Koshi Province

Coordinates: 26°27′15″N 87°16′47″E / 26.45417°N 87.27972°E / 26.45417; 87.27972
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Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेश
Kōśī pradēśa
Province
From top left to right
Halesi Mahadev Temple
Location of Koshi Province in Nepal
Location of Koshi Province in Nepal
China
India
Koshi Province
Coordinates (
Prakriti
1.33%
 • Ethnic groups
 • Sex ratio91.48
NST)
GeocodeNP-ON
ISO 3166 codeNP-P1
Vehicle registrationKOSHI XX AB XXXX
Official languageNepali

Maithili

Limbu[6]
Other Official language(s)Bantawa
GDP (Nominal)US$9 Billion (2nd)
Websitekoshi.gov.np

Koshi Province (

Koshi River, the largest river of the nation, forms the province's western boundary. Under the First-past-the-post voting system issued by the Constituency Delimitation Commission, Nepal, the province hosts 28 parliamentary seats and 56 provincial assembly seats.[8]

The province is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal to the east, Bihar to the south, and Bagmati Province and Madhesh Province to the west.[9][10][11] According to the 2021 Nepal census, there are around five million people in the province, with a population density of 190 per square kilometre.[12] In the 2011 Nepal census, the province had approximately 4.5 million people.[13]

Etymology

Main article: Kosi River § Cultural significance

The province is named Koshi after the

monsoon season, legend says that Parvati, the wife of Shiva, after defeating the demon Durg, became known as the warrior goddess Durga who transformed into Kaushiki. In Ramayana, the river Ganges is depicted as her elder sister.[15] According to Mahabharata epic, the God of death took the form of a woman and resides on the banks of the river to limit population growth. Kosi resonates with the folklore of Mithila. The most important depictions of Kosi folklore are Kosi as a virgin absolutely carefree and full of energy, and as a frustrated wife of old hermit Richeek wandering in the Himalayas. Koshi river is also invoked as the mother: 'Kosi Ma'.[15]

History

Further information: History of Nepal
Map of Kingdom of Morung between Kamala river in the west to Mahananda River in the east

During the

Morang, while others were under small kingdoms. Later, the hills and the Himalayan part of province where the Kirati people Kingdom, including Dhankuta, Okhaldhunga, and Udayapur.[citation needed
]

In 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 area). He cleared much of 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.[16][verification needed] Meanwhile, King Prithvi Narayan Shah was on a campaign to conquer all the hill kingdoms into his Empire (the Kingdom of Nepal). He attacked Limbuwan on two fronts. After the Limbuwan Gorkha War from 1771 to 1774 AD, the Limbu ministers of Morang, and Limbu rulers of the ten principalities came to an agreement with the King of Gorkha. With the Limbuwan Gorkha treaty of 1774, Limbuwan was annexed to the Kingdom of Nepal.[17]

Eastern Districts of Nepal in 1942

The term district has been used in various ways throughout the modern history of Nepal. At the end of the

Rana regime
, Nepal was divided into 32 districts. Eastern Nepal (what is now Koshi Province) was composed of the following districts:

[18] In 1956, the Eastern districts of Nepal were grouped together into a region or kshetra called the Aruṇ Kshetra or Arun Region, after the Arun River which flows through it. The Arun Kshetra was made by combining the then five districts. The Arun Kshetra had total area of 7,000 square miles (18,000 km2) and total population was 1.1 million, or 1.1 million.[19] The five districts were:

  1. Biratnagar District: including Sunsari and Morang
  2. Dhankuta District: including Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha
  3. Taplejung District: including Taplejung and Panchtharl
  4. Mechi District: including Ilam and Jhapa
  5. Bhojpur District: including Bhojpur and Khotang

[20][21] In 1962, the administrative system once again was changed, abolishing the kshetra system. The country was restructured into 75 development districts and those districts were grouped together into zones.

MLAs.[1] Also, the province was named Koshi Province on passage of the bill in Parliament. Later, some protested the name "Koshi".[23]

Geography

Main article:
Geography of Koshi Pradesh
Topography of Koshi Pradesh

Koshi Province covers an area of 25,905 km2.

