Biratnagar ( Nepali : विराटनगर ) is a metropolitan city in Nepal , which serves as the capital of Koshi Province . With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 census , it is the largest city and fastest growing city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district . As per the preliminary report of 2022 Nepal census , Biratnagar Metropolitan has an estimated city population of 243,927 excluding the suburban areas which are now very well connected to the old town. It is the administrative center of the Greater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar and its suburbs and towns of- Itahari -Gothgau- Biratchowk - Dharan primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people in 159,332 households including the town of Ithari. Biratnagar is located 399 km (248 mi) east of the capital, Kathmandu , and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the bordering town of Jogbani in the Indian state of Bihar which is very well connected through Rani Path (Old Highway) and Koshi Path (New Highway). It is one of the major entry point in Nepal for Businessmen as well as Tourists who come to visit Nepal for various purposes. A customs duty is required to be paid for Indian vehicles in Nepal and Vice-versa.
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60-571: A year in concealment during their Agyaata Vaasa in the exile. According to the Markandeya Purana , the famous seven Kirata kingdoms during the Mahabharat time were Aswakut or Kabul, Kulya or Kulu Valley, Matsya or North Bihar Paundra or Bengal, Sumer or Assam, Malak or Mlek or Lohit, Kinner Kirat or Garhwal and Nepal. In those days, the Kirat people were ruling all the lands from Himalayan Mountains to
90-643: Is English in all the private schools, colleges and universities whereas Nepali is the medium of instruction in government schools up to secondary level. There are more than 80 schools, over 20 colleges and 21 hospitals in Biratnagar, the most after Kathmandu. Biratnagar has been the ground for many prominent literary personalities like, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala , Tarini Prasad Koirala , Dev Kumari Thapa , Bal Krishna Pokharel , Parashu Pradhan , Krishna Bhooshan Bal , Dadhiraj Subedi , Bibas Pokharel , Suman Pokhrel , Bhola Rijal , Bhuwan Dhungana and others. Some of
120-466: Is a greater emphasis on fast scoring and hitting boundaries . There have been various positive and negative reactions to T10 cricket, all largely pertaining to the shortness of the format. Biratnagar Biratnagar was declared a metropolitan city on 22 May 2017, a merger with additional wards pushing the total population to over 240,000. It is the sixth largest city of Nepal , with 244,750 inhabitants as per 2021 Nepal census . The city
150-531: Is a hub for explorers of places in eastern Nepal like Ilam , Taplejung , Sankhuwasabha and Panchthar . A number of colorful haat bazaars (weekly markets) are held each week in different parts of the town, where farmers from the rural hinterland set up stalls to trade agricultural products, spices and handicrafts. There are several gardens, temples and places of religious importance in Biratnagar. Gopal garden , located near Hathkhola and Hridreyandra Bal Udhhyan near Thulo Mill are two main gardens. Temples have been
180-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ten10 cricket First-class cricket One Day International Limited overs (domestic) Twenty20 International Twenty20 (domestic) Other forms T10 cricket or Ten10 cricket is a short form of cricket . Two teams play a single innings , which is restricted to a maximum of ten overs (60 legal balls ) per side, with
210-534: Is home to various large and medium scale industries inducing the Biratnagar Jute Mills, the first large-scale industry of Nepal. Besides being considered as the industrial capital of Nepal, the city has contributed actively to the Nepalese democracy movement by being the birthplace of five prime ministers of democratic Nepal . The latter claim is also evident from the fact that the first labor strike leading to
240-467: Is the economic center of eastern Nepal. The first industry in Nepal, the Biratnagar jute mills, was established here. Biratnagar is driven by a startup culture . The multi-million dollar business house, Golchha Organisation, has its roots in Biratnagar where it started as a small startup business. Biratnagar is connected to a major custom route with India and has the second-largest land port in Nepal. Biratnagar
270-459: Is the hilly district of Dhankuta with its orange orchards. The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve , popular with bird-watching enthusiasts, is a 90-minute drive from the city. It is home to the endangered wild buffaloes called "Arna" in Nepali. The largest rhododendron forests of Tinjure, Milke and Jaljale can be reached in about 3–4 hours. Treks with views of Mt. Makalu and Kanchenjunga can be started from
300-659: The Caribbean Premier League featured two exhibition women's T10 cricket matches, each played before two of the knockout matches. In May 2020, Cricket West Indies announced that the first edition of the Vincy Premier T10 League would start on 22 May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Vanuatu T10 Blast started one day earlier in Port Vila . In June 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced
