Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77

districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of ad ...

, and takes up the southwestern corner of

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provin ...

. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579,984 (279,087 male and 300,897 female) people. In 2021 it had a population of 722,168 (354,071 male and 368,097 female) people. Bharatpur is the commercial and service centre of South Central Nepal and a major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region. Chitwan lies in the

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region of Nepal. It is in the

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of the

Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is nota ...

and is roughly triangular, taking that river as its meandering northwestern border, and a modest watershed border, with

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, as the basis of its southern limit. Local government: Bharatpur Metropolitan,Rapti Municipality,Ratnanagar Municipality, Kalika Municipality, Madi Municipality, Ikshyakamana Gaupalika

History

The district takes its name from the

Chitwan Valley The Chitwan Valley ( ne, चितवन उपत्यका) is an Inner Terai valley in the south of Nepal, encompassing the districts of Makwanpur, Chitwan and Nawalpur. The valley is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion of ...

, one of Nepal's

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valleys between the

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and Siwalik ranges, both considered foothills of the

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. Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the

region, which formerly extended over the foothills of Nepal. It was originally a dense forest with wild animals like leopards and Bengal tigers. It was ruled by Chitrsen Baba and

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s meditated in the forest. .

Etymology

There are several theories on the origin of the name Chitwan: * The name ''Chitwan'' is a composite of the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...

words चित्त,

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"citta" meaning ''heart'', and वन, transliterated "vana" meaning ''jungle'' or ''forest''. Thus, the meaning of Chitwan is ''Heart of the Jungle''. * Chitwan was a dense forest ruled by the Tharu God-King Chitrasen Baba, thought to an incarnation of

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within ...

. Today, the Tharu worship his idol during ''HariBodhini Ekadashi'' in Chitrasari en route to the village of

Sauraha Sauraha is a village of Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan District and Chitwan Valley, in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. Geography The village is the eastern gateway to the nearby and large Chitwan National Park, that protects part of t ...

. ''Ban'' (वन) is the local word for a forest, according to this theory, the area was called Chitra Ban (Chitrasen's forest) which then became ''Chitwan''. * The Chitwan forests were populated by leopards and Bengal tigers and, since the Tharu term for a leopard is ''Chitri'', the area became Chitwan. * Chitra is also the Tharu word for religious drawings and, hence, "Chitra ban" became Chitwan.

Religious Sites

* Valmiki Ashram Balmiki ashram 2

* Shivaghat * Devghat * Bikram-Baba Temple * Krishna Mandir Temple

Agriculture and industry

The people inhabiting the Chitwan District are predominantly peasant farmers cultivating mainly food and

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such as rice, maize, wheat,

beans A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes t ...

lentils The lentil (''Lens culinaris'' or ''Lens esculenta'') is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. As a food crop, the largest prod ...

mustard Mustard may refer to: Food and plants * Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment * Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment ** Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard p ...

and Vegetables. The district is the major maize-producing area in Nepal, with an area under maize cultivation of in the year 2003–04. Maize is cultivated on irrigated /seasonal

irrigated Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been dev ...

land in winter and spring, and on rain fed land in summer. Because it is easily accessible by good roads, maize produced in the district can be easily distributed to other parts of the country. Poultry is also a significant industry in Chitwan. Chitwan is famous in Nepal for mustard growing and production of

mustard oil Mustard oil can mean either the pressed oil used for cooking, or a pungent essential oil also known as volatile oil of mustard. The essential oil results from grinding mustard seed, mixing the grounds with water, and extracting the resulting vol ...

. This popularity of the mustard in Chitwan is attributed to the predominant soil type

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, resulting from the flooding of the

Narayani River Narayani may refer to: * Narayani (deity), another name for Lakshmi * Narayani, an epithet of Yogamaya * Narayani River, or Gandaki River, in Nepal * Narayani Temple, in Narayani village, near Khalikote, Odisha, India * Narayani Zone, a former a ...

and its tributaries. The land of Chitwan is also spotted with

clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay part ...

, which is very good for growing rice, wheat and vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, radish, potatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and carrot. Chitwan is also famous for

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, mushroom cultivation and

bee keeping Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus ''Apis'' are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as ''Melipona'' stingless bees are also kept. Be ...

. Chitwan has adopting the South Korean

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model of development. One of the biggest rice mills in Nepal, Agam Food Industry, is situated in Bharatpur and is a big source of local employment.

