Nijgadh ( Nepali : निजगढ , officially Nijgadh Municipality), is a town and municipality in Nepal , located in Bara District of the Madhesh Province (previously Narayani Zone of Central Development Region ). The total area of the municipality is 289.4 sq. km . The municipality was formed on 8 May 2014 (25 Baisakh 2071 BS ) by merging Nijgadh VDC with Ratnapuri VDC and Bharatganj Singaul VDC.
21-401: According to the preliminary report of 2021 Nepalese census , the population of the municipality is 36,591, the fifth highest in the district. It is located 135 kilometres (84 mi) south of the capital, Kathmandu , and 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of the district headquarter, Kalaiya . The Mahendra highway passes through the municipality. The nearest domestic airport, Simara Airport ,
42-427: A feasibility study of the report was completed. The report stated that the airport would cover 3,000 hectares of land: 2,000 hectares for airport and the remaining 1,000 for the airport city. There are one multi faculty governmental university campus (Gauri Shankar Campus), seven community schools, 20 basic education schools and 12 private schools in the town. 2021 Nepal census The 2021 Nepal Census
63-409: A household registration form, detailing information about the house and household, the number of members in the family, the family's agriculture-related details, whether the family had received government funding for building a residential house, the number of individuals who had bank or financial institution accounts, and details about technical and vocational education or training received by members of
84-407: A part of Gandaki Province , is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal . The district, with Baglung as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,784 km (689 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 268,613. Baglung is surrounded by Parbat , Myagdi , Rukum , Rolpa , Pyuthan and Gulmi districts. It has 59 Village Development Committees and one Municipality. Baglung has
105-846: A population of 249,211 of which 46.6% male and 53.4% female. Religion: 91.3% were Hindu , 4.9% Buddhist , 2.2% Prakriti , 1.2% Christian , 0.3% Muslim and 0.1% others. Ethnicity/caste: 30% were Magar , 18.1% Chhetri , 17.9% Vishwakarma , 15.3% Hill Brahmin , 6% Mijar , 4.8% Pariyar, 1.6% Thakuri , 1.3% Chhantyal , 1.04% Newar , 0.7% Kumal people and 3.26% others. As their first language, 94.2% spoke Nepali , 2.3% Magar , 1.8% Kham , 0.4% Chhantyal , 0.4% Newar , 0.2% Tamang , 0.2% Bhojpuri , 0.1% Gurung , 0.1% Tharu and 0.3% other languages. Literacy: 80% could read and write, 1.07% could only read and 18.9% could neither read nor write. The district consists of 10 Municipalities , out of which four are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities . These are as follows: Prior to
126-507: A significant role in Nepali politics. The highest temperature at the lowest elevation of Baglung rises up to about 37.5 degrees Celsius in summer and the lowest temperature at Dhorpatan falls up to about −15 degrees Celsius in winter. The elevation of Baglung varies from about 650 meters at Kharbang to about 4,300 meters in Dhorpatan. According to the 2021 Nepal census , Baglung District had
147-407: Is 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from the town. Nijgadh is located in the northern part of Bara district. It is surrounded by Jitpursimara Sub-Metropolitan in the west, Kolhabi municipality in the south, Bakaiya Rural Municipality of Makwanpur district in the north and Gujara municipality of Rautahat district in the east. The Mahendra Highway runs through the town. There municipality
168-484: Is divided into 13 wards. According to 2021 Nepal Census, Nijgadh has a population of 36,591 persons (18,006 males and 18,585 females) living in 7,931 individual households. At the time of the 2011 Nepal Census, the town had a population of 19,617 persons (9,528 male and 10,089 female) living in 3,982 individual households. In the 2017 Nepalese local election , Suresh Khanal of Nepali Congress and Lila Devi Lamichhane of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) were elected as
189-554: The Central Bureau of Statistics in 2015 A.D., all censuses have been conducted by this bureau. In this sequence, the national census of 2078 B.S. is the first census conducted under Nepal's federal system according to the provisions of the Constitution of Nepal issued in 2072 B.S. The National Census of 2078 was conducted in two phases, with the first phase being carried out by supervisors who went to every home and family and prepared
210-581: The Dalit community reported of having to lie about their caste due to the fear of eviction by the landlords. The final census report of Nepal Census did not included data of Kuti, Gunji and Nabi villages of the Kalapani area , which was included in the preliminary census report released in January 2022. Baglung District Baglung District ( Nepali : बागलुङ जिल्ला pronounced [baɡluŋ] ),
