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35-484: The municipality was created in 2014 by agglomerating the Village Development Committees of Amritganj , Golaganj , Hariharpur & Uchidih and later on expanded the municipality areas to include Bhagwanpur , Kachorwa , Dewapur-Teta , and Bishnupur ,BadkaItwal]]. The municipality is also contains parts of an archaeological site which is split between Indian and Nepal and which finds mention in

70-701: A Kos or two miles, and the walls were extremely high with a width in proportion. Village development committee (Nepal) Executive: Federal Parliament : Judiciary: A village development committee ( Nepali : गाउँ विकास समिति ; gāum̐ vikās samiti ) in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development . Each district had several VDCs, similar to municipalities but with greater public-government interaction and administration. There were 3,157 village development committees in Nepal. Each village development committee

105-402: A bigha is 14,400 square feet (1,340 m ) or 1,600 sq yard. One bigha is divided into 5 Katha. Each Katha consists of 20 Lessa. Hence each Katha is 2,880 square feet (268 m ) in area, although this may vary within different regions of Assam. 4 bighas together are further termed as a Pura. In Bihar , different regions have different sizes of Bigha. Near the capital, Patna , one bigha

140-609: A capital in Sanskrit language . Simraungadh was the capital of an independent Hindu kingdom of the Mithila or Tirhut from the 11th century to early 14th century. The fortified city was built along the present-day border between India and Nepal . The rule of the Karnat dynasty marks an important milestone and a golden age in the history of Tirhut. The rise of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, social reforms, religious and

175-428: A given area discuss education, water supply, basic health, sanitation and income and also monitor and record progress which is displayed in census data. In a village development committee, there was one elected chief, usually elected with an over 80% majority. A chief was elected from each ward . With these, there were four members elected or nominated. To keep data and records, and to manage administrative work, there

210-451: A land, commonly used in northern & eastern India , Bangladesh and Nepal . There is no "standard" size of bigha and it varies considerably from place to place. Sources have given measurement of Bigha ranging from 6,805 square feet (632.2 m ) to 72,880 square feet (6,771 m ). Its sub-unit is Biswa or Katha in many regions, but it has no "standard" size. A bigha may have 5 to 20 Katha / biswa in different regions. The bigha

245-447: A new rural council . Most village development committees were turned into wards of new or existing municipalities without any changes, some were split and created two wards, and others were split in many pieces and merged into other village development committees to create new wards in different municipalities. Bigha The bigha or beegah ( Persian : بیگھا , Hindi : बीघा ) is a traditional unit of measurement of area of

280-418: A place called Patharghat, Rautahat while returning from a hunting camp from Simraungadh. According to the wish expressed by his queen Hiranya Garbha Devi while going to Sati , his son built this temple in 1878 AD. It is said and believed that this temple and present structure of Ranivas Palace is built upon the ancient palace of the Karnat dynasty . After the fall of Karntas, Oiniwar dynasty comes into

315-421: Is 3,267 square feet (303.5 m ). In Himachal Pradesh , five bigha is equal to one Acre . Hence, 1 Bigha = 8,712 square feet (809.4 m ) or 968 square yard. One Hectare is equal to 12.35 bigha. In Punjab and Haryana , 2 bigha is equal to one acre, each bigha is 4 kanals, each kanal is 20 marlas, each marla is 9 square karam. Each square Karam is 30.25 square feet (5.5 feet X 5.5 feet), each karam

350-537: Is 5.5 feet. See measurement of land in Punjab as below: In Madhya Pradesh , one Bigha has 20 Katha, where 1 Katha = 600 square feet (56 m ). Therefore 1 bigha = 12,000 square feet (1,100 m ). In Rajasthan , One Pucca Bigha = 27,225 square feet (2,529.3 m ) or 3,025 square yard. A plot of land with each side 165 feet is called as Bigha (165 ft × 165 ft). In Uttar Pradesh , one bigha can mean different things to people in different districts of

385-635: Is a customary unit of measurement in Nepal , equal to about 6,773 square meters. Officially, most measurement of lands use units of either Bigha (in Terai region) or Ropani (Nepali: रोपनी) (in Hilly regions). Metric system ( SI unit of square metre ) is very seldom used officially in measuring area of land. Measurement of area in terms of bigha [Note: Kanwa is largely obsolete and is used only when tiny lands are very precious]. The classic Hindi movie Do Bigha Zamin ("Two bighas of land", 1953) by Bimal Roy portrayed

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420-409: Is a traditional unit of land in several parts of North & East India . Sale and purchase of land (particularly agricultural land) is still done unofficially in this unit. However, the area is recorded in hectare or square metres in official land records. Bigha varies in size from one part of India to another. Various states and often regions within the same state have different sizes attributed to

