Ishwarpur Explained

Ishworpur
Native Name:इश्वरपुर नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Janakpur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sarlahi
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Manoj Kumar Acharya (NC)
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Ranjeeta Devi Chaudhary (NC)
Population As Of:2078
Population Total:69397
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicitieslol
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27°N 85.6333°W
Postal Code:45801(Postal codes)
Website:www.ishworpurmun.gov.np

Ishworpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur, Gaurishankar and Ishwarpur VDCs.[1] [2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,014 people living in 249 individual households.[3]

Literacy

Nowadays, with the help of social awareness programs operated by many NGOs, government, media & many locals literacy rate is increasing.

Media

To promote local culture, Ishwarpur has one FM radio station Samudayik Radio ekata - 92.4 MHz It is a Community radio Station which among others is more popular in this area.

References

  1. Web site: 72 new municipalities announced . My Republica.com . 2014-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618191026/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=74336 . 2014-06-18 .
  2. Web site: Government announces 72 new municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 2014-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084717/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/05/08/news/govt-announces-72-new-municipalities/262559.html. 2014-10-06. dead.
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