Rupani Rural Municipality Explained

Rupani
Native Name:रूपनी
Settlement Type:Rural Municipality (Gaunpalika)
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Coordinates:26.62°N 86.69°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Sagarmatha Zone
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Province No. 2
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Saptari District
Subdivision Type4:No. of Wards
Subdivision Name4:6
Established Title:Formed as a Rural Municipality
Established Date:2073/11/27
Government Type:Local
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Hareram Yadav (RJPN)
Leader Title1:Vice President
Leader Name1:Bechani Kumari Sardar
Leader Title2:Chief Administrative Officer
Leader Name2:Arbinda Kumar Chaudhary[1]
Area Total Km2:56.08
Elevation M:242.78
Depression M:74
Population Total:29989
Population As Of:2019 est.
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Madheshis
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:56405
Area Code:031
Website:http://www.rupanimun.gov.np/
Timezone:Nepal Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:45

Rupani (Nepali: रुपनी) is a small rural municipality in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2019 Nepal census it had a population of 29,989 people living in about 8500 individual households.[3]

Cultural Traditions

Major religious celebrations include the major Hindu festivals Vijaya Dashami, Dipawali, Chhath, Holi, Ram Navmi, Janai Purnima or Rakshabandhan, Saraswati Puja or Vasant Panchami, Jeetia, Chauth Chandra, Vishwakarma Puja, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Tika, Chaite Dashain and so on. The Dashain, Deepawali, Chhath and Holi are heavily celebrated with full devotee and proper rules. The locals people take pride in the way these festivals are celebrated with joy and happiness.[4] and Muslim festival "Eid al-Fitr" and "Eid al-Adha"

Religious Sites

Though its name is given after Rupani Devi. It is popular for Shiva Sani Dham in the northern part of Chure hills which is about from the East-West Highway and Dinaram Bhadri Temple in Kataiya. People use to visit there in huge numbers on Saturday to worship Shani Dev. Dinaram Bhadri is the deity god of Musahar people. There are many small temples including dihabar sthan, rajaji, hanuman temple, etc.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: रुपनी गाउँपालिका. www.rupanimun.gov.np. 15 February 2020.
  2. Web site: National Population and Housing Census (Village Development Committee/Municipality). Government of Nepal 2019. National Planning Commission. November 2019. Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
  3. Web site: स्थानिय तह. 103.69.124.141. 2018-10-03.
  4. Web site: Govt announces public holiday on Chhath. My Republica. 7 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002756/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=64183. 4 March 2016. dead.