Mahendranagar (Nepali: महेन्द्रनगर) officially known as Bhimdattanagar (Nepali:भिमदत्त), is a municipality in
Kanchanpur District
Kanchanpur District ( ne, कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhimdatta as its district headquarters, covers an area ...
of
Sudurpashchim Province
Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...
,
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 ...
. The city and the municipality were named Mahendranagar in the honour of late
King Mahendra
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until h ...
of Nepal. After becoming a republic in 2008, the Mahendranagar municipality name was changed to Bhimdatta municipality in honour of the revolutionary farmer leader
Bhimdatta Panta. It is surrounded by
Bedkot Municipality
Bedkot Municipality is in Kanchanpur District of Kanchanpur. Bedkot Municipality was formed on 18 September 2015 by merging Daiji and Suda
The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10t ...
in the east,
Dadeldhura District
Dadeldhura, a part of Sudurpashchim Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dadeldhura as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 126,162 in 2001 and 142,094 in 2011.
The region ...
in the north,
Shuklaphanta National Park
Shuklaphanta National Park is a national park in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal, covering of open grasslands, forests, riverbeds and tropical wetlands at an elevation of . It is bounded by the Mahakali river in the west and south. ...
in the south and
Uttarakhand, India in the west.
Mahendranagar is the 9th largest city in Nepal. It is east of the Indian border and west of
Kathmandu
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. 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 62,050. According to the
census of 2001, the city's population was 80,839. Bhimdatta is a hub of activity for industries running between India and Nepal. It is also a gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park, formerly
Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve.
Society
The indigenous people living here are the
Rana-Tharus but people from other parts mostly from the hill districts
Baitadi
Khalanga or Baitadi Khalanga is a town and seat of Baitadi District in the Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...
,
Darchula and
Dadeldhura find themselves at home. Bhimdatta has become a unique combination of ethnic groups which has a different way of life within an already diverse country
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
. The festivals celebrated by the ethnic
Tharu people
The Tharu people are an ethnic group Indigenous peoples, 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, t ...
are
Holi
Holi (), also known as the Festival of Colours, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Love,The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...". is an ancient Hindu religious festival ...
and
Maghi
Maghi is the regional name of the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Punjab, Haryana Jammu division and Himachal Pradesh.In Himachal, the festival is also known as ''Maghi Saaji'' or ''Magha Ra Saza''. In Bihar and Nepal it is al ...
. Tharu people celebrate Maghi as New year, while Hill People primarily celebrate Gora (commonly called
Gaura Parba). Deepawali or
Diwali
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or Tihar is a major festival which is celebrated with
Laxmi Puja
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, Gai Puja, and
Bhai Tika
Bhai Dooj, Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta or Bhratri Dwitiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) of Kartika, the eighth month of the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or the Shalivahan ...
on their respective days.
Dashain
Dashain or Bada'dashain, also referred as Bijaya Dashami in Sanskrit, is a major Hindu religious festival in Nepal. It is also celebrated by Hindus of Nepal and elsewhere in the world, including among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese ...
is also a major festival here. Small population from western Nepal mainly arghakhachi, gulmi, pyuthan etc have settled here (mostly in bhasi), even before local people of the same region settled from the hills of Far-west Nepal.
Services
Bhimdatta is the business and educational hub of the
Mahakali Zone
Mahakali ( ne, महाकाली अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones located in the Far-Western Development Region of Nepal, covering an area of 6,205 km2 in the most western part of the country. It stretches along Nepal's ...
. Since it is in close proximity to the border with India, Bhimdattaa plays a major role in trade in the region. Students from neighbouring districts come for education.
Far-western University, which teaches diversified disciplines ranging from economics to the humanities to the sciences, is the only university in the city. People here are mainly occupied by agriculture as Nepal is an agrarian society. Business is another source of empowering the local economy which is concentrated in the bazaar area of Bhimdatta. Government services is a significant part of the economy. Being comparatively closer to the major industrial areas of India, Mahendranagar could serve as a portal for industrial exchange between India and Nepal.
Transport and communication
Nepal Telecom
Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. ( ne, नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिमिटेड), popularly known as Nepal Telecom ( ne, नेपाल टेलिकम) or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications se ...
and
Ncell
Ncell Axiata Limited (previously Ncell Private Limited) ( ne, एनसेल आजियाटा) is a mobile service provider from Nepal. Ncell is Nepal's second largest telecommunications company, after Nepal Telecom. The company was found ...
provide
3G and
4G facilities in the area. Bhimdatta is connected to other parts of Nepal by
East-West Highway which is the only road which connects it to the rest of Nepal. There is a domestic airport in Bhimdatta which is out of service. Bus service connects Bhimdatta to all the other parts of the country. There is a
customs post for goods and third country nationals, while Indian and
Nepalese nationals may cross the border freely.