455-518: Is also known as 'Ram Mandir', 'Ram Janaki Mandir', 'Ranivas Palace' and 'Mahal Sarai' is located 1 Kilometer north of Simraungadh market area and 2 Kilometer north of the Indian border. The complex is spread in 600 bighas . It is one of the most visited sites of Simraungadh by local and foreign tourists. The present Ram Janaki temple is built in 1878 AD by Jagat Jung Rana , son of Jung Bahadur Rana . In 1877 AD, then Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana died at

490-414: Is as follows, There were some old ruins, and some seemed to be remains of substantial buildings. The city was situated in the quasi-labyrinth enclosed by high walls and was impossible to enter except on a single spot. There were four fortresses, which were evenly distributed from place to place within the enclosures of the labyrinth; and these enclosures had a distance from one side to the other of about

525-523: Is connected to the Nepal-India border by Dasgaja, is believed to be about 800 years old and is located in Baswariya, Simraungadh. There is an Indian village, Jharokhar which is about two hundred meters south of the pond. This is one of the largest man-made spring pond of Nepal. The medieval city of Simraungadh is enclosed within an impressive system of earthen ramparts and infilled ditches. The fortification of

560-512: Is equivalent to 20 Katha . 1 Katha is equals to 1,361.25 square feet (126.464 m ) or 151.25 square yard . One Katha is further subdivided in 20 dhur. Hence each Dhur is 68.05 square feet (6.322 m ). One Dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki, each Dhurki being 3.403 square feet (0.3161 m ). Note: 1 Katha in Muzaffarpur is 1,901 square feet (176.6 m ); and in West Champaran

595-407: Is located at 26°53′22″N 85°7′1″E  /  26.88944°N 85.11694°E  / 26.88944; 85.11694 . It has an average elevation of 83 meters. The Simraungdah town lies on the flat and fertile plain of Terai . In the south, the city borders Bijwani in the border of the Indian state of Bihar , while Adarsh Kotwal in the north. Ranivas Complex comprises 'Ranivas Temple' which

630-527: Is placed in the temple, which is made of black stone and believed to be mangled by Tughlaq armies. The date L.S. 119 (which must be in Vikram Samvat : 1340 and Common era : 1283) is engraved on the Ghanta , which is placed in front of this temple. Before the renovation of this temple, the ruin of this temple was known as "Kankali Mai Sthaan". The temple was restored in a small size by Mansaram Baba before 1816 AD and

665-615: Is precisely ⁄ 121 acre). Therefore, 1 Acre = 3.025 bigha and 1 Hectare = 7.475 bigha in West Bengal. Bigha is a traditional unit of land in entire Bangladesh , with land purchases still being undertaken in this unit. One bigha is equal to 20 Katha (14,400 square feet or 1,600 square yard) as standardized in pre-partition Bengal during the British rule. In other words, 3 bigha are just 0.5 Katha or 360 sq ft short of 1 acre . (One Acre = 4,840 sq yd or 43,560 sq ft or 4,047 sq m). A Bigha

700-474: Is the local language of Simraungadh. The name Simraon comes from the local language Simr which stands for Simal tree found in the area. Simraongarh's relationship with the Simal forest has been also revealed by Gopal Raj Vamshavali , the oldest chronicles of Nepal. The Tibetan monk and traveler, Dharmasavamin states Simrāongarh as Pa-ta. The word Pata is an abbreviation of last affix of ' Pattana ', which means

735-540: The National Population and Housing Census, in 1991 , 2001 and 2011 . The village development committee structure was dissolved on 10 March 2017 to be replaced by gaunpalika . Previously, the Panchayat was dissolved and turned into village development committees by the constitution of Nepal in 1990 . Previous village development committees were either merged with existing municipalities or combined to create

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770-399: The authority to interact with the more centralised institutions of governance in Nepal. In doing so, the village development committee gives the village people an element of control and responsibility in development, and also ensures proper utilization, distribution of state funds and a greater interaction between government officials, NGOs and agencies. The village development committees within

805-494: The bigha. It is usually less than one acre (43,560 square feet or 4,046.8 square metre) but can extend up to 3 acres. In India, Bigha is commonly used in the states of Uttarakhand , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Punjab , Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Jharkhand , West Bengal , Assam , Gujarat and Rajasthan . However, in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu , Bigha is not in practical measurement unit. In Assam ,

