Bijaya Nagar

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Bijaya Nagar
बिजय नगर
Bijaya Nagar is located in Nepal
Bijaya Nagar
Bijaya Nagar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°06′N 82°51′E / 28.10°N 82.85°E / 28.10; 82.85
Country   Nepal
RegionMid-Western
ZoneRapti Zone
DistrictPyuthan District
VDCBijaya Nagar
Population
 (2001 Census[1])
 • Total3,295
 697 households
Time zoneUTC+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

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Bijaya (Nepali: बिजय) or Vijaya (Sanskrit: विजय) - victory.
Nagar (Sanskrit: नगर) - settlement or city.
Thus Victory City.

Villages in VDC

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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

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References

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  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.
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