Kalaiya Explained

Kalaiya, Nepal
Native Name:कलैया
Settlement Type:Sub-Metropolitan City
Pushpin Map:Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Coordinates:27.0333°N 85°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Madhesh
Subdivision Name2:Bara
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Binod Prasad Shah (CPN-UML)
Leader Title1:Deputy mayor
Leader Name1:Rausan Parwin (CPN-UML)
Area Total Km2:108.94
Population Total:141,179
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:44400
Area Code:053
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45

Kalaiya is a sub-metropolitan city and serves as the headquarters of Bara District in Madhesh Province, Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it had a population of 141,179 people residing in 28,645 individual households.

Kalaiya is considered to be the gateway to the Gadhimai temple.

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Notes and References

  1. General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012