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Surunga is a trade center of Jhapa District. It is located in Kankai Municipality in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 16,747 people living in 2996 individual households. Surunga is one of the rapidly developing towns of Jhapa district. It is situated on the bank of the Kankai River (also known as Kankai Mai by the locals). Geography It is bordered by Ilam district on the north mostly while it also shares a border with Khudnabari VDC, Kankai river flows to its west (on the western bank of which lie Shivasatakshi), to the east lies Ghailadubba and Arjundhara VDCs and at the south it is surrounded by Sharnamati and Dangibari VDCs. Being one of the few villages in Jhapa through which East-west Highway runs also makes the village one of the most important towns in the region. It has significant religious importance due to its being on the bank of Kankai river where the famous Koti H ...
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Surunga is a trade center of Jhapa District. It is located in Kankai Municipality in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 16,747 people living in 2996 individual households. Surunga is one of the rapidly developing towns of Jhapa district. It is situated on the bank of the Kankai River (also known as Kankai Mai by the locals). Geography It is bordered by Ilam district on the north mostly while it also shares a border with Khudnabari VDC, Kankai river flows to its west (on the western bank of which lie Shivasatakshi), to the east lies Ghailadubba and Arjundhara VDCs and at the south it is surrounded by Sharnamati and Dangibari VDCs. Being one of the few villages in Jhapa through which East-west Highway runs also makes the village one of the most important towns in the region. It has significant religious importance due to its being on the bank of Kankai river where the famous Koti Hom R ...
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Surunga is a trade center of Jhapa District. It is located in Kankai Municipality in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 16,747 people living in 2996 individual households. Surunga is one of the rapidly developing towns of Jhapa district. It is situated on the bank of the Kankai River (also known as Kankai Mai by the locals). Geography It is bordered by Ilam district on the north mostly while it also shares a border with Khudnabari VDC, Kankai river flows to its west (on the western bank of which lie Shivasatakshi), to the east lies Ghailadubba and Arjundhara VDCs and at the south it is surrounded by Sharnamati and Dangibari VDCs. Being one of the few villages in Jhapa through which East-west Highway runs also makes the village one of the most important towns in the region. It has significant religious importance due to its being on the bank of Kankai river where the famous Koti ...
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Surunga is a trade center of Jhapa District. It is located in Kankai Municipality in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 16,747 people living in 2996 individual households. Surunga is one of the rapidly developing towns of Jhapa district. It is situated on the bank of the Kankai River (also known as Kankai Mai by the locals). Geography It is bordered by Ilam district on the north mostly while it also shares a border with Khudnabari VDC, Kankai river flows to its west (on the western bank of which lie Shivasatakshi), to the east lies Ghailadubba and Arjundhara VDCs and at the south it is surrounded by Sharnamati and Dangibari VDCs. Being one of the few villages in Jhapa through which East-west Highway runs also makes the village one of the most important towns in the region. It has significant religious importance due to its being on the bank of Kankai river where the famous Koti Hom R ...
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Kankai Municipality
Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal. This municipality is formed merging two village development committees i.e. Ghailadubba and Surunga in May 2014. This municipality is one of the developed and biggest municipalities in Jhapa. Trade centers * Ghailadubba * Surunga * Durgapur, Jhapa * Laxmipur, Jhapa Tourist destinations * Kankai Dham (Kotihome) * Jamunkhadi Simsar The Jamunkhadi Simsar or Jamunkhadi Wetlands is a wetlands conservation project in the Kankai municipality of Jhapa District, in eastern Nepal. It was created to be developed as a tourist destination in Wards 2 and 5 of Surunga VDC (which ar ... * Domukha Jhapa * Dhanuskoti Dham * Selfi Dada * Jhandi dada * Naya basti plotting References Populated places in Jhapa District Municipalities in Province No. 1 Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Jhapa District {{Jhapa-geo-stub ...
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Dangibari
Dangibari is a village development committee in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of 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 7472. It borders with Ghaliadubba, Charpane, Garamani, Chakchaki, Saranamati and Surunga VDCs. It is divided to 9 wards. The predominant caste is Brahman, Kshetri, Rajbanshi, limbu Santhal among others. Basic infrastructural development is satisfactory here including school, roads, electricity, drinking water and irrigation. A major fraction of alluvial fertile land of Jhapa lies here. Various notable figures in National politics and bureaucracy belongs to this place. A major tourist and historical religious site Barhadashi (kuti danda) lies at 8th ward of this V ...
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Kotihome
250px, main temple of Kotihome Kotihome Dham is a religious site in Eastern Development Region, Nepal. It is located in the Kankai Municipality of Jhapa District. Other names it famously goes by are ''Kankai Mai'' and ''Kankai Dham''. History Since a long time ago people have come to worship in the Kankai River. They believe that doing so will fulfill their wishes. In the same way, in Poush Poush ( bn, পৌষ; ne, पौष) is the 9th month of both the Bengali calendar and the Nepali calendar. It overlaps December and January of the Gregorian calendar. It is the first month of the winter season. This month marks the start of Win ... of 2042 B.S. a great worship was done whole month in the leadership of yogi Narharinath. After that, this place developed into one of the religious sites of Nepal. References Religious buildings and structures in Nepal Jhapa District {{Jhapa-geo-stub ...
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Kankai River
The Kankai River ( ne, कन्काई नदी, also referred to as Kankai Mai or Mai Khola) is a trans-boundary river flowing through the hills of Ilam and the plains of the Jhapa District in Nepal. A holy river for many Hindus living nearby, the Kotihom river bank is a common site for death rituals. Kankai Irrigation Project, launched by the Nepalese government irrigates southern Jhapa, including Shivganj, Pachgachi and Mahavara. the Kankai River has several tourist hotspots along its course, such as in the areas of Domukha, Dhanuskoti, Chuli, Chepti and Maipokhari. The river overflows during monsoons and has potential to overflow onto the thousands of hectares of fertile plains of Jhapa. The Kotihom Surunga Municipality holds an annual Mai Mela fair on March 1, where many people from Jhapa, Morang, Ilam and various parts of India come to enjoy and perform religious activities. Kankai Aryaghat, on the Kotihom bank of the river was built recently, funded by public i ...
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