Mahabharat Range and other hills of various heights, basins, tars, and valleys form the hilly region. Some parts of this region are favorable for agriculture but some other parts are not. The Himalayan region, in the north, consists of many mountains ranges. Mahalangur, Kumbhakarna, Umvek, Lumba Sumba and Janak being some of them. The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest (8848.86 m); and the third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga (8598 m) also lie in this province.[24]

Nepal's lowest point,

Bhote Koshi (Sunkoshi). Tundra vegetables, coniferous forests, deciduous monsoon forests, and sub-tropical evergreen woods are vegetations found here. Sub-tropical, temperate, sub-temperate, and alpine and tundra types of climates are found here.[25]

Koshi Pradesh also includes the snow fall capped peaks including

Barahachhetra, which are the famous religious shrines for Hindus.[26]

Climate

Climatic conditions of Nepal vary from one place to another in accordance with their geographical features. Koshi Pradesh has three geographical folds: the lowland of Terai, the hilly region, and the Himalayas' highlands. The low land altitude is 59 m, whereas the highest point is 8848 m.[27]

In the north, summers are cool and winters severe, while in the south, summers are tropical and winters are mild. Climatically, the southern belt of the province, the Terai, experiences a warm and humid climate. Eastern Nepal receives approximately 2,500 millimeters of rain annually. Koshi Pradesh has five seasons: spring, summer, monsoon, autumn and winter.

Average temperatures and precipitation for selected communities in Province No. 1[28]
Location August
(°F) 		August
(°C) 		January
(°F) 		January
(°C) 		Annual
Precipitation
(mm/in)
Damak
 94 / 82 34 / 28 74 / 47 23 / 8 2618 /103.07
Dharan
 85.1/72.3 29.5/22.4 68.4/44.4 20.2/6.9 1416/55.7
Biratnagar 83.1 28.4 60.8 16 1549.8/61
Bhadrapur
 82.2 27.9 61.2 16.2 2351.9/92.6
Dhankuta 76.5 24.7 54.5 12.5 1809.5/71.2
Khandbari
 74.8 23.8 52 11.1 2040.7/80.3
Ilam
 71.8 22.1 50.9 10.5 2551.5/100.5
Itahari 82 27.8 59.5 15.3 1414.8/55.7
Bhojpur 69.1 20.6 46.8 8.2 2290.4/90.2
Khumbu Pasang Lhamu
 56.1/38.3 13.4/3.5 33.8/-0.8 1/-18.2 645/25.4

Mountains[29]

The northern part of Koshi Pradesh has the highest mountain in the world. Here is a list of mountains in Koshi Pradesh.