Cuisine

Chitwan is known for ''Taas'' ( ne, तास), a spicy fried goat meat dish served with ''bhuja'' or cheura. Momos, Bhuteko Bhat (fried rice), and sukuti are other popular dishes.

Dal bhat Dal bhat ( ne, दालभात, ur, دال بھات, bn, ডাল ভাত, gu, દાળ ભાત, mr, डाळ भात, as, দাইল ভাত ''dail bhat'' / ডালি ভাত ''dali bhat'') is a traditional meal from th ...

(steamed rice and lentils), is the staple food of the area, though meat and dairy products are also consumed. Other popular cuisines include Newari and Tharu and Thakali. For centuries, traditional fermented foods and beverages have constituted about 20% of the local diet. Depending on altitudinal variation, finger millet, wheat, buckwheat, barley, vegetable, rice, potato, and soybeans etc. are grown.

Gallery

File:Chitwan 2.jpg, Beeshazar Lake near

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File:Rhinos leofleck.jpg, Chitwan National Park,

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...

safari after an

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File:Narayani bridge in Gaindakot.jpg, Narayani bridge in

Narayangarh, Chitwan Bharatpur (, ne, भरतपुर, ) is a city in southern central Nepal. It is the third most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara with 369,377 inhabitants in 2021. It is also the second largest metropolitan city in Nepal by ...

, Nepal File:Hattipolo.jpg, Elephant polo World cup 2012 in

Meghauli Meghauli (Nepali language, Nepali : ) is a village and former Village Development Committee (Nepal), Village Development Committee that is now part of Bharatpur, Nepal, Bharatpur Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. In December ...

, Nepal File:Messe-01.JPG, ''Chitwan Mahotsav 2063'' (Chitwan Mahotsav 2007 A.D.) in

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Geography

The Rapti River flows east to the southwest in the south of Bharatpur and forms the northern border of the Chitwan National Park. The

flows north to south to the west of Bharatpur. It is the deepest and one of the biggest rivers in Nepal. The

Narayani Bridge Narayani Bridge ( ne, नारायणी पुल) is a bridge on the East-West (Mahendra highway) of Nepal located in the central region of Nepal. The bridge connects Gaindakot municipality of Nawalparasi District on the western region of N ...

over the river connects Chitwan District with

Nawalparasi District Nawalparasi District ( ne, नवलपरासी जिल्ला, ), part of which belongs to Gandaki Province and part to Lumbini Province, was one of the seventy-five List of districts of Nepal, districts of Nepal before being divided in ...

of Nepal. Chitwan is particularly rich in

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and

fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is '' funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''biota''. Zoo ...

. Nepal's first national park, the

together with the adjacent

Parsa National Park Parsa National Park is a protected area in the Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal. It covers an area of in the Parsa, Makwanpur and Bara districts and ranges in altitude from to in the Siwalik Hills. It was established as a wild ...

support a diversity of species that is much higher than elsewhere on the

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. Rare species include

Bengal tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...

gharial The gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus''), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are long, and males . Adult males have a distinct ...

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leopard The leopard (''Panthera pardus'') is one of the five extant species in the genus '' Panthera'', a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia ...

mugger crocodile The mugger crocodile (''Crocodylus palustris'') is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes, l ...

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and several species of

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the ...

. The protected areas are guarded by a battalion of the

Nepal Army The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see ''Gorkhas''), is the land service branch ...

and patrolled by

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units.

Bishazari Tal Bishazari Tal, also spelled Beeshazar Tal, is an extensive oxbow lake system in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park, a protected area in the Inner Terai of central Nepal. This wetland covers an area of at an altitude of , and is situated ...

("20 Thousand") Lake is near Chitwan National Park, about south of Bharatpur. The lake is an important bird-watching center. Krishna Mandir is One of the nice temples of the Hindu religion of Nepal. This is the temple of the god Krishna. There is no statue of the god in this temple. Its interior is made of mirrors all over the wall. The historical event of the god Krishna is shown on the wall. There is one place inside where there is a statue of the god Krishna and his wife.

Transportation and communication

Bharatpur Airport is the only airport in the region and has flights to and from

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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 ...

