Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the

Sunsari district Sunsari District is one of 14 districts in Koshi province of eastern Nepal. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of . According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population was 753,328. The district head ...

Koshi Province Koshi Province () is an autonomous Provinces of Nepal, 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 cap ...

of Eastern

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. It was established in 2014. Ramdhuni previously known as Jhumka Bazar. It is approximately 356km far from

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 ...

. This town lies in the middle of two famous cities Itahari and Inaruwa. Mahendra highway passes right through the heart of the town. Chatara Canal (

Sunsari Sunsari District is one of 14 districts in Koshi province of eastern Nepal. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of . According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population was 753,328. The district head ...

Morang Irrigation Project) originates all the way from

Koshi River The Kosi or Koshi 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 confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onw ...

and flows through the

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from north to south. This canal plays an important role in the agriculture of

and Morang district. Ramdhuni has a total area of 91.69 square kilometers. It has a

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of 63,452 of which 29,820 are males and 29,820 are females living in 11,491 individual houses.

Geography

Geographically, Ramdhuni is in the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

region of

. Its elevation is approximately 185m from the sea level. This means most of the part of town lies in a proper plain land. Chatara canal provides water to the irrigation system of the town and surrounding places.

Transportation

It is well connected by roads to the major cities of

including the capital

. The nearest airport is

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 ...

Airport which is approximately 30km from the town of Ramdhuni.

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 ...

, Itahari, Inaruwa and

are some the nearest cities to Ramdhuni. Regular bus service is organised from Dharan,

via Ramdhuni to the other major cities of

Tourism

It is the gateway to some of the historical places of

Sunsari District Sunsari District is one of 14 districts in Koshi province of eastern Nepal. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of . According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population was 753,328. The district head ...

. It provides the easiest access to the devotees traveling to Chatara(also known as Parchin

Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...

), Barahkshetra Mandir(Baraha Temple), and Ramdhuni Temple.

Local Elections

Local Level Election 2079

* Total Population : 63, 452 ** Number of Wards : 9 ** Election Center : 12 ** Number of Male Voters : 20,103 ** Number of Female Voters : 21,374 ** Number of Other Voters : 1 ** Total Eligible Voters : 42,478

References

{{Municipalities of Koshi Province Populated places in Sunsari District Government of Nepal Municipalities in Koshi Province Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Sunsari District