Triyuga ( ne, त्रियुगा) is one of eight municipalities of

Udayapur district Udayapur District ( ne, उदयपुर जिल्ला, is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Triyuga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in 2001 had a population of 287,689, in 20 ...

of the

Province No. 1 Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan, Sagarmatha, Birat and Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The province covers an ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. Gaighat is the headquarter of the municipality. According to the

1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...

, it had a population of 55,291. According to the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities and ...

, Triyuga had 87,557 inhabitants. According to the

2021 Nepal census The 2021 Nepal Census 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 surge in COVID-19 cases. ...

the initial population of the municipality is 104,375. It is divided into 16 wards. Triyuga Municipality was established on B.S. Chaitra 13, 2053 (26 March 1997). It was named after Triyuga River. A river which flows through the town. Triyuga is the 3rd largest municipality in Nepal and 1st largest in Province No. 1 in term of size (area). The total area of the municipality is Almost all facilities are available in the town. Schools, colleges, Hospitals and clinics are available in the town. There are six police stations and armed police force in the town, and an army barrack is also situated in the city.

Background

Triyuga municipality was established on 26 March 1997 merging 3 VDCs: e.g. Gaighat, Deuri and Bhumarashuwa. Total area of the municipality was . On 6 March 2017, following VDCs added into Triyuga municipality:

Jogidaha Jogidaha (ward no. 1 of Triyuga municipality) is a populated place located in Triyuga municipality of Udayapur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. At the time of 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 6,665 people living in 1,451 individual ...

Saune Saune (ward no. 14) is a populated place located in Triyuga municipality of Udayapur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. At the time of 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,678 people living in 518 individual households. Previously, Sa ...

Khanbu Khanbu is a populated place located in Triyuga municipality of Udayapur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. At the time of 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,350 people living in 782 individual households. Previously, Khanbu was a se ...

and

Jalpachilaune Jalpachilaune (ward no. 16) is a populated place located in Triyuga municipality of Udayapur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. At the time of 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 3,864 people living in 807 individual households. Previous ...

. Now total area of the municipality is .

Ward division

Triyuga municipality is divided into 16 wards:

Geography

Triyuga is one municipality out of four municipalities of

Udayapur District Udayapur District ( ne, उदयपुर जिल्ला, is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Triyuga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in 2001 had a population of 287,689, in 20 ...

. The municipality is surrounded by Mahabharat hills in north and Churey hills in south.

Udayapurgadhi Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality ( ne, उदयपुरगढी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in Udayapur district of Province No. 1 in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur district. There are 8 wards i ...

and

Rautamai Rautamai Rural Municipality ( ne, रौतामाई गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality in Udayapur district of Province No. 1 in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur district. There are 8 wards in this muni ...

are in north of the municipality,

Khotang District Khotang District ( ne, खोटाङ जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 206,312.Chaudandigadhi Municipality is in east.

Saptari District Saptari ( ne, सप्तरी जिल्ला}), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Outer Terai district. This district covers an area of and h ...

is in south of Triyuga Municipality. This city is in the famous Udayapur Valley. Gaighat (गाइघाट) (other name of Triyuga) is the shadow of a historic kingdom of Sen dynasty in Udayapurgadhi (Chaudandi), this Inner

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Valley of south-eastern Nepal has a glorious history with a bright future. Gaighat is in the plane of the Valley. Udayapur Valley is the largest valley in eastern Nepal having fabulous natural attractions such as the Triyuga river, Baruwa river flowing through the town.

Koshi River The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major conflue ...

is east of the city.

Demographics

The total population of the municipality, as of

is 87,557 in which male comprises 41,221 and female 46,336. There are 19,484 households. 74% of people of the municipality is educated. 82% male and 66.5% female are educated. Chetri is the largest group of caste in Triyuga municipality which comprises 24.24% of people of total population of Triyuga. The second largest group of caste is

Tharu people The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They speak Tharu languages. They are recognized as an official nationality by the Government of Nepal. In the Indian Terai, they live foremost ...

which comprises 14.91%. Rai 12.43%, Magar 9.04%, Bahun (Hill Brahman) 7.74% comprises total population of the municipality.