Mountain/peak metres feet Section Notes
Mount Everest 8,848.86 29,032 Khumbu Mahalangur   Earth's highest peak from sea level
Kanchenjunga
 8,586 28,169 Northern Kangchenjunga   3rd highest on Earth
Lhotse 8,516 27,940 Everest Group   4th highest
Makalu 8,463 27,766 Makalu Mahalangur   5th highest
Cho Oyu 8,201 26,906 Khumbu Mahalangur   6th highest
Gyachung Kang 7,952 26,089 Khumbu Mahalangur   between Everest and Cho Oyu
Nuptse 7,861 25,791 Everest Group   319 metres prominence from Lhotse
Jannu
 7,711 25,299 Kumbhakarna Kangchenjunga  
Kabru 7,412 24,318 Singalila Kangchenjunga  
Kirat Chuli 7,365 24,163 Kangchenjunga  
Nangpai Gosum 7,350 24,114 Khumbu Mahalangur  
Chamlang 7,321 24,019 Barun Mahalangur   #79 in the world
Pumori 7,161 23,494 Khumbu Mahalangur   First ascent 1962
Baruntse 7,129 23,389 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1954
Ama Dablam 6,812 22,349 Barun Mahalangur   "Mother and her necklace"
Kangtega 6,782 22,251 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1963
Cho Polu 6,735 22,096 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1999
Lingtren 6,714 22,028 Khumbu Mahalangur   First ascent 1935
Num Ri 6,677 21,906 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 2002
Khumbutse 6,640 21,785 Khumbu Mahalangur   First mountain west of Everest
Thamserku 6,623 21,729 Barun Mahalangur   First ascent 1964
Pangboche 6,620 21,719 Kutang Himal  
Taboche 6,542 21,463 Khumbu Mahalangur   First ascent 1974
Mera Peak 6,476 21,247 Himalayas   Trekking peak
Cholatse 6,440 21,129 Khumbu Mahalangur   Connected to Taboche
Kusum Kangguru
 6,367 20,889 Barun Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Ombigaichan 6,340 20,801 Barun Mahalangur  
Kongde Ri 6,187 20,299 Barun Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Imja Tse 6,160 20,210 Khumbu Mahalangur   Also known as Island Peak. Popular trekking peak.
Lobuche 6,145 20,161 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak
Nirekha 6,069 19,911 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak (difficult)
Pokalde 5,806 19,049 Khumbu Mahalangur   Trekking peak (moderate)
Mount Khumbila 5,761 18,901 Mahalangur   Unclimbed
Kala Patthar 5,545 18,192 Khumbu Mah   Popular hiking peak below Pumori
Gokyo Ri 5,357 17,575 Himalayas   Popular hiking peak

Rivers

Koshi Barrage over Koshi River

There are many rivers in the region that flow south from the

Koshi
so it is called Saptkoshi.

The major rivers in the province are:

Protected Areas

Subdivisions

There are total of 137 local administrative units in this province, in which there is 1 metropolitan city, 2 sub-metropolitan cities, 46 municipalities and 88 rural municipalities.

Districts

The province is made up of the 14 following districts:

  1. Bhojpur District
  2. Dhankuta District
  3. Ilam District
  4. Jhapa District
  5. Khotang District
  6. Morang District
  7. Okhaldhunga District
  8. Panchthar District
  9. Sankhuwasabha District
  10. Solukhumbu District
  11. Sunsari District
  12. Taplejung District
  13. Tehrathum District
  14. Udayapur District

Municipality

Cities and villages are governed by municipalities in Nepal. A district may have one or more municipalities. Koshi Province has two types of municipalities.

  1. Urban Municipality (Urban Municipality has three levels):
    1. Metropolitan city
    2. Sub-metropolitan city and
    3. Municipality
  2. Rural Municipality (
    Gaunpalika
    )

The government of Nepal has set out minimum criteria to meet city and towns. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure, and revenues.

 
 
Largest cities in Koshi Province
2021 census
Rank District Pop.
Biratnagar
Biratnagar
Itahari
Itahari 		1 Biratnagar Morang District 244,750 Dharan
Dharan
Mechinagar
Mechinagar
2 Itahari Sunsari District 198,098
3 Dharan Sunsari District 173,093
4 Mechinagar Jhapa District 131,520
5 Sundar Haraicha Morang District 121,305
6 Birtamod Jhapa District 117,355
7 Damak Jhapa District 107,410
8 Triyuga Udayapur District 104,375
9
Barahakshetra
 Sunsari District 91,891
10 Arjundhara Jhapa District 84,429

Administration

The Province is governed by Unicameral parliamentary system of representative Democracy.The house consists of 93 seats where 56 candidates are elected by

FPTP
and 37 by proportional basis. The legislative assembly comprises a Chief Minister who is executive Head, Deputy chief Minister who assists the Chief Minister, a speaker who host the assembly, a deputy speaker who assists the speaker, and various ministries which look over respective departments.[citation needed] The first
CPN (UML) winning 51 seats; the second biggest party is Nepali Congress which won 21 seats; the third biggest party is CPN (Maoist Center) which won 15 seats .[30]
In a meeting on 17 January 2018, the Government of Nepal finalized the temporary capital of Province No. 1, which was renamed as Koshi Province in Falgun 17 2079 and appointed
governor.[31]
Chief Minister of Koshi Province on 14 February 2018.[32] Currently Hikmat Kumar Karki is serving as Chief Minister who is the executive Head of Koshi Government[32]
For convenience and decentralisation, the province is divided into 14 districts, making it the province with the most districts in Nepal. CDO is the administrative head of each District. District inturn is further divided into Metropolitan city or/and Sub Metropolitan city or/and Municipality or/and Rural Municipality which has its own Local Government.[citation needed]

Infrastructure

Health Care

Koshi province stretches from Himalayan region to terai belt due to which health facilities are more viable in Terai than other parts.

