Nagarain
{{Infobox settlement
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| native_name = नगराईन
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| map_caption = Local level map of Dhanusha District
| pushpin_map = Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal
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| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhesh Province
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Development Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Madhesh
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Dhanusha
| subdivision_type4 = Literacy rate
| subdivision_name4 = 41.76%
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = Mayor-council
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Binay Kumar Yadav (NC)
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Ranju Kumari Sah (NC)
| tourism_footnotes =
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| tourism_area_title = Historical Pond
| tourist_area_name = purni pokhari
| t_location = fulgama, Ward no-3, Nagarain Municipality
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| area_total_km2 = 38.71
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_total = 36336
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| population_blank1 = Maithil Brahmin, koiri, Kayastha, Yadav, Sudi, Dhanuk, Musahar, Dom
| population_blank2_title = Religion
| population_blank2 = Hinduism, Islam
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Local
| demographics1_info1 = Maithili
| demographics1_title2 = Official
| demographics1_info2 = Nepali
| timezone = Nepal Time
| utc_offset = +5:45
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| coordinates = {{coord|26|38|20|N|85|54|58|E|type:city_region:NP|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 64
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 45611, 45612{{Cite web| url=http://www.gpo.gov.np/Home/Postalcode|title=POSTAL CODE, Province 2|publisher=Postal Services Department, Nepal Government|access-date= 3 July 2019}}
| area_code = 041
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| website = [http://nagrainmun.gov.np nagrainmun.gov.np]
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Nagarain is a municipality in Dhanusha District in Province No. 2 of south-eastern Nepal. As of 2011 Nepal census, it has a population of 36,336 living in 6,478 individual households. It was formed by joining Fulgama, Devdiha, old Nagrain, Lagmagadha Guthi and Ghodghans village development committees.{{Cite web|url=https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2018/12/17-Dhanusha_VDCLevelReport.pdf|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011|work=Village Development Committee/Municipality|publisher=National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics, Government of Nepal|access-date= 3 July 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801111009/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/17%20Dhanusha_VDCLevelReport.pdf|archive-date=2014-08-01}} The total area of Nagarain municipality is 38.71 km2.{{Cite web| url=http://nagrainmun.gov.np/content/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3|title=नगराईन नगरपालिकाको वडागत विस्तृत विवरण|access-date= 3 July 2019}}
Education
Nagarain is facilitated by Shree Rajeshwor Nidhi Higher Secondary School, which is run by government. It attracts students from Nagarain as well as the neighbouring villages. Recently, the infrastructure of this school was upgraded and a new classroom block was constructed with the aid from Government of India.{{Cite web| url=https://publishedforscholar.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/india-%E2%80%93-nepal-relations/|title=India–Nepal Relations |access-date= }} Therefore, this building is named "Nepal-Bharat Maitri Bhawan". There are few private schools (run by individuals) which provide education in English medium.
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Notable people from Nagarain
- Rajeshwor Nidhiwikipedia same page
- Mahendra Narayan Nidhi{{Cite web| url=https://madhesi.wordpress.com/2006/07/13/mahendra-narayan-nidhi/|title=Mahendra Narayan Nidhi|access-date= }}
- Bimalendra Nidhi{{Cite web| url=http://www.mopit.gov.np/|title=Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport|access-date= }}{{Cite web|
url=http://www.moha.gov.np/profile/getProfile/5|title=Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Home|access-date= 20 July 2016}}
- Durgananda Jha{{cite book |last1=Gellner |first1=David N. |author-link1=David N. Gellner |last2=Pfaff-Czarnecka |first2=Joanna |author-link2=Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka |last3=Whelpton |first3=John |author-link3=John Whelpton |date=2012 |title=Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of Contemporary Nepal |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalismethni0000unse_i2w2/page/520 |publisher=Routledge |page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalismethni0000unse_i2w2/page/520 520] |isbn=978-9057020896 |access-date= }}
- Smriti Narayan Chaudhary
References
External links
- [http://lgcdp.gov.np/phase2/sites/default/files/GIS/17_Dhanusha.jpg Map of Dhanusha district with updated sub-metropolitan city and municipalities - LGCDP, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Government of Nepal]
- [http://ddcdhanusha.gov.np/ne/pages.php?pag_ID=3&pae_ID=31 गाविसहरुको बस्ती विवरण, District Development Committee, Dhanusha]
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{{Commons|Nagarain}}
Category:Populated places in Dhanusha District