhojpur Village development committee in 1990.[1] [2]

On 18 May 2014 the Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipalities within the country.[3] At the same time, Bhojpur Municipality was declared, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs. Current wards no. 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Bhojpur Municipality belong to the core Bhojpur area which is the main urbanized settlement of Bhojpur Municipality.

At the time of 1991 Nepal census Bhojpur VDC had a population of 7,446 individuals with 2,070 households.[4] Now the total population of the Bhojpur (2011 Nepal census) is 7,446 spread over 13.45 square kilometres (5.19 sq mi). The headquarter of the Bhojpur District and the Bhojpur Municipality is located at ward no. 7 of the Bhojpur Municipality.[5]

Bhojpur Municipality
Before 2017 After 2017
File:Bhojpur Municipality ward map.png
Bhojpur & other VDCs Bhojpur VDC divided into wards (6, 7, 8, 9)
Bhojpur Municipality
Neighborhood Ward no. Area Population (2011) Ward chairperson
Bhojpur 6 4.03 KM² 1,710 Shailendra Karki
7 2.29 KM² 2,805 Jai Bahadur Taamang
8 4.75 KM² 1,160 Gopal Karki
9 2.38 KM² 1,771 Ram Bahadur Taamang

References

  1. ^ "The Constitution of Nepal, 1962" (PDF). constitutionnet.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "स्थानीय निर्वाचनको इतिहास". research.butmedia.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee" (PDF). MOFALD. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.