Chaudandigadhi | |
Native Name: | चौदण्डीगढी नगरपालिका |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Official Name: | चौदण्डीगढी नगरपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Motto: | हाम्रो चौदण्डीगढी, उज्यालो चौदण्डीगढी (Nepali) Our Chaudandigadhi, brighter Chaudandigadhi |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal Province1#Nepal |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Province No. 1 |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 26.8109°N 86.8822°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Udayapur District |
Subdivision Type3: | Total Wards |
Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
Subdivision Type4: | Constituency (Parliamentary) |
Subdivision Name4: | Udayapur 1 |
Subdivision Type5: | Constituency (Provincial) |
Subdivision Name5: | Udaypur 1 (A) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 18 May 2014 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 10 March 2017 |
Government Type: | Mayor–council |
Governing Body: | Chaudandigadhi Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Kaluman Lama (NCP (UML)) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Khagendra Rai (NC) |
Leader Title3: | Executive Officer |
Area Footnotes: | of Municipality |
Area Total Km2: | 283,78 |
Area Rank: | 5th (Province No. 1) |
Population Total: | 48,574 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Demographics1 Title2: | Official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Nepali |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Blank Name: | Headquarter |
Blank Info: | Beltar |
Chaudandigadhi (Nepali: चौदण्डीगढी) is a municipality in Udayapur District of Province No. 1 in Nepal that was established on 10 March 2017 by merging the former Village development committees Chaudandi, Siddipur, Hadiya and Sundarpur with the former municipality Beltar Basaha.[1] [2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the localities out of which Chaudandigadhi would be formed had a joint population of 48,574 people living in 10,519 individual households.[3] It is surrounded by Belka Municipality in the east, Triyuga in the west, the districts of Khotang and Bhojpur in the north and Sunsari District in the south.[4]
The Mayor of the municipality is Kalu Man Lama and Manika Devi Dulal is Deputy Mayor [5]
Beltar Bashasa Municipality was established by merging the two Village Development Committee Beltar and Bashasa on 18 May 2014.[6] [7]
In March 2017 some more Village Development Committee were added to the Municipality: Chaudandi, Siddhipur, Hadiya and Sundarpur and the municipality was renamed Chaudandigadhi after the former Village Development Committee Chaudandi.[8]
The total population of Chaudandigadhi Municipality is 48,574 in which 22,082 are male and 26,492 are female, living in 10,519 households. 31,023 people can read and write, while only 264 people have graduated. The most spoken language in the municipality is Nepali language which is spoken by 25,035 people. Other languages such as Tharu (7,138), Chamling (3,011), Bantwa (2,780), Magar (2,545), Maithili (1,946) are also spoken. Rai people are mostly inhabited cast in the municipality with 11,814 individuals. Chhetri (11,082), Tharu (7,215), Magar (3,464), Kami (3,070), Bahun (2,305) are also inhabited gradually.[9]