330-534: The anti-Rana movement started from Biratnagar. Modern-day Biratnagar serves as an entry point to eastern Nepal as well as north-eastern India . It is the second Nepalese city, after Janakpur , to have a connection with the Indian Railways and the only city other than Birgunj to operate an integrated check post (ICP) on the Indian border. In 1914, Colonel Jit Bahadur Khatri, the then district governor, laid
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#1732872270012360-799: The Abu Dhabi T10, have helped organise T10 leagues in Zimbabwe and the USA . India hosted the Indian Street Premier League , a tennis ball cricket league, in the T10 format in March 2024, with over ₹ 1,165 crore (US$ 140 million) having been spent by the winning bidders in order to own the six teams in the competition. In May-June of 2024 Nepal T10 was organized in Biratnagar at MBJ Cricket Ground. In 2019,
390-466: The Olympics , with former international cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi also supporting the idea. In June 2022, Cricket West Indies became the first full-member cricket board to start a T10 competition, which is called The 6ixty . Later that year, Sri Lanka Cricket and Zimbabwe Cricket announced plans to start their own T10 competitions in 2023. T-Ten Sports, the organisers of
420-578: The city. The town was named Biratnagar in 1919 (1976 BS ) by Keshar Shamsher Rana after the ruins of a palace, thought to be of King Virat (not proved), and other objects of historical importance were found. Kingdom of Virata mentioned in Mahabharata is however believed to be Viratnagar , located in present-day Rajasthan. King Virata was the king of the Matsya Kingdom, in whose court the Pandavas spent
450-642: The commencement of the first edition of the PDC T10 League. A number of other minor T10 leagues have been started, such as the Cricket Fiji Vakataukata T10 League and the Malaysia T10 Bash. T10 cricket is notably shorter than other cricket formats; the shortest format of cricket played at the international level is T20 cricket , in which games are 20 overs per side and last approximately 3 hours. Because of its relative shortness, there
480-463: The first communist prime minister of Nepal was also born in Biratnagar. Leaders like Bharat Mohan Adhikari , Shailaja Acharya , Sushil Koirala , Lal Babu Pandit , Amod Prasad Upadhyay and Mahesh Acharya all hail from this city. The 1973 plane hijack , which was to fund the political revolution, took place at the Biratnagar Airport . The hijack plan, masterminded by Girija Prasad Koirala ,
510-480: The forest area in present-day Rangeli, east of Biratnagar, and built a town there. He named his Kingdom Morang after his name and rose to power. The old name of Biratnagar was Gograha Bazaar . The ruins of temples, palaces, and ponds are scattered in a vast area to the south of the current city, in Vedhyari, Buddhanagar. The preservation of this heritage has been a major problem citing the encroachment of newcomers into
540-447: The foundations of modern Biratnagar by moving the hospital, post office, prison and the customs, land registry, forestry and auditor offices to Gograha Bazaar from Rangeli , the then district capital of Morang . The recorded history of Biratnagar dates back to the beginning of the 7th century, when King Mung Mawrong Hang came to prominence in the terai lands of Limbuwan (present-day Sunsari, Morang, and Jhapa areas). He cleared much of
570-729: The game lasting approximately 90 minutes. The first competition using this format took place in December 2017 , the opening season of the T10 League (now known as the Abu Dhabi T10) in the United Arab Emirates . The International Cricket Council (ICC) officially sanctioned the league. In May 2020, Eoin Morgan , the captain of the England cricket team , supported the idea of using the format at
600-473: The jewel of Biratnagar. They are decorated in vibrant ways to make them attractive. Dharan is 46 km (30 mi) and Itahari is 24 km (10 mi) north of Biratnagar. These places are famous for Taltalaiya, Ocean Park, Gokulam Resort, Dantakali Temple , Pindeshwor Temple , Budha Subba Temple and Panch Kanya. The hill-station of Bhedetar is a local viewpoint. The tea gardens of Ilam are approximately 4 hours' drive away. Another place of interest
630-419: The leadership of Girija Prasad Koirala and B. P. Koirala . This sparked a countrywide anti-Rana demonstration that eventually led to the abolishment of Rana rule in Nepal. The City has its best climate between February to mid April and August to early December. The highest temperature ever recorded in Biratnagar was 43.0 °C (109.4 °F) on the 14 April 1992, while the lowest temperature ever recorded
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#1732872270012660-406: The most popular sports in Biratnagar. Biratnagar City F.C. is one of the heart beats of the footballing culture of the city. Sahid Rangsala with a capacity of 15,000+ spectators is the largest football stadium in the city. Sahid Maidan is the home stadium of Morang Football Club. The Mahendra Gold Cup, now Birat Gold Cup , is held in the stadium along with district divisional league matches. There