Nepali language Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian s ...

is the mostly spoken language in Triyuga, which is spoken by 55.82% of people.

Tharu language The Tharu ( Tharu: थारु, hi, थरुवा) or Tharuhat ( ne, थरुहट) languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh ...

is secondly most spoken language,

Maithili language Maithili () is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's eastern Terai. It is one of the 22 officiall ...

is third most spoken language and Magar is fourth.

Education

Education in the town is accessible. Campuses for higher education are available at Gaighat. Triyuga Janata Multiple Campus provides undergraduate and post graduate education on management and social sciences. Baruwa Campus provides undergraduate education, management and science. Similarly Udayasi English higher secondary school provides intermediate education on science and management. There are numerous other schools for education, such as: *1. Himalayan Dale Academy, Bokse *2. Paradise Secondary school, Gaighat *3. Udayapur English School, Gaighat *4. Laligurans Secondary school, Gaighat *5. Canvas Secondary school, Gaighat *6. Sagarmatha Secondary school, Purano Gaighat *7. Rastriya janata higher secondary school, Bagaha *8. Janajyoti higher secondary school, Chuhade *9. Shree janata Higher Secondary School Deory *10. Evergreen Secondary English Boarding School *11. Shree Ram Janaki higher Secondary School, Motigada *11. B.D.M. English Boarding School, Motigada *13. Udayasi English Higher Secondary school, Jaljale *14. Baruwa Campus, Gaighat *15. Peace-Zone international Academy, Gaighat
15.Triyuga Janata Multiple Campus, Motigada
*16.Shree Balmandir Secondary School, Bokse

Sports & Leisures

Tharuhat Rangsala Football, cricket and Cycling are the most popular sports in Gaighat. Tharuhat Rangsala with a capacity of 10,000+ spectators is the largest football stadium in the city. The Udayapur Gold Cup, is held in the stadium with National Football Clubs as well as District Clubs. There is a covered hall at Bokse, where indoor events can be organized. Other facilities in the city includes Boxing Ring, Karate Ring, Table tenniscourt, Lawn Tennis court and Badminton court.

Transportation

Sagarmatha Highway Sagarmatha Highway is a National Highway of Nepal that connects Khotang District to Saptari District via Udayapur District. At Kadmaha the Sagarmatha Highway joins Mahendra Highway which also called East–West National Highway which runs across ...

from Kadmaha, Saptari connects Gaighat with the

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...

and all other part of the country. This highway connects Gaighat to Khotang and

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu ...

s. Likewise Madan Bhandari highway goes through the city which connects

Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and It ...

in the East and Sindhuli in the west. The highway is opened after the completion of chatara bridge over Koshi. Public buses are available from

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Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Province No. 1. With a population of 242,548 as per the 2011 census, it is the largest city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district. As per the p ...

, Kakarbhitta and other cities to move to the city. Local transportation is available within the town. Many small local routes have public transport facilities. Tempos and taxis are available for rent too. Sagarmatha airport is proposed to be constructed in the city.

Nearest airports

Rajbiraj Airport Rajbiraj Airport is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018. The airport is used by ...

(57 km by road) * Janakpur Airport (116 km by road) *

Biratnagar Airport Biratnagar Airport is a domestic airport located in Biratnagar serving Morang District, Province No. 1, Nepal. Biratnagar Airport is the third busiest airport in Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara. There are plans to upgrade the airport to ser ...

(138 km by road)

is the nearest airport, roughly 57 km away.

Shree Airlines Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, श्री एयरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating domestic services within Nepal, including chartered helicopter flights. The airline also conducts charter and non-charter ...

and

Buddha Air Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd ( ne, बुद्ध एयर) is an airline based in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal, near Patan. It operates domestic as well as international services within Nepal and India, serving mainly large towns and cities in Ne ...

operates daily flights between

Rajbiraj Rajbiraj ( ne, राजविराज) is a mid-sized municipality located in the south-eastern part of Madhesh Province of Nepal. Rajbiraj is the district headquarters of Saptari and is the eighth largest city in the province. The township of ...

and

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The town in connected to Indian border via

Thadi Thadi ( ne, ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha. It is currently part of Bhagwanpur Rural municipality. It is located nearly 370 kilomet ...

in Nepal and Laukaha in India which is 51 km South of Gaighat are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

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and

Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.

