Kathauna

Kathauna Bazar is a city in Shambhunath Municipality Ward No. 6, in the Saptari district of Nepal. It is 20 km east of Lahan Municipality, and is the central city of Shambhunath Municipality. Shambhunath municipality's head office is located at Kathauna Bazar.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5167 people, living in 933 individual households.[3]

Kathauna Bazar
Headquarter of Municipality
Buddha Chowk at Kathauna Bazar
Buddha Chowk at Kathauna Bazar
Nickname: 
Headquarter of Shambhunath Municipality
Motto: 
Develop as Tourism Center
Kathauna Bazar is located in Nepal
Kathauna Bazar
Kathauna Bazar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.63°N 86.67°E / 26.63; 86.67
Country   Nepal
ZoneSagarmatha Zone
DistrictSaptari District
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • LeaderPeshal Sh
Population
 (1991)
 • Total5,167
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code031

List of Educational Institutions in Kathauna Bazar
  • Chaudhary Computer Training Center, Kathauna Bazar
  • Sharda English Secondary School, Kathauna Bazar, Shambhunath Municipality
  • Shree Buddhi Lal Bidya Munar H.S.S, Bhagwatpur
  • Shree Shambhunath English Boarding School

List of Industries inside Kathauna Bazar
  • Shree Ganesh Rice Mill
  • Pramod Rice Mill

List of Banks in Kathauna

Transport

Road

Buses of all classes (deluxe, air-conditioned, and regular) ply daily between Kathauna and major cities such as Biratnagar, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Birgunj and Kakarbhitta through Mahendra Highway.[4]

Air

Kathauna is reached by Rajbiraj Airport since, a regular scheduled flight has been organized from Rajbiraj, the flight was halted since 2007.[5][6] See Rajbiraj Airport.

References
  1. "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  4. "Kathauna-Pato | The Himalayan Times". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. "Rajbiraj airport gets rolling after successful test flight". The Himalayan Times. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. "Rajbiraj Airport resumes operations after a decade". Retrieved 2018-08-29.


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