690-520: The prime ministers of Nepal after the fall of the Rana rule. Since then Biratnagar has been a major contributor to Nepali politics, and is the most politically active city in the country. Girija Prasad Koirala , the younger brother of Matrika and BP Koirala, was elected prime minister on four occasions; from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and from 2006 to 2008. He also served as the acting Head of State from January 2007 to July 2008. Man Mohan Adhikari ,
720-424: The prominent books in Nepali literature have emerged from Biratnagar. Landmark books in Nepali poetry, Bholi Basne Bihan by Krishna Bhooshan Bal and Jeevanko Chheubaata by Suman Pokhrel were first published in this city. There is a popular culture of poetry recitation in regular sessions in various locations of Biratnagar. Biratnagar is the birthplace of the theater group, Aarohan Gurukul . The theater group
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780-510: The sea shores of the Bay of Bengal. In Nepali, Birat ( Nepali : विराट ) refers to King " Virata " of the Matsya Kingdom and Nagar ( Nepali : नगर ) means "City"; Literally King Virata's City . still the raja birat durbar in Biratnagar 18 near the icp gate , tole name is vedyari . On 4 March 1947, the first anti-Rana movement in Nepal started in Biratnagar at the Biratnagar jute mills under
810-423: The small towns of Basantapur or Tumlingtar. The district headquarters of Morang were moved to Biratnagar from Rangeli in 1914 by the then district governor, Colonel Jit Bahadur Khatri. The next governor, Shiva Pratap Shumsher Thapa, further developed the town. Krishna Prasad Koirala was the first major political leader based in Biratnagar. His sons Matrika Prasad Koirala and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala were
840-494: Was executed by Durga Subedi, Nagendra Dhungel and Basant Bhattarai. Nepali Congress 's Nagesh Koirala and CPN UML's Shilpa Nirala Karki are the current Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the metropolitan respectively. Biratnagar is the center of education in eastern Nepal. Biratnagar is home to old constituent campus of Tribhuvan University , the Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus . The medium of teaching
870-472: Was founded and registered with District Administration Office , Morang here in Biratnagar in 1982. The group has expanded its activities to Kathmandu and aboard. This theatre group has produced dozens of theatrical plays including Agniko Katha and Yajnaseni and has got them performed across the countries. At present day, Aarohan Gurukul is considered as one of the major places of public attraction in Biratnagar. Cricket and association football are
900-2279: Was −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) in December 1970 and January 1971. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Biratnagar Metropolitan City had a population of 218,526. Of these, 39.4% spoke Maithili , 38.3% Nepali , 5.3% Urdu , 2.5% Rajasthani , 2.3% Tharu , 2.1% Rajbanshi , 2.0% Bhojpuri , 1.9% Hindi , 1.6% Newar , 0.8% Bengali , 0.6% Magahi , 0.5% Tamang , 0.4% Rai , 0.3% Gurung , 0.3% Limbu , 0.3% Magar , 0.2% Bhujel , 0.2% Uranw/Urau , 0.1% Bantawa , 0.1% Santali , 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.2% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 18.7% were Hill Brahmin , 10.0% Chhetri , 8.3% Musalman , 5.2% Yadav , 4.6% Newar , 3.6% Kewat , 3.3% Marwadi , 2.9% Dhanuk , 2.8% Teli , 2.8% Tharu , 2.6% Mallaha , 2.6% Rajbanshi , 2.2% other Terai, 2.0% Musahar , 1.8% Halwai , 1.6% Kathabaniyan, 1.5% Kayastha , 1.4% Sudhi, 1.3% Nuniya, 1.2% Dusadh/ Paswan /Pasi, 1.2% Magar , 1.2% Rai , 1.0% Bengali , 1.0% Tamang , 0.9% Hajam /Thakur, 0.8% Kalwar , 0.8% Rajput , 0.7% Bantar/Sardar, 0.6% Chamar /Harijan/Ram, 0.6% Gurung , 0.6% Kami , 0.6% Koiri / Kushwaha , 0.6% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Tatma/Tatwa, 0.5% Terai Brahmin , 0.5% Kurmi , 0.5% Limbu , 0.5% Sonar , 0.4% Badhaee, 0.3% other Dalit , 0.3% Dhobi , 0.3% Dom , 0.3% Gangai, 0.3% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.3% Jhangad/Dhagar, 0.3% Khatwe, 0.3% Majhi, 0.3% Punjabi /Sikh, 0.2% Badi , 0.2% Baraee, 0.2% Damai /Dholi, 0.2% Dev, 0.2% Khawas , 0.2% Sarki , 0.2% Thakuri , 0.1% Amat, 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1% Bin, 0.1% Chamling, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Dhimal , 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.1% Halkhor, 0.1% Kahar, 0.1% Kumal , 0.1% Kumhar , 0.1% Lohar , 0.1% Satar/ Santal , 0.1% Sunuwar , 0.1% Yakkha and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 88.9% were Hindu , 8.2% Muslim , 1.1% Buddhist , 0.7% Kirati , 0.4% Christian , 0.3% Jain , 0.1% Prakriti and 0.2% others. In terms of literacy, 79.0% could read and write, 1.5% could only read and 19.4% could neither read nor write. languages in Biratnagar Ethnic groups in Biratnagar Biratnagar
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