Bhojpur () is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District of

Province No. 1 Koshi Province () is an autonomous province of Nepal adopted by the Constitution of Nepal on 20 September 2015. It covers an area of , about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its capital, the province i ...

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. Bhojpur is the traditional home of the

Kirat The Kirati people, also spelled as Kirat or Kirant or Kiranti, are Tibeto-Burman ethnolinguistic groups living in the Himalayas, mostly the Eastern Himalaya extending eastward from Nepal to North East India (predominantly in the Indian state o ...

Rai people The Rai (Kirati language, Kirati: also known as Jimee or Khambu, ''Rāi''; Devanagari: wikt:राई, राई) are an ethnolinguistic group belonging to the Kirati people, Kirat family and primarily Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan linguistic ethni ...

and has a long history since the settlement of the Kirat Rai people. Bhojpur bazaar is famous for its metalwork, particularly

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knives and Karuwa (metal vessels). It is home to many businesses as well as skilled craftsmen. Other major towns in the district include Dingla to the north, Ghoretar to the south, and Taksar near the airstrip, from where flights connect to

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, 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 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...

and

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

. The design and construction of the 240 km Koshi Highway in east Nepal between Dharan on the Terai Plain and Num in the Middle Himalaya commenced in the early 1970s and was completed in 2012 when the first vehicles were able to drive to Num. Construction of this highway links Bhjopur to other major cities and towns like

Hile Hile () is a hill town located in the Province of Nepal, 13 km north of the regional center of Dhankuta Bazar. At an elevation of 1948 meters, it is the main route to other hilly districts like Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha. The shops and re ...

Dhankuta Dhankuta ( ) is a hill town and the headquarters of Dhankuta District in Koshi Province in Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants. History Until about 1963, Dhankuta Bazaar (the town) was the ...

and

Dharan Dharan () is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern 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 I ...

. Historically it is a part of Majh Kirat (middle Kirat/ Khambuwan), and used to be called "east number 4". Middle Kirat consists mainly of Bhojpur and Khotang districts, the traditional home of kirat

, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal. In addition to Rais, other ethnic groups include castes like Chhetris, Bahuns, and Dalits.

Background

Bhojpur was a VDC in Bhojpur District before 2014. According to the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

it had total population of 7,446 with 2,070 households. On 18 May 2014

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declared 72 new municipality within the hole country. Same time Bhojpur Municipality declared, incorporating Bhojpur,

Bhaisipankha Bhaisipankha is a former Village Development Committee and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 census it had a population of 3,077 persons living in 555 i ...

Bokhim Bokhim is a former Village Development Committee and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the 1991 census it had a population of 3,438 persons living in 618 individual househol ...

and Taksar VDCs diving in 11

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units. In March 2017, the

restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures. The previous Aamtep, Helauchha, Siddheshwar and Gupteshwar VDCs merged again in Bhojpur Municipality and rearranged the 11 wards into 12 wards. Now total area of the municipality is and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 27,204. The admin headquarter of the municipality is located at Bhojpur Bazar (ward no. 7).

Constituency

Bhojpur Municipality is divide into two Provincial constituencies as below:

People

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Religion

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* Kirant Mundhum *

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College & Universities

* Bhojpur Multiple Campus * Nucleus Academy * Bidhyodaya Higher Secondary School * PanchaKanya Secondary School * Yasodhara Higher Secondary School * Sidheswor Higher Secondary School * Teachers Training Center * Shree Janodaya Secondary School * Shree Tyamke Primary School * Shree Jaunagi Adharbhut School

Tourism Spots

* Suntale Danda * Bhojpur Airport *

* Dipsha Village * Tyamke Dada * Maiyung Dada * Shilichung * Hatuwagadhi * Siktel And Pikhuwa KHola * Taksar Temple * Siddhakali Temple
Bhojpur Bazar

Transportation

Airways

Bhojpur Airport

Public Bus

Bhojpur Bus Park

Notable people

Ram Prasad Rai Ram Prasad Rai ( Nepali: रामप्रसाद राई) (born March 1, 1909 – unknown) was a Nepali revolutionary, guerrilla leader, military theorist and organizer of the Liberation Army in East part of Nepal. Rai was a major figure of ...

Dayahang Rai Dayahang Rai (; born 13 April 1980) is a Nepalese actor, director, and playwright. He is one of the most popular actor of Nepal. He has starred in over 50 films and is one of the leading contemporary actors of Nepal. He has received various acc ...

Bidhya Devi Bhandari Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population. She is the fir ...

* Babu Bhogati * Sher Dhan Rai * Hom Nath Upadhyaya * sudan kirati

References

{{Municipalities of Koshi Province Populated places in Bhojpur District, Nepal Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Koshi Province Municipalities in Bhojpur District Bhojpur Municipality