Banbasa,
Uttarakhand
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state,
India
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is the other side of the border. Bhimdatta is the nearest place in Nepal to
Uttrakhanda, part of India. Bhimdatta is also connected by sub-highways to hill towns
Dipayal
Dipayal Silgadhi ( ne, दिपायल सिलगढी) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Doti District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. Previously, it also served as the headquarter of the Far-Western Development Region. ...
,
Baitadi
Khalanga or Baitadi Khalanga is a town and seat of Baitadi District in the Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...
,
Amargadhi, and
Darchula.
Education
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Florida International Boarding Higher Secondary School
Florida International Boarding Higher Secondary School is a school in Mahendranagar, in Far-Western Nepal.
Buildings and structures in Kanchanpur District
Boarding schools in Nepal
Secondary schools in Nepal
Educational institutions esta ...
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Adarsh Vidya Niketan
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Bal jagreeti secondary school
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Diamond Public Higher Secondary School
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Everest Evergreen English school
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Ghatal higher secondary school
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History
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Holi Family English Boarding School
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International Public Higher Secondary School
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Kanchan Vidya Mandir Kanchan may refer to:
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Little Buddha Academy
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Mahakali Modern Public School
*Oxford National Academy
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Radient Secondary School
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Rastriya Bal Vidhyalaya
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Rauleshwar Multiple Campus
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The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...
Beldandi
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Shree Shishya English Boarding school
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Shree Siddhanath Science Campus Shree may refer to:
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*
Sunrise Public Higher Secondary School
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United public higher secondary school
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Morning Glory higher secondary school Janaki Tole
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Shree Jaycees Secondary School Rajipur Shree may refer to:
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Sikhar Academy Rajipur
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The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...
Shree Siddhanath Science Campus is the first Science Campus in Mahendranagar and was established in 2033 B.S. It is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University.
Tourism
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Lingaa
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Shuklaphanta National Park
Shuklaphanta National Park is a national park in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal, covering of open grasslands, forests, riverbeds and tropical wetlands at an elevation of . It is bounded by the Mahakali river in the west and south. ...
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Jhilmila Lake
Jhilmila Lake is a large natural lake in Bhimdatta Municipality of Kanchanpur District in Nepal. It is located at an elevation of about and has a maximum depth of . Its basin area of consists of marshes and meadows. It is surrounded by de ...
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Bedkot Lake
Bedkot Municipality is in Kanchanpur District of Kanchanpur. Bedkot Municipality was formed on 18 September 2015 by merging Daiji and Suda
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Vishnu Temple
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Dodhara Chandani Suspension Bridge
Dodhara is a village development committee in Kanchanpur District in the Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Centra ...
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Bhimdatta Memorial Park
Mahendranagar (Nepali: महेन्द्रनगर) officially known as Bhimdattanagar (Nepali:भिमदत्त), is a municipality in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. The city and the municipality were named Mah ...
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Kalikich Lake
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Banda Lake
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Siddhanath Temple
Mahendranagar is a beautiful city from a tourist point of view. There are natural, religious and historical areas here. Chure (चुरे) is connected to the east-west spread in the north. At the foot of the same Chure are the beautiful villages of Rautela (राउटेला) and Barakunda (बाराकुण्डा). Rautela temple (राउटेला मन्दिर) in Rautela and Bishnu temple (बिष्णु मन्दिर), Linga (लिंगा धाम), Shiva temple etc. are the major religious places here.
Dodhara Chandani is one of the famous bridge.
Jhilmila Lake (झिलिमिला ताल) and Bedkot Lake (बेदकोट ताल) are famous lakes. There are further more areas for tourists.
Media
To promote local culture Bhimdatta has many radio stations:
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Radio Mahakali
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmi ...
96.2 MHz
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Shuklaphanta FM
Shuklaphanta is a municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging two existing villages—Jhalari and Pipaladi—on 18 May 2014. The office of the municipality is ...
94.4 MHz
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Radio Nagarik FM
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104.3 MHz
References
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Populated places in Kanchanpur District
Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border
Points for exit and entry of nationals from third countries along the India–Nepal border
Nepal municipalities established in 1977
Municipalities in Kanchanpur District