Sukhipur Explained

Sukhipur Municipality
Native Name:सुखीपुर नगरपालिका
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:Madhesh Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Siraha District
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ram Autar Yadav
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Renu Devi Sah
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:20915
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:26.71°N 86.35°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:56509
Area Code:033
Website:http://www.sukhipurmun.gov.np/

Sukhipur[1] is a municipality in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Mohanpur Kamalpur, Vidhyanagar, Kushaha Laksiminiya, Kabilasi, Silorba Pachhawari Balhi and Sukhipur village development committees (VDCs).[2] [3] The center of the municipality is established in Sukhipur Bazaar. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the seven VDCs population it had a total population of 20,915 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Govt declares 26 new municipalities. EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
  2. Web site: 26 new Municipalities announced. The Rising Nepal. 2015-09-18.
  3. Web site: Govt announces 26 municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 2015-09-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001204030/http://epaper.ekantipur.com/epaper/the-kathmandu-post/2015-09-19/pages/1398db5077_2015-09-19_3.pdf. 2015-10-01.
  4. http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011