BPKIHS, Dharan

Koshi Province has 791 public health facilities: 3 Hub hospitals ( BPKIHS, Koshi Hospital), 18 Public Hospitals, 1 Regional Medical Store, 41 Primary health centre, 648 Health Post, 34 Urban health care centre, 41 community health units and so on.

Energy

There are various power stations in Koshi province .
Mai Hydropower Station is one of station located in Illam and producing 22 MW energy & established in 2014.It is owned by Sanima Hydropower.
Puwa Khola Hydropower Station is located in Illam with capacity of 6.2 MW energy.It was established in 1999.It is owned by NEA
Chatara Hydropower Station is located in Sunsari District with production capacity of 3.2 MW energy and is owned by NEA. It was established in 1996.
Iwa Khola Hydropower Project was established in 2018–19 ByRairang Hydropower Development Company Ltd with production capacity of 9.9 MW energy.
Upper Mai Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Mai Valley Hydropower P Ltd. in 2014 having capacity of 12 MW.
Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Station is located in Bhojpur and established by Eastern Hydropower P Ltdin 2019 having capacity of 5 MW.
Hewa Khola A Hydropower Station is located in Pachthar and established by Panchthar Power Company Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 having capacity of 14.9 MW.
Jogmai Khola Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Sanvi Energy Pvt. Ltd. in 2014 having capacity of 7.6 MW.
Upper Puwa-1 Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Joshi Hydropower Co. P. Ltd in 2013 having capacity of 3 MW.
Upper Mai-C Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Mai Valley Hydropower P.L. in 2014 having capacity of 6.1 MW.

Kabeli B1 Hydropower Station is located in Pachthar and established by Arun Kabeli Power Limited. in 2019 having capacity of 25 MW.
Lower Hewa Hydropower Station is located in Pachthar and established by Mountain Hydro Nepal (P.) Ltd in 2017 having capacity of 21.6 MW.

Mai Cascade Hydropower Station
is located in Illam and established by Himal Dolkha Hydropower Company Pvt Ltd in 2014 having capacity of 8 MW.
Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Puwa Khola – 1 Hydropower Pvt. Ltd in 2014 having capacity of 4 MW.
Solu Hydropower Station is located in Solukhumbu and established by Upper Solu Hydroelectric Company Pvt Ltd in 2016 having capacity of 23.5 MW.
Molun Khola Small Hydropower Station is located in Okhaldhunga and established by Molun Hydropower Co. Pvt. Ltd in 2019 having capacity of 7 MW.
Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station is located in Tehrathum and established by Terhathum Power Company Pvt. Ltd. in 2018 having capacity of 7.5 MW.
Super Mai Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Supermai Hydropower Pvt.Ltd. in 2020 having capacity of 7.8 MW.
Super Mai-A Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Sagarmatha Jalbidhyut Company P.Ltd. in 2020 having capacity of 9.6 MW.
Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Mai Khola Hydropower Pvt.Ltd. in 2020 having capacity of 3.8 MW.

Mai Khola Small Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established by Himal Dolkha Hydropower Co Ltd. in 2008 having capacity of 4.5 MW.

duhabi Multi-fuel diesel power station is present in Sunsari with production capacity of 39 MW and was commissioned in 1997.

