Bhokraha Rural Municipality
Bhokraha or Bhokraha Narsingh (Nepali: भोक्राहा गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 12 municipalities in Sunsari in which 6 are urban and 6 are rural.
Bhokraha
भोक्राहा गाउँपालिका | |
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| Upcoming Event Bhokraha Premier League | |
  Bhokraha Location in Province No. 1  Bhokraha Bhokraha (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.63°N 87.1°E | |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Sunsari |
| Wards | 8 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Ajmal akthar miya |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Sunita Uraw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.37 km2 (24.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 40,509 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Bhokraha |
| Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Bhokraha has an area of 63.37 square kilometres (24.47 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 40,509 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]
Bhokraha and Narsingh which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1][3]
The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Bhokraha.[1][3]
References
- "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "भोक्राहा नरसिंह गाउँपालिकाको आधिकारिक वेबसाइटमा तपाईलाई स्वागत छ।" [You are welcome to official website of Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality.]. www.bhokrahamun.gov.np (in Nepali). Bhokraha Rural Municipality. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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