Baniyani

Baniyani (Nepali: बनियानी) is a Village Development Committee in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5043 people residing in 985 individual households.[1] Laxmi Higher Secondary School, Baniyani Health-Post, and an Armed-Force Camp are located in the vicinity. Mechi River flows to the east on the border of Nepal and India.

Baniyani
Map of the Village Development Committees in Jhapa District
Map of the Village Development Committees in Jhapa District
Baniyani is located in Nepal
Baniyani
Baniyani
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.44°N 88.05°E / 26.44; 88.05
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictJhapa District
Population
 (1991)
  Total5,043
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Demographics

Many ethnic groups live in the region, such as: Rai, Newar, Tamang, Limbu, Meche, Koche, Rajbanshi, Gangain, Muslim, and Gaine.

See also

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.


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