, the main east–west highway in Nepal, runs through the region and,

Prithvi Highway The Prithvi Highway () is a highway connecting Naubise of Tribhuvan Highway, 26 km from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and Prithivi Chowk, Pokhara, a tourist city in the western part of Nepal. History The construction of the highway star ...

a north–south highway from the border with India to

runs through the district. Narayangarh is the main transit point for vehicles travelling via the east–west

and also for people travelling from Kathmandu, Gorkha, and Pokhara through

Mugling Mugling (; sometimes known as Muglin) is a town in Chitwan, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Mugling is located at an interchange of two majors highways: Prithvi and Madan Ashrit Highway (also known as Mugling-Narayanghat Highway). Before the 1970s, ...

. There are numerous local FM radio stations broadcasting from Bharatpur: Synergy FM, Hamro FM, Radio Triveni, Radio Madi, Radio Chitwan, Radio Kotagiri, Chitwan Online FM, Kalika Music FM, Kalika FM. and Narayani FM. Television channels include Beso Channel, Aviyan Channel, Unique Television and Avass Television. There are multiple private Internet service providers. Fibre connectivity and 4G internet is available in the larger cities.

Landmark buildings

* Upardanghari fort, in the old headquarters of Chitwan district, is believed to have been built by Satrubhanjan Shah, the son of Prince Bahadur Shah to defend the newly founded Kingdom in the 17th century. * Kasara Durbar is an old palace built by the

Rana Regime Rana dynasty ( ne, राणा वंश, IAST=Rāṇā vaṃśa , ) is a Chhetri dynasty that imposed totalitarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah dynasty, Shah monarch to a figurehead and making List of Prim ...

inside

. Currently, it serves as the park office and museum. * Diyalo Bangala Palace (Aptari Bharatpur) was the spring season palace used by the

Shah Dynasty The Shah dynasty ( ne, शाह वंश), also known as the Shahs of Gorkha or the Royal House of Gorkha, was the ruling Chaubise Thakuri dynasty ; and the founder of Gorkha Kingdom from 1559 to 1768 and later the unified Kingdom of Nepal ...

of Nepal. This palace was built by late king Mahendra Bir Bikram Shahdev to rest in during winter season. It is located on the banks of Narayani River in Bharatpur Municipality ward no. 2. * DAO Building Bharatpur: This old building was built in the period of shifting the headquarters from Upardangghari. Now is used as an office of the chief district officer. * Bharatpur Covered hall: Hall in guesthouse of Bharatpur for indoor games.

Geography and climate

Major places

* Ayodhyapuri * Dibyanagar * Bharatpur * Narayangarh Bazaar * Tandi bazaar * Parsa Bazaar * Parsadhap Bazaar * Birendranagar Bazaar * Muglin Bazaar * Rampur Bazaar * Gitanagar bazaar * Bhandara Bazaar * Chanauli Bazaar * Mangalpur Bazaar * Manakamana *

Shivanagar Shivanagar is a town in Krishnanagar Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The former VDC was merged to form the municipality established on 18 May 2014 Krishnanagar, Sirsihawa, Shivanagar VDCs. At the ti ...

bazaar * Basantapur Bazaar, Madi *

Patihani Patihani is a part of metropolitan Bharatpur in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern 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 Statist ...

bazaar * Parbatipur Bazaar * Saradanagar bazaar * Jagatpur Bazaar *

-Telauli Bazaar * Lothar Bazaar *

* Kasara * Dasdhunga *Krishna Mandir *Jhuwani *Gawai * Bairiya * Kumroj

Demographics

At the time of 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 an ...

, Chitwan District had a population of 579,984. Of these, 70.1% spoke

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, 10.2% Tharu, 4.9%

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, 3.7% Chepang, 2.8%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung: ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Gork ...

, 1.7%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...

, 1.6% Magar, 1.6% Newari, 1.1% Darai, 0.6% Maithili and 0.5%

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as their

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. Of the population, 27.3% in the district spoke

as their

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Administration

The district consists of seven

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, out of which one is a metropolitan city, five are urban municipalities and one is a

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. * Bharatpur Metropolitan City *

Kalika Municipality Kalika is a municipality in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. This municipality was established in 2015 AD by merging the existing Jutpani, Padampur, Shaktikhor and Siddhi VDCs. References {{Chitwan District Chitwan D ...

Khairahani Municipality Khairahani is a municipality in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 8 May 2014 by merging the existing Khairahani, Kumroj and Chainpur VDCs. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 19 ...

