Triyuga () is one of the eight municipalities of

Udayapur district Udayapur District (, is one of the 14 districts of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The district, with Triyuga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in 2001 had a population of 287,689, in 2011 of 317,532, in 2021 of 342,773 Rive ...

of the Koshi Pradesh of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. Gaighat is the headquarter of the municipality. According to the

2021 Nepal census The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 case ...

the total population of the municipality is 103,475. It is divided into 16 wards. Triyuga Municipality was established on B.S. Chaitra 13, 2053 (26 March 1997). It was named after Triyuga River. A river which flows through the town. Triyuga is the 3rd largest municipality in Nepal and 1st largest in Koshi Pradesh in term of size (area). The total area of the municipality is Almost all facilities are available in the town. Schools, colleges, Hospitals and clinics are available in the town. There are six police stations and armed police force in the town, and an army barrack is also situated in the city.

Background

Triyuga municipality was established on 26 March 1997 merging 3 VDCs: e.g. Gaighat, Deuri and Bhumarashuwa. Total area of the municipality was . On 6 March 2017, following VDCs added into Triyuga municipality: Jogidaha, Saune, Khanbu and Jalpachilaune. Now total area of the municipality is .

Ward division

Triyuga municipality is divided into 16 wards:

Geography

Triyuga is one municipality out of four municipalities of

Udayapur District Udayapur District (, is one of the 14 districts of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The district, with Triyuga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in 2001 had a population of 287,689, in 2011 of 317,532, in 2021 of 342,773 Rive ...

. The municipality is surrounded by Mahabharat hills in north and Churey hills in south.

Udayapurgadhi Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality () is a rural municipality in Udayapur District of Koshi Province in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur District. There are 8 wards in this municipality. According to 2011 census of Nepal, the tota ...

and

Rautamai Rautamai Rural Municipality () is a rural municipality in Udayapur district of Province No. 1 in Nepal. There are 4 rural municipalities in Udayapur district. There are 8 wards in this municipality. According to 2011 census of Nepal, the total pop ...

are in north of the municipality,

Khotang District Khotang District () is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 206,312.

is in north-east and Chaudandigadhi Municipality is in east.

Saptari District Saptari (), is Located in the easternmost part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Outer Terai district. This district covers an area of and has a population ...

is in south of Triyuga Municipality. This city is in the famous Udayapur Valley. Gaighat (गाइघाट) (other name of Triyuga) is the shadow of a historic kingdom of Sen dynasty in Udayapurgadhi (Chaudandi), this Inner

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 ...

Valley of south-eastern Nepal has a glorious history with a bright future. Gaighat is in the plane of the Valley. Udayapur Valley is the largest valley in eastern Nepal having fabulous natural attractions such as the Triyuga river, Baruwa river flowing through the town.

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 ...

is east of the city.

Demographics

2011

The total population of the municipality, as of

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 ...

is 87,557 in which male comprises 41,221 and female 46,336. There are 19,484 households. 74% of people of the municipality is educated. 82% male and 66.5% female are educated. Chetri is the largest group of caste in Triyuga municipality which comprises 24.24% of people of total population of Triyuga. The second largest group of caste is

Tharu people The Tharu people are an ethnic group living in the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They speak Tharu languages. They are recognized as an official ethnicity by the Government of Nepal. In the Indian Terai, they live foremost in Uttara ...

which comprises 14.91%. Rai 12.43%, Magar 9.04%, Bahun (Hill Brahman) 7.74% comprises total population of the municipality.

Nepali language Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official and most widely spoken Languages of Nepal, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a ''lingua fr ...

is the mostly spoken language in Triyuga, which is spoken by 55.82% of people.

Tharu language The Tharu ( Tharu: थारु, ) or Tharuhat () languages are any of the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by the Tharu people of the Terai region in Nepal, and neighboring regions of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India. Tharu languages a ...

is secondly most spoken language,

Maithili language Maithili ( , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's Koshi Province, Koshi and Madhesh P ...

is third most spoken language and Magar is fourth.