Provincial Assembly

Further information: Koshi Provincial Assembly

The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 5 February 2018 in Biratnagar and was chaired by Om Prakash Sarbagi.[33] Pradeep Kumar Bhandari was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly on 11 February 2018.[34] Saraswoti Pokharel was also elected unopposed to the post of Deputy Speaker on 15 February 2018.[citation needed]

Party FPTP PR Total
CPN(UML) 25 15 40
Nepali Congress 17 12 29
CPN (Maoist Centre)
 9 4 13
CPN (Unified Socialist) 3 1 4
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal - 1 1
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 2 4 6
Total 56 37 93
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Transportation

Only three districts out of Koshi's fourteen fall in Terai and one district falls in inner Terai. Elevation from the lowest point of Nepal,

Everest
(8848 m above sea level) lies in this province, so maintaining a consistent road network is challenging, but all districts are connected by road networks. Air services are available. Rail services are under construction.

Roadways

Road and Highway map of Koshi Province, Nepal

Almost all districts are connected by roads in Koshi,[clarification needed] although some roads at high altitudes are not paved and conditions of those roads worsen during the rainy season. In the hills and mountain regions, the traffic is much lighter compared to Terai regions like Jhapa and Morang due to the difficult terrain.

The main highways of Koshi connect Terai to the high-altitude regions. There are feeder roads too for inter-district and in-district travel.

Highways include:

Mechi Highway
Koshi Highway from Biratnagar
  • Gaighat
    , Saune, etc. are the destinations along with the highway.
Sagarmatha Highway
H01 Mahendra Highway at Jhapa

Airways

Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla

Many domestic airports and air services are available in the region including one of the most geographically challenging airports,

Lukla Airport
.

Airports in Koshi:

[35]

Railways

Bathnaha–Katahari
Legend
0 km
 Bathnaha
custom yard
4.2 km
7 km
 Jogbani
Border
5.3 km
custom yard
6.3 km
Katahari
18 km

There is a 13 km railway track which has been laid in Nepal by Indian Railways is connected to Bathnaha railway station. Bathnaha is a village situated at Araria district of Bihar state of India. A custom yard station has been built both side of the border on Bathnaha–Katahari railway section. Katahari is at distance of 18 km from Bathnaha Railway Station.[36][37] Itahari will be further connected with Katahari which is 20 km at distance from Biratnagar (Katahari).[38]

Economy

Koshi has the third largest economy in Nepal, and contributes 15% to the national GDP. Koshi's

GDP
growth rate was estimated to be 6.5% in fiscal year 2018/19. Population in absolute poverty in Koshi is 12.4%, and the multidimensional poverty rate is 19.7%. The major contributors to the economy of Koshi are:

Agriculture

Agriculture accounts for 38% of Koshi's GDP and is the main source of livelihood for 75% of the population.

The province has 714 registered businesses, with agriculture and forestry industry having the highest number registered businesses 114 (15.96%). Koshi contributes 22% of the total paddy production of Nepal and 29.3% of the national maize production.

Tourism

Koshi has the following tourist attractions:[39]

  • Mount Everest located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation of 8,848.86 m was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.
  • Sagarmatha National park
    , Solukhumbu
  • Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Sunsari
  • Tinjure, Capital of Rhododendron
  • Kanchanjunga National Park
  • Pathhivara Temple, Taplejung
  • Halesi Mahadev, Khotang
  • Budha Subba Temple, Sunsari
  • Kanyam, illam
  • Kechana Kawal, Lowest place in Nepal

Sports

Biratnagar Match

Cricket

Koshi province has wide audience and sportsperson in the Province. Also, It has been a pioneer in organising night matches. Inaruwa, sunsari had organised first night cricket in Nepal.[40] Similarly, First night football was organised in Duhabi, Sunsari on 31 March 2018.[41]

The provincial teams take part in various games inside and outside Nepal.[42] The team also comprises Men as well as women.The overall sports in province is administered by Province 1 Sports Department.

