Bijuwar is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The former Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira were merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.[2][3] Bijuwar is the main commercial center in the valley of Jhimruk Khola.
Bijuwar
बिजुवार | |
|---|---|
  Bijuwar Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°52′E / 28.12°N 82.86°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Region | Mid-Western |
| Zone | Rapti Zone |
| District | Pyuthan District |
| VDC | XXX |
| Population (2001 Census[1]) | |
• Total | 4,976 |
| 967 households | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
To Promote local culture Bijuwar has one FM radio station Radio Lisne Awaj - 103.6 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.
Villages in VDC
edit| Ward | Lat. | Lon | Elev. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhitrikot | भित्रीकोट | 28°08'N | 82°51'E | 1,550m | |
| Bijuwar | बिजुवार | 28°06'N | 82°51'E | 830 | |
| Dadi Pokhari | डाडी पोखरी | 28°08'N | 82°51'E | 1,505 | |
| Dharampani | धरमपानी | 28°08'N | 82°52'E | 1,310 | |
| Githechaur | गिठेचौर | 28°08'N | 82°52'E | 1,350 | |
| Indredanda | इन्द्रेडाँडा | 8 | 28°07'N | 82°51'E | 999 |
| Kanthebahar | काँठेबहर | 28°08'N | 82°50'E | 1,070 | |
| Khadkadera | खड्काडेरा | 28°08'N | 82°50'E | 1,130 | |
| Khamaldi | खमाल्दी | 28°07'N | 82°52'E | 790 | |
| Khanikholagaun | खानीखोलागाउँ | 28°07'N | 82°51'E | 882 | |
| Phulbari | फूलबारी | 28°07'N | 82°52'E | 815 | |
| Punyakholagaun | पुण्यखोलागाउँ | 4 | 28°08'N | 82°52'E | 975 |
| Seti Pokhari | सेती पोखरी | 28°08'N | 82°51'E | 1,042 | |
| Takura | टाकुरा | 1 | 28°07'N | 82°52'E | 950 |
| Tari | 7 | ||||
| Tarkichaur | तार्कीचौर | 1 | 28°08'N | 82°51'E | 1,470 |
| Tikuri | टिकुरी | 28°07'N | 82°53'E | 815 |
Radio: Radio Lisne Awaj 103.6 MHz
References
edit- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ "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.