Panchawati Explained

Panchawati
Native Name:पञ्चावती
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
(HQ of Udayapurgadhi)
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Province No. 1
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Udayapur
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Udayapurgadhi
Population As Of:1991
Population Total:6580
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:26.91°N 86.52°W

Panchawati is a village in, and headquarter of, Udayapurgadhi rural municipality in Udayapur District in Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,580 people living in 1223 individual households.[1]

Panchawati was a village development committee before 2015. In 2015, when Nepal became a federal state, a total of 744 local administrative units were established. 8 such units were established in Udayapur District, including Udayapurgadhi. Panchawati was merged into Udayapurgadhi and established as its headquarter.

Udayapurgadhi was previously Headquarter of Udayapur District before 1972, when the headquarter was moved to Gaighat.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Nepal Census 2001. Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. 13 November 2008 .
  2. Web site: उदयपुरको पुरानो सदमुकाम उदयपुरगढीको यस्तो छ ऐतिहासिक तथ्य. 25 April 2017. thahakhabar.com. 9 February 2018. Nepali. वि.स. २०२८ सालभन्दा अगाडि उदयपुर जिल्लाको सदरमुकाम हालको पञ्चावती गाविसमा पर्ने त्यही उदयपुरगढीमा थियो। पछि सदरमुकाम गाईघाटमा सारिएको हो।.

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