2021

The total population of Triyuga municipality in 2021 has been increased compared to

. According to the

, there are 102,725 people living here in 25623 households. The number of males comprises 48463 (47.2%) while females are 54262 (52.8%). Sex ratio is 89.31/100 female. 188 people live per square km. Ethnically

Chettri Chhetri () is a Nepali surname. Spellings include Chetri, Chhetri and Chhetry. Notable people with the surname include: Chetri * Aman Chetri (born 2001), Indian footballer * Hem Chetri (born 2000), Indian cricketer * Laxman Chetri (born 1996), I ...

is the largest group in this rural municipality following Tharu second largest,

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at third, Magar at fourth and

Bahun Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal censu ...

at fifth position. Religiously

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is the largest group with 77.3% and

Kirat Mundhum Kirat Mundhum, (Nepali language, Nepali: किरात मुन्धुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundhum, is a traditional belief of the Kirati people, Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yak ...

is the second largest group with 9.1%,

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at third number with 8%. 80% of the total population are literate which means they can read and write but only 13.2% of people have passed SEE. Nepali is the most spoken language in this municipality with 55.3%, Tharu is second with 14.6%, Maithili is third with 7% and Magar is at fourth with 6.5%. Chamling, Tamang, Rai, Danuwar and Nepal bhasha are other minor languages that are also spoken in this municipality.

Education

Education in the town is accessible. Campuses for higher education are available at Gaighat. Triyuga Janata Multiple Campus provides undergraduate and post graduate education on management and social sciences. Baruwa Campus provides undergraduate education, management and science. Similarly Udayasi English higher secondary school provides intermediate education on science and management. There are numerous other schools for education, such as: *1. Himalayan Dale Academy, Bokse *2. Paradise Secondary school, Gaighat *3. Udayapur English School, Gaighat *4. Laligurans Secondary school, Gaighat *5. Canvas Secondary school, Gaighat *6. Sagarmatha Secondary school, Purano Gaighat *7. Rastriya janata higher secondary school, Bagaha *8. Janajyoti higher secondary school, Chuhade *9. Shree janata Higher Secondary School Deory *10. Evergreen Secondary English Boarding School *11. Shree Ram Janaki higher Secondary School, Motigada *11. B.D.M. English Boarding School, Motigada *13. Udayasi English Higher Secondary school, Jaljale *14. Baruwa Campus, Gaighat *15. Peace-Zone international Academy, Gaighat
15.Triyuga Janata Multiple Campus, Motigada
*16.Shree Balmandir Secondary School, Bokse

Sports & Leisures

Tharuhat Rangsala Football, cricket and Cycling are the most popular sports in Gaighat. Tharuhat Rangsala with a capacity of 10,000+ spectators is the largest football stadium in the city. The Udayapur Gold Cup, is held in the stadium with National Football Clubs as well as District Clubs. There is a covered hall at Bokse, where indoor events can be organized. Other facilities in the city includes Boxing Ring, Karate Ring, Table tenniscourt, Lawn Tennis court and Badminton court.

Transportation

The Sagarmatha Highway (NH-16) via

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Border, (

Saptari Saptari (), is Located in the easternmost part of Madhesh Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Terai#Outer Terai, Outer Terai district. This dist ...

) connects Gaighat to

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(India).

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway or NH01 (previously: H01) (), 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 th ...

(NH-01) crosses NH-16 at Kadmah-Lahan (Saptari) which connects Gaighat with all other parts of the country. NH-16 also connects Gaighat to Khotang and

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the sub-regions Solu and Khumbu. The closest post office to Solukhumbu with a postal co ...

s. Likewise

Madan Bhandari Highway Madan Bhandari Inner Terai Highway or NH09 () is an ongoing road project in Nepal, which is thought to be long from east to west. It starts at Shantinagar, Mechi, Shantinagar in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 and runs through Inner Terai (Inne ...

(NH-09) goes through the city which connects

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 ...

in the East and Sindhuli in the west. The highway is opened after the completion of chatara bridge over Koshi. Public buses are available from

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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 ...

, Kakarbhitta and other cities to move to the city. Local transportation is available within the town. Many small local routes have public transport facilities. Tempos and taxis are available for rent too. Sagarmatha airport is proposed to be constructed in the city.

Nearest airports

Rajbiraj Airport Rajbiraj Airport is a domestic airport located in Rajbiraj serving Saptari District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. After eleven years of complete shut down, the airport resumed its operations on 23 May 2018. The airport is used by ...

(57 km by road) *

Janakpur Airport Janakpur Airport is an airport serving Janakpur, a city in Mithila region of Nepal and the administrative headquarters of the Dhanusa District in Madhesh Province in Nepal. Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It ...

