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Sankranti Bazar 
Summary
Sankranti Bazar is a village development committee in the Himalayas of Terhathum District in the Kosi Zone of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3266 people living in 622 individual households.[1] Once a thriving market town, By 2001 the village had declined because road construction had bypassed them and because of Maoist activity.[2][3]
Sankranti Bazar
सक्रान्ति Sankranti Bazaar | |
|---|---|
  Sankranti Bazar Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°13′N 87°38′E / 27.21°N 87.64°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Kosi Zone |
| District | Terhathum District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 3,266 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
References edit
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Aathrai Sankranti bazaar wears a deserted look". Kathmandu Post, Sunday June 24, 2001. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ "21 terrorists die in action". The Rising Nepal, January 29, 2002.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- UN map of the municipalities of Terhathum District
- Terhathum documentary, Sankranti (Video)