There are numerous stadium in Koshi are:

Major football cups includes

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 2,954,510—    
1991 3,520,335+1.77%
2001 4,201,795+1.79%
2011 4,534,943+0.77%
2021 4,961,412+0.90%
Sources:[45]

Total population of the province according to 2021 Nepal census is 4,961,412 comprising 2,544,084 women (51.3%). 95 male per 100 female is the sex ratio. There are 1,191,556 households. 79.7% of the total population are literate. 86.1% of the total population of the male are educated while 73.6% of the total of the female population are literate.[46]

Religion

Religions of Koshi Province (2021)

  Hinduism (67.38%)
  Kirat (16.84%)
  Buddhism (8.73%)
  Islam (4.20%)
  Christianity (2.32%)
  Prakriti (0.45%)
  Other (0.08%)

Hinduism is the major religion of the province. Kirat Mundhum is the second major religion of the province. 67% of the total population are Hindus, 17% are Kirantis, 9% are Buddhists, 4% are Muslims, and others make up 1%.[47]

Ethnic groups

Ethnicity/caste of Koshi Pradesh (2021)

  Chhetri (15.00%)
  Hill Brahmin (11.55%)
  Rai (10.21%)
  Limbu (7.81%)
  Tamang (4.61%)
  Tharu (4.22%)
  Musalman (4.08%)
  Magar (3.96%)
  Newar (3.60%)
  Kami (3.37%)
  Rajbanshi (2.58%)
  Madheshi non-Dalit (8.68%)
  Other Hill Janjati (7.85%)
  Other Plains Janjati (4.38%)
  Madheshi Dalit (3.40%)
  Other Khas Dalit (2.84%)
  Others (1.86%)

The province is very ethnically diverse. In 2011, the largest group is the

Rajbanshi (2.47%), Musahar (1.35%), Yadav (1.30%) and Santal (1.11%).[48][49]

In 2021, the Chhetri were the largest caste with 15.00% of the population. Hill Brahmins were 11.55% of the population. Among Khas Dalits (6.21%), the Kami were the largest, with 3.37% of the population, with Damai (1.85%) and Sarki (0.98%) being the second and third largest communities. Muslim and Newar communities were 4.20% and 3.60% of the population respectively.[46]

Among the Janjati communities, the Hill Janjati communities were 34.44%. The various Kiranti peoples, who are indigenous to the region, were the largest group with Rai (10.20%) and Limbu (7.81%) being the largest subgroups. Tamang (4.61%), Magar (3.96%), Sherpa (1.42%) and Gurung (1.28%) are other major Hill Janjati groups in the province. Among the Plains Janjati castes (11.18%), the Tharu (4.22%) were the largest community, and the Rajbanshi (2.58%) were the second-largest.[46]

The various Madheshi non-Dalit communities were 8.68% of the population, of which the Yadav (1.42%) and Teli (0.98%) were the largest and second-largest non-Dalit communities. Madheshi Dalits were 3.40%, of which Musahar were 1.51%.[46]

Language

Languages of Koshi Pradesh (2021)[49]

  Nepali (45.27%)
  Maithili (11.68%)
  Yakthung/Limbu (6.70%)
  Tharu (4.40%)
  Tamang (3.54%)
  Magar Dhut (2.88%)
  Bantawa (2.70%)
  Rajbanshi (2.58%)
  Urdu (2.32%)
  Others (17.93%)

Nepali language is lingua franca of the province and is the mother tongue of 45.27% of the population. Maithili is the second-largest language, spoken by 11.68%. 6.70% of the population spoke Limbu, 4.40% Tharu, 3.54% Tamang, 2.88% Magar Dhut, 2.70% Bantawa, 2.58% Rajbanshi, 2.32% Urdu, 1.85% Rai, 1.67% Chamling, 1.32% Sherpa, 1.26% Nepal Bhasha and 1.08% Santali.[49]

The

Santhali to be additional official languages, for specific regions and purposes in the province.[6]

Education

BPKIHS, Dharan

Koshi is very well renowned for its good education.71.22% of the total population of the province can read and write mean educated.[50] It homes to Lots of educational institution including public and private.

Education up to master's level degree is provided by the only University-

Bsc. Agriculture , BSc. Nursing
, etc. .

Educational Institutions like

BPKIHS
, Dharan, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, etc. also offer MBBS, BDS courses along with other paramedics courses.

Notable people

See also

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