Taksar, Bhojpur

Taksar is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Taksar had a population of 4,524 persons living in 829 individual households.[1]

Taksar
टक्सार
Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Taksar VDC as neighborhood
Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Taksar VDC as neighborhood
Taksar is located in Koshi Province
Taksar
Taksar
Location in Nepal
Taksar is located in Nepal
Taksar
Taksar
Taksar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°09′26″N 87°03′04″E
Country   Nepal
ProvincesProvince No. 1
DistrictBhojpur District
MunicipalitiesBhojpur Municipality
Established2017
Government
  TypeWard council
  BodyBhojpur Municipality
  ChairpersonKumar Prasad Shrestha
Area
  Total2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,350
  Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

On 18 May 2014, the Government of Nepal announced the establishment of seventy-two new municipalities across the country.[2] At this time, Bhojpur Municipality was established, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs, subdivided into eleven wards.

According to the 2011 Nepal census, 3,350 individuals live in Taksar and it covers an area of 20.72 square kilometres (8.00 sq mi). It is now Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality. [3]

Bhojpur Municipality
NeighborhoodWard no.AreaPopulation (2011)Ward chairperson
Taksar1220.72 KM²3,350Kumar Prasad Shrestha

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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