840-665: The development of local folk music and literature. The Simraon, Karnat, or Dev Dynasty originated with the establishment of a kingdom in 1097 CE headquartered at present-day Simraungadh in Bara district. The kingdom controlled the areas we today know as Tirhut or Mithila in India and Nepal . This region is bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in

875-547: The fall and decline of the Karnat dynasty from Simraungadh, the region was either controlled by Oiniwar rulers or Makwanpur rulers until the Unification of Nepal in 1768 AD. During the period of time an Italian Missionary traveller Cassiano Beligatti, with seven other missionaries reached this place on their way to Kathmandu valley from Patna on 29 February 1740. He describes his journey on his travelling manuscript about this place

910-434: The following remarks regarding the palace and fortification system of Pa-ta (Simraungadh), The city was surrounded by seven tall walls, and the palace had eleven large gates and was surrounded by 21 ditches filled with water and rows of trees. The height of the city walls was equal to that of a Tibetan fort. The protective measures were taken due to Tughlaq armies , who led an army expedition but failed to reach it. After

945-433: The medieval city has a rectangular shape and ground plan. The fortifications of Simraungadh are called Baahi locally and remembered as a Labyrinth . The fort is spread in 6 Kos and the main enclosure is about 7.5 km north–south and 4.5 km east–west. The eastern and western side of the fort were built over two natural embankments. The western side of the fort was dry in comparison to eastern side. The Labyrinth and

980-506: The power who ruled Mithila region from 1325 to 1527 AD. It is also believed that the Maharaja of Oinwar dynasty , Siva Singh (r. 1412 - 1416), built this palace for his daughter Isri Devi during his ruling time. Kankali Temple is a Hindu temple located in the southeastern part of the Simraungadh market area. This temple is built in the shikhara style of architecture. The idol of Kankali Mai

1015-518: The powerful defense system of the city was well planned to protect from the river floods, enemies and regulate agriculture from controlled flow of water from the ditches shows the ability of the Kingdom. During the reign of Rama Singh Deva ( r. 1227 - 1285 CE) over Simraungadh, the Tibetan monk Dharmasvamin visited the fortified city in 1236 AD on his way back to Nepal and Tibet from Nalanda . He made

1050-499: The present structure was made by his disciple, Ram Sewak Das in 1967 AD. During the festivals of Rama Navami in Chaitra , there is the presence of thousands of worshipers from Nepal and India. Jharokhar Pokhari, 'Deutaal Pokhari' or 'Kachorwa Pokhari' is an artificial pond spread in 52 bighas (87 acres ). As of 2020 AD, the pond is shrunk to 22 bighas (36 acres) due to a lack of maintenance and human encroachment. The Jharokhar pond, which

1085-523: The state. One Bigha in UP ranges from 5 biswa to 20 biswa. Here one Biswa is 1,361.25 square feet (126.464 m ) or 151.25 square yard. In Uttarakhand , 1 Bigha is divided into 20 Bissas or 12 Nali. One Bigha is 632.29 m or 756 sq. yard. In West Bengal , the Bigha was standardized under British colonial rule at 14,400 square feet (1,340 m ) or 1,600 square yard. This is often interpreted as being 1/3 acre (it

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1120-531: The travel accounts of a Tibetan monk and pilgrim , Dharmasvamin (1236) when he was on his way back to Nepal And Tibet, an Italian Missionary traveler, Cassiano Beligatti (1740), Colonel James Kirkpatrick (1801) on his mission to Nepal and later used in 1835 by British ethnologist Brian Houghton Hodgson . The city is located along the border between India and Nepal . It lies 90 km (56 mi) south of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu , and 28 km (17 mi) east of Birgunj metro city. Bhojpuri

1155-651: The west, and by the Himalayas in the north. The boundary line was made between the two countries after the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816 CE. According to French orientalist and indologist Sylvain Lévi , Nanyadeva established his supremacy over Simraungadh probably with the help of Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI . After the reign of Vikramaditya VI in 1076 CE, he led the successful military campaign over modern Bengal and Bihar . The rulers of Simraongarh are as follows: Simraungadh

1190-436: Was further divided into several wards ( Nepali : वडा ) depending on the population of the district, the average being nine wards. The purpose of village development committees is to organise the village people structurally at a local level and creating a partnership between the community and the public sector for improved service delivery system. A village development committee has the status of an autonomous institution and

1225-438: Was one village secretary. The position was a permanent appointment by the government, from whom they received a salary. The ward members, ward chief, and VDC chiefs were not paid a salary, but they obtained money according to their presence. VDCs were guided by the district development committee, headquarters, and the chief of DDC was a local development officer (LDO). Population and housing details of VDCs in Nepal were provided by

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