231-467: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the municipality respectively. They were replaced by Surath Puri and Som Maya Theeng of CPN (UML) in the 2022 Nepalese local elections , who serve currently in the posts. The town has been selected as a site for an international airport that could handle 15 million passengers and even accommodate the super-jumbo Airbus A380 after the first phase of construction. As of April 2011,
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#1732880795542252-612: The census after enumerators noted information in their notebooks instead of the official enumeration form. The deputy house speaker of Bagmati Province Assembly alleged census enumerators not even asking basic questions. She also alleged that census enumerators enlisted her second language as 'Nepali', when told them to write down 'Gurung'. She also demanded that the census should be conducted by local government. It has also been reported that census enumerators were chased away in Saptari, Siraha and Dhanusha of Province No. 2 . Many people from
273-506: The census have been alleged to use pencil while filling out the forms, instead of ink pen. The Kayat community of Baglung declared boycotting from the census. The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities issued a statement alleging the census enumerators not asking the questions on language and religion. The federation has alleged enumerators of filling the form without asking these questions. The enumerators have also been alleged for noting second language as "Nepali", without asking
294-412: The family, as well as information about credit facilities obtained from cooperative or financial institutions. In the second phase, enumerators went to every family and collected information about demographic, educational, residential, economic, disability, reproductive health, and other details using a main questionnaire. During the second phase, detailed monitoring of the collection of site-specific data
315-408: The first and second census was to prepare a list of property owners, tenants, and buildings. Until the census conducted in 1998 B.S., the enumeration exercise was limited to a short census questionnaire. However, the censuses conducted since 2009/11 B.S. (1952/54 A.D.) have been recognized as modern (scientific) censuses, including the collection of demographic characteristics. After the establishment of
336-522: The main trading centers of Baglung. Galkot, Kusma and Burtibang are connected by roads with the district headquarters Baglung Bazaar. Baglung is served by the Nepal Electricity Authority and various small local hydropower plants. Recently, the telephone has been accessible in almost all villages in Baglung. Baglung is considered to be one of the politically most conscious districts and it plays
357-454: The major religions. Baglung is rich in herbal medicinal plants. Rice , Corn , Millet , Wheat and Potato are the major crops of Baglung. Small scale mining mostly for Iron and Copper was a major activity in Baglung in the past. However, due to the economics of operating small mines most have closed since. Slate mining remains the most widespread form of mining in present times. Baglung Municipality , Hatiya- Galkot and Burtibang are
378-499: The moniker "District of suspension bridges" as there are numerous suspension bridges. It is a hilly district, and most of the population settled on the sides of the rivers. Fertile plains situated on either side of the rivers are used for farming. The headquarters of Baglung District is Baglung Municipality which is located on a plateau overlooking the holy Kali Gandaki . Like Nepal, Baglung is also diverse in religion, culture, ethnicity, altitude, temperature etc. Hinduism and Buddhism are
399-608: The person. An enumerator was captured by the locals in Lamjung alleging that they noted their religion as Hindu, despite informing them that they are Buddhists. The Wambule community expressed its concern over census enumeration form having their language mentioned as "Yambule". Rai organizations also drew attention of the authorities citing that there is a Rai ethnicity, but no Rai language and that Rai people speak 26 languages which census enumeration form has incorrectly listed. People of Nisikhola Rural Municipality demanded to re-take
420-658: Was carried out by the supervisor, and each ward office collected ward-level community questionnaire-based information on the basis of sources, resources, capacity, precedent, and disaster risk. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Census_2021_Questionnaire_Community.pdf https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Census_2021_Questionnaire_Main.pdf Total population: 29,192,480 Population of Koshi Province Population of Madhesh Province Population of Bagmati Province Population of Gandaki Province Population of Lumbini Province Population of Karnali Province Population of Sudurpaschim Province The enumerators of
441-516: Was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics . The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases . In Nepal, the work of conducting a census started in 1911 A.D. (1968 B.S. ) and a census has been carried out approximately every 10 years since then. The main objective of
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