Summary
Bahrabise (Nepali: बाह्रबिसे) is an urban municipality located in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province of Nepal.[1][2][3]
Bahrabise
बाह्रबिसे नगरपालिका | |
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Municipality | |
 Bahrabise Bazar as seen from Boksi Odar (Witch Cave). | |
  Bahrabise Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°47′12″N 85°53′55″E / 27.7866°N 85.8986°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Sindhupalchok District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bal Krishna Basnet |
| • Deputy Mayor | Manju Tamang |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 26,700 |
| • Religions | Hindu Buddhist |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Area code | 011 |
| Website | http://bahrabisemun.gov.np |
Demographics edit
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6132 and had 1161 houses in the village.[4]
Development edit
It lies on Araniko Highway - the 114 km-long highway which connects the capital city Kathmandu to the Chinese border in the north.[5] The area touching the highway is very developed compared to other areas and hence called 'Bahrabise Bazar'. Each ward in the VDC is connected to the highway by graveled roads.
There is facility electricity in each house of this VDC. The VDC has a good facility of telephone network (provided by Nepal Telecom) and mobile phone networks (provided by Nepal Telecom, Ncell and Smart Cell). There is broadband internet facility in places where PSTN telephone line has reached. There is a local cable television network which provides various TV channels in various parts of the VDC and outside.
The city has four private schools including Private Paradise Secondary School, Ketu English Boarding School, Chandeshwori English Boarding School and Keystone Public School and several other governmental schools. Shree Sharada Higher Secondary School and Shree Kshyamadevi Higher Secondary School are the most renowned governmental high school of this area.
Because of its proximity to the Chinese border, the businesses here are influenced by the Chinese market. Most of the people in Bahrabise Bazar are involved in business of the Chinese products including clothing, bedding, food items, electronic devices, etc.
2015 Nepal earthquake edit
The village was affected by the earthquake on 25 April 2015. A joint coordination committee among all political parties in the three constituencies of the Sindhupalchok district was formed to carry out a rescue mission in the village.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Barhabise (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Barhabise". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Barhabise, Nepal - Facts and information on Barhabise - Nepal". nepal.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Dorje, Gyurme (1999). Footprint Tibet Handbook: with Bhutan. Footprint Handbooks. ISBN 9781900949330. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Death toll in quake-hit Sindhupalchok stands at 1'820". The Himalayan. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Official website