* Madi Municipality *

Ratnanagar Ratnanagar is a municipality in Chitwan District of Bagmati Province in Nepal. It is the second biggest municipality after Bharatpur Metropolitan City that was formed in 1997 through the merger of the former Village Development Committees Old-R ...

municipality *

Rapti Municipality Rapti Municipality ( ne, राप्ति नगरपालिका) is a municipality which lies in Eastern part of Chitwan district in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was formed as municipality in 2015 by merging five existing village develop ...

Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality Ichchhakamna ( ne, इच्छाकामना) is an only rural council located in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. Total area of the rural municipality is and total population is 25012 individuals. The rural municipality was ...

Former municipalities and gaunpalikas

Prior to the restructuring of the district, Chitwan had following Rural Municipality and municipalities. * Ayodhyapuri * Bagauda * Bharatpur Metropolitan * Chandi Bhanjyang *

Dahakhani Dahakhani is a village development committee in Chitwan District in Bagmati Province of southern Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्� ...

* Gardi *

* Kabilas * Kathar * Kaule * Khairhani municipality * Korak * Kumroj *

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* Madi Municipality * Madi Kalyanpur * Mangalpur * Narayanpur * Piple *

municipality *

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Health care

Chitwan district is known for its hospitals and has many top rated medical institutions, mostly in and around Bharatpur Municipality. Bharatpur is colloquially known as medical city of Nepal. The district is especially known for the B. P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital at Krishnapur and two of the reputed medical colleges of the nation;College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur and Chitwan Medical College. Chitwan ranks only behind the capital

, in terms of hospital facilities in Nepal. Medical facilities in the district also include Bharatpur Hospital, a part of the Bharatpur medical college;

Chitwan Eye Hospital Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 57 ...

; Sairam Dental Hospital and Research Center; Maula Kalika Hospital; and Narayani Community Hospital.

Educational institutions

Most of the Educational institutions in this region provides quality education to the students from Chitwan and neighboring districts too . These schools and colleges focuses on the development of skills and knowledge of their students. Below there are the name of some of those Schools: * Prembasti Secondary School, Bharatpur 7 prembasti * Shree Sharadpur Higher School Rampur AG campus

* Little Stars Secondary English Boarding School. Bharatpur 7, Krishnapur.
SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Bharatpur
Bharatpur-8, Chitwan *Holy Vision Public School, Yagyapuri, Bharatpur-4 * Grandee English Boarding School, Bharatpur-19 * Shanti Vidya Mandir English School, Bharatpur-11, Chitwan * Sirjana English Secondary School, Located behind Central Bus Terminal (Paras Buspark) * Boston International College, Hakim chowk, Bharatpur-10 (affiliated to Pokhara University) * School of Health Science *

Chitwan Higher Secondary School Chitwan Higher Secondary School is the oldest government school in Chitwan District Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after ...

, Bharatpur-10 * Sun Rise English school, Bharatpur 10. * Pragati Shiksha Sadan, East Rampur, Chitwan. * Jana Jagriti Higher Secondary School,

Pithuwa Pithuwa is one of the developed suburb area of Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. The area consists of Ward No. 13, 14 & 15. According to 2011 Nepal census survey it had a population of 12,579 (5 ...

– 3,

* Sagarmatha Secondary Boarding School,

* Aroma Higher Secondary School *

Birendra Multiple Campus Birendra Multiple Campus ( ne, वीरेन्द्र बहुमुखी क्याम्पस) is one of the constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University in Bharatpur, Chitwan district in Nepal. The campus was established in 1st B ...

is the oldest campus of the city, located in Bharatpur heights. * Lead Academy for Science and Management Technology *

Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Tribhuvan University's Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) is the oldest institute in Nepal which provides higher education in agriculture and animal science. Overview IAAS was founded in Kathmandu in 1957 as a school of agri ...

, also known as the Rampur Agriculture Campus, is the agriculture institution under