Laukaha Laukaha is a very old Border Town in the district of Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha is between 11, 000 and 15, 000. Laukaha has a primary ...

has

Laukaha Bazar railway station Laukaha Bazar railway station serves Laukaha town in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It located near the India–Nepal border. Geography The area is slightly highland as against low lands all around. Numerous rivers flow in fro ...

which is a big line and connects to rest of India via Train and NH57 via road.

Communications

Communication facilities is available in the town. Internet services are provided by Nepal Telecom, Subisu, Broadlink, Worldlink. Telephone services are provided by Nepal Telecom, Ncell and United Telecommunications. Both Pstn as well as cellular phones can be used in the city.

Banking

Following banking and financial institutions provides services in the city. *

Nepal Investment Bank Nepal Investment Bank Limited is one of the leading commercial banks of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन ...

* NIC Asia Bank Limited *

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Rastriya Banijya Bank Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) (translation: National Commercial Bank; ne, राष्ट्रिय वाणिज्य बैंक) is fully government owned, and the largest commercial bank in Nepal. RBB was established on January 23, 1966 ...

* Nepal Bank Limited * Citizens Bank International Limited * Sunrise Bank Limited * Agriculture Development Bank * Civil Bank Limited *

Laxmi Bank Laxmi Bank is the 16th commercial bank in Nepal, founded in 2002. In 2004 Laxmi Bank merged with HISEF Finance Limited, a first-generation finance company. This is the first merger in Nepali corporate history. In 2016, the Bank also acquired Pr ...

* Sanima Bank * Everest Bank Limited * Nabil Bank Limited * Siddhartha Bank Limited *

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Mega Bank Nepal Limited Mega Bank Nepal Limited was an ‘A’ class commercial bank licensed by Nepal Rastra Bank and had branches all across the nation with its head office in Kathmandu which provides entire commercial banking services. The bank's shares were publi ...

* Prabhu Bank Limited * Kamana Sewa Bikash Bank * Jyoti Bikash Bank *

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Accommodation

Hotels and restaurants are available in Gaighat. Resorts are available near Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and in town. Lodges and resorts with sufficient services are available. Hotels and lodges delivers proper hospitality to the guest in the town. Fooding and lodging are available in the hotels of the town. Some of the hotels are Gangachuli Hotel, Hotel A-one, Sital Chautari.

Media

National daily newspapers like

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The Kathmandu Post ''The Kathmandu Post'' is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal. Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka, it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country. The newspaper is independently owned and published by Kantipu ...

, Annapurna post,

The Himalayan Times ''The Himalayan Times'' is an English-language broadsheet newspaper published and distributed daily in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकता� ...

, Nagarik,

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, Gorkhapatra are available in early morning. Local television named G-music is broadcast via cable. To promote local cultures Triyuga has FM radio stations Radio Triyuga 104 MHz, Radio Udayapur 102 MHz and which are

Community radio Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popu ...

Stations. Radio Amurta 91.6 is a commercial fm station in Tyiyuga. Cable television service is also available. Many local newspapers are published in the town on daily, weekly basis. Some of them are Majhkharka, Triyuga post, Baruwa Times.

Gallery

File:Gaighat Bazar from pipal chowk.jpg, A view of a street to main chowk, Gaighat Bazar from Pipal Chowk File:मुख्य चोक, गाईघाट बजार.jpg, Main Chowk, Gaighat Bazar File:त्रियुगा माध्यमिक विद्यालय, गाईघाट1.jpg, Triyuga higher secondary school File:Radha Krishna Temple, Gaighat.jpg, Radha-Krishna Temple

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Udayapur District

Koshi Camp

Udayapur.com
{{Province No. 1 topics Populated places in Udayapur District Municipalities in Province No. 1 Triyuga Municipality Nepal municipalities established in 1997 Municipalities in Udayapur District