Gaighat, Nepal
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|native_name = गाइघाट
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(District Headquarters)
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Province No. 1
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Udayapur
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality
|subdivision_name3 = Triyuga
|subdivision_type4 = Ward
|subdivision_name4 = 11 & 12
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|leader_title = Ward Chairperson (ward 11)
|leader_name = Bishwaraj Bhattarai
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|leader_name1 =Jai Bikram Rai
|established_title = Incorporated with city
|established_date = 1997
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Gaighat ({{langx|ne|गाइघाट}}) is an administrative centre within Triyuga Municipality and the headquarter of Udayapur District located in Province No. 1 of Nepal. Gaighat is divided into 2 wards called Gaighat Bazar and Old Gaighat. The Gaighat (Gaighat Bazar) is located in Ward No. 11 and Old Gaighat is in Ward No. 12 of Triyuga Municipality. Total area of two wards is {{convert|16.11|km2}} and total population is 14,243 with 2832 households.{{cite web |url=https://triyugamun.gov.np/ne/ward-profile |title=Ward profile |date= |website= |publisher=Triyuga Municipality |access-date=13 December 2020}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Triyuga Municipality | ||||
| Ward No. | Admin. Centre | Area (km2) | Pop. 2011 | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Gaighat Bazar | 12.3 | 7932 | 1547 |
| 12 | Old Gaighat | 3.81 | 6311 | 1285 |
Background
The headquarter of Udayapur District was situated on the hill of Udayapurgadhi in Panchawati village before 1972.{{cite web |url= http://thahakhabar.com/news/14402 |title = उदयपुरको पुरानो सदमुकाम उदयपुरगढीको यस्तो छ ऐतिहासिक तथ्य |date=25 April 2017 |website= thahakhabar.com |publisher= |access-date= 9 February 2018 |language=Nepali |quote= वि.स. २०२८ सालभन्दा अगाडि उदयपुर जिल्लाको सदरमुकाम हालको पञ्चावती गाविसमा पर्ने त्यही उदयपुरगढीमा थियो। पछि सदरमुकाम गाईघाटमा सारिएको हो।}} Government took decision to move the headquarter to the plain of Gaighat in 1972 and in 1972 it moved to Gaighat. It was a Village development committee until 1997. It incorporated to Triyuga Municipality along with Deuri and Bhumarashuwa on 26 March 1997.{{cite web |url= http://www.triyugamun.gov.np/ne/node/71 |title= परिचय |date= |website=www.triyugamun.gov.np |publisher= |access-date=19 July 2018}}{{cite web |url= http://www.cen.org.np/uploaded/56_Triyuga.pdf |title=Introduction of Triyuga |date= |website=www.cen.org.np |publisher= |access-date=19 July 2017}}
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,132 people living in 5000 individual households.{{Cite web| url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1|title=Nepal Census 2001|work=Nepal's Village Development Committees|publisher=Digital Himalaya|accessdate=13 November 2008 }}
Transportation
The town in connected to Indian border via Thadi in Nepal and Laukaha in India which is 51 km South of Gaighat are a part of one of the agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eximguru.com/exim/trade-agreement/india-nepal-trade.aspx|title=India Nepal Trade Agreement. India-Nepal Foreign Treaty of Trade Agreement.|website=www.eximguru.com|access-date=2019-09-12}} Nepal Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.{{Cite web|url=https://www.customs.gov.np/en/customsofficescontact.html|title=Department of Customs, Nepal - Custom Contact Offices|website=www.customs.gov.np|access-date=2019-09-12}} and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cybex.in/Notifications/17-2012-Amends-Notification-63-1994-9672.aspx|title = No. |}} So in simple Import and Export are allowed in this location.
Laukaha has Laukaha Bazar railway station which is a big line and connects to rest of India.
Administration
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|+ Gaighat (ward no. 11 & 12), Triyuga [https://result.election.gov.np/LocalElectionResult2079.aspx] | |||
| Ward No. | Members | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|11 | President | Sumanta Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| Member 1 | Bhimchandra Rai | Nepali Congress | |
| Member 2 | Bishnu Kumar Shrestha | CPN (UML) | |
| Female Member | Bimla Rai | Nepali Congress | |
| Dalit Female Member | Nila Karki Dholi | Nepali Congress | |
| rowspan="5"|12 | President | Chudaraj Kafle | Nepali Congress |
| Member 1 | Laxminarayan Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| Member 2 | Dilsher Ali Miyan | Nepali Congress | |
| Female Member | Anita Thapa | Nepali Congress | |
| Dalit Female Member | Ramkali Vishwakarma | Nepali Congress |