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

, and is the main institution in the fields of agriculture and veterinary science in Nepal. Occupying a huge area, this campus has been declared a university, the Agriculture and Forestry University. * Balkumari College is located near the Narayangadh Bharatpur Height and affiliated to Tribhuvan University. * Saptagandaki Multiple Campus is the largest public campus in the city, located in Dipendranagar ward no. 10, Bharatpur. * Jan Aadrash multiple campus Birendranagar is the public campus in Birendranagar ward no. 2. * Saheed Smriti Multiple campus, Shantichowk is the biggest campus of eastern Chitwan. * Birendra higher secondary school * College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur is a 700-bed teaching hospital situated in Dipendranagar, Bharatpur. * International college is a college of higher education and runs the HSEB and TU affiliated BBS and MBS programs in management streams. * Apex Educational Academy is a higher secondary school in Bharapur. * Valmiki Shiksha Sadan Higher Secondary School provides higher secondary education. * Shree Medical and Technical College located in Bharatpur is affiliated to the Purbanchal University and CTEVT. * Chitwan Health Foundation and Research Center was established in Bharatpur as the nursing School of Chitwan Hospital and Health Foundation * Maiya Devi Girls College, located in Dipendranagar, Bharatpur. * Chitwan Medical College and Research Centre, located in Dipendranagar, Bharatpur. * Prerana Higher Secondary School * SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School * Chitwan Science College and

Orchid Science College Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

* Indreni ICT college, affiliated to Tribhuvan University, located at Muktinagar, Bharatpur. * Chitwan Hotel Training Center in Bharatpur * Shree Prembasti Higher Secondary School, Bharatpur-7, Chitwan. * Apex academy in Kshetrapur, Presidency college in Dipendranagar, Shanti Academy college in Bharatpur, Xavier college in Bel chowk, Sahid Smriti Multiple Campus, New Capital College, Crystal College in Ratnanagar * Sun Rise English School * Kamal Devi English School * Sainik Awashiya Mahavidhyalaya Chitwan operated by Nepal army welfare fund provided education in high school level. * Buddha Shanti Higher Secondary School, Rapti Municipality 03. * Little Flower English school, Belchowk * Kalika English Boarding School * Central English Boarding School * Balikumari College * Small heaven School * Nepal Police School Bharatpur-14 * Aadikabi Bhanubhakta Secondary School, Narayangarh, bharatpur - 1 * Kankali Secondary School, Khairahani - 1 * Daisy English Higher Secondary Boarding School, Khairahani - 4, Parsa * Paragon Secondary School, Ratnanagar-10, Chitwan * Someshwor higher secondary school Madi-01 Baruwa * Madi secondary school , Madi-3 Basantapur * Gawai Secondary School, Khairahani 13, Gawai

Notable people

* Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda):

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...

2008–09 and 2016–17; chairman of UCPN *

Nilkantha Upreti Nilkantha Upreti is a former Chief Election Commissioner of Election Commission of Nepal The Election Commission ( ne, निर्वाचन आयोग, नेपाल; ''Nirvācana āyōg, Nēpāl'') is a constitutional body responsible f ...

: Former Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal * Surendra Pandey: Former

Finance Minister A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

of Nepal * Ram Bahadur Thapa (Badal): Former Home Minister of Nepal * Shristi Shrestha: Miss Nepal 2012 *

Shiva Regmi Shiva Regmi ( ne, शिव रेग्मी) (1965 – 9 December 2013) was a People of Nepal, Nepali film director, producer (film), producer and screenwriter. His debut film as a director was ''Aafanta,'' which was released in 1999, and his ...

: Nepalese Film director *

Bodhraj Acharya Bodhraj Acharya is a Nepalese-born American professional, working in the field of laboratory medicine, Cell Biology and chemistry. He has received many honors, grants and travel fellowships in United States and other countries. He has published ...

: Nepalese scientist *

Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Kamal Bahadur Adhikari ( ne, कमल बहादुर अधिकारी; born July 20, 1977) is a Nepalese weightlifter. Adhikari represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight categ ...

: Nepalese weightlifter * Dr. Santosh Kalwar: Nepalese poet, writer, and computer researcher (first English language novelist of Chitwan) * Swopnil Sharma: Lead singer of The Shadows Nepal Band *

Sandeep Lamichhane Sandeep Lamichhane ( ne, सन्दीप लामिछाने, ; born 2 August 2000) is a Nepalese cricketer who captained the Nepalese national team, A right-arm leg spin bowler, Lamichhane has played for Twenty20 franchise sides ac ...

: Cricketer * Asmi Shrestha: Miss Nepal 2016 *

Nirmal Purja Nirmal Purja (known as Nims or Nimsdai) ( ne, निर्मल पुर्जा; born 25 July 1983) is a Nepal-born naturalised British mountaineer and a holder of multiple mountaineering world records. Prior to taking on a career in mount ...

: Nepalese Mountaineer * Lalmani Chaudhary : 2008

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from Chitwan 1 (constituency)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Districts of Bagmati Province Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before