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Tikapur

Coordinates: 28°31′30″N 81°07′15″E / 28.52500°N 81.12083°E / 28.52500; 81.12083
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Tikapur
टीकापुर
Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°31′30″N 81°07′15″E / 28.52500°N 81.12083°E / 28.52500; 81.12083
Country   Nepal
DistrictKailali District
Government
 • MayorTapendra Rawal (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorKeshari Bista Rawal (NC)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
10901
Area code091
Websitetikapurmun.gov.np

Tikapur (Template:Lang-ne) is a Municipality in Kailali District in Province No. 7 of Nepal that was established on January 1997. Tikapur Municipality was further expanded on 10 March 2017 through merging the two former Village development committees Narayanpur and Dansinhapur.[1] It lies on the bank of Kauriala River. The most prominent landmark is Tikapur Great Garden. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 76,084 people living in 15,356 individual households.[2] It is surrounded by Janaki Rural Municipality in the north , Uttar Pradesh in the south , Bhajani Municipality in the west & Bardiya District in the east . It is the major provider of education, health and employment opportunities in the Kailali District .

Services

Tikapur is one of the main business centres of the Kailali District. Many big industries , shops are found here .

Transportation

Tikapur Airport is an out-of-service airport that lies in Tikapur.[3] Tikapur is connected to Mahendra Highway, a major highway of Nepal, at Lamki bazar via Tikapur Lamki road. This north south road is nearly 12 km long. Towards south Tikapur has a 14 km long road which is called Tikapur Khakraula road. This road joins Tikapur with Khakraula bhansar which is near Mohana River.

Banks

Tikapur have Many Banks . they are the some banks in tikapur.


Tourism

Tikapur Great Garden : tikapur park)is the top tourist attraction in Tikapur, Nepal. It is located on the shore of the Karnali River and serves people with the variety of flowers and trees. There is a boating facility on the river and a couple of beaches where people can swim or take a sun bath.In the past it is used to be a royal bungalow of late king Birendra.

References

  1. ^ "Brief Introduction". Tikapur Municipality. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Tikapur Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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