(116 km by road) *

Biratnagar Airport Biratnagar Airport (, ) is a domestic airport located in Biratnagar serving Morang District, Koshi Province, Nepal. Biratnagar Airport is the List of airports in Nepal, third busiest airport in Nepal after Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathman ...

(138 km by road)

is the nearest airport, roughly 57 km away.

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and

Buddha Air Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd () is an airline based in Lalitpur, Nepal. It operates domestic flights within Nepal as well as international services to Varanasi, India, from its main base in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.Flight International ...

operates daily flights between

Rajbiraj Rajbiraj () is a mid-sized municipality located in the south-eastern part of Madhesh Province of Nepal. The city is also called the "Pink City of Nepal" because the township was designed in 1938 based on influence from the "Indian Pink City" Ja ...

and

The town in connected to Indian border via

in Nepal and Laukaha in India which is 51 km South of Gaighat are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between

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and

Government of

has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of

has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.

Laukaha Laukaha is a very old border town and a Community development block in the district of Madhubani district, Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It is close to the border with Nepal and the Nepalese town of Thadi. The population of Laukaha i ...

has Laukaha Bazar railway station which is a big line and connects to rest of India via Train and NH57 via road.

Communications

Communication facilities is available in the town. Internet services are provided by Nepal Telecom, Subisu, Broadlink, Worldlink. Telephone services are provided by Nepal Telecom, Ncell and United Telecommunications. Both Pstn as well as cellular phones can be used in the city.

Banking

Following banking and financial institutions provides services in the city. *

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* NIC Asia Bank Limited *

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Rastriya Banijya Bank Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) (translation: National Commercial Bank; ) is fully government owned, and the largest commercial bank in Nepal. RBB was established on January 23, 1966 (2022 Magh 10 BS) under the RBB Act. RBB provides banking services ...

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* Citizens Bank International Limited * Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited * Agriculture Development Bank * Himalayan Bank Limited *

Kumari Bank Limited Kumari Bank Limited is one of the leading commercial banks in Nepal. History Kumari Bank Limited came into existence as the fifteenth commercial bank of Nepal, starting banking operations from Chaitra 21, 2057 B.S (April 3, 2001) with an obje ...

Sanima Bank Sanima Bank started its operation in 2004 as a National Level Development Bank. Sanima was licensed to operate by the Nepal Rastra Bank to function as an "A" Class Commercial Bank in 2012. Sanima has 105 full-fledged branches and 28 extension coun ...

* Everest Bank Limited * Nabil Bank Limited * Siddhartha Bank Limited * Machhapuchchhre Bank * Prabhu Bank Limited *

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* Shangrila Development Bank * Kamana Sewa Bikash Bank *

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* Muktinath Bikash Bank

Accommodation

Hotels and restaurants are available in Gaighat. Resorts are available near

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering of wetlands in the Sunsari District, Sunsari, Saptari District, Saptari and Udayapur Districts. It comprises extensive reed beds and freshwater marshes i ...

and in town. Lodges and resorts with sufficient services are available. Hotels and lodges delivers proper hospitality to the guest in the town. Fooding and lodging are available in the hotels of the town. Some of the hotels are Gangachuli Hotel, Hotel A-one, Sital Chautari.

Media

National daily newspapers like

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are available in early morning. Local television named G-music is broadcast via cable. To promote local cultures Triyuga has FM radio stations Radio Triyuga 104 MHz, Radio Udayapur 102 MHz and which are

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Stations. Radio Amurta 91.6 is a commercial fm station in Tyiyuga. Cable television service is also available. Many local newspapers are published in the town on daily, weekly basis. Some of them are Majhkharka, Triyuga post, Baruwa Times.

Gallery

File:Gaighat Bazar from pipal chowk.jpg, A view of a street to main chowk, Gaighat Bazar from Pipal Chowk File:त्रियुगा माध्यमिक विद्यालय, गाईघाट1.jpg, Triyuga higher secondary school File:Radha Krishna Temple, Gaighat.jpg, Radha-Krishna Temple

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Udayapur District

Koshi Camp

Udayapur.com
{{Koshi Province topics Populated places in Udayapur District Triyuga Municipality Nepal municipalities established in 1997 Municipalities in Udayapur District