Bhojpur, Nepal

This article is about a former VDC (now neighborhood). For municipality, see Bhojpur Municipality.

Bhojpur is a neighborhood in Bhojpur Municipality which is located in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. The Bhojpur Village Panchayat was established in 1962 and was renamed Bhojpur Village Development Committee in 1990.^[1][2]

Bhojpur भोजपुर
Neighborhood
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Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Bhojpur
Municipality	Bhojpur Municipality
Wards	6, 7, 8 & 9
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Ward council
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	13.45 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,446
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	www.bhojpurmun.gov.np

On 18 May 2014 the Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipalities within the country.^[3] These included Bhojpur Municipality, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs. Current wards no. 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Bhojpur Municipality belong to the core Bhojpur area which is the main urbanized settlement of Bhojpur Municipality.

At the 1991 Nepal census Bhojpur VDC had a population of 7,446 individuals with 2,070 households.^[4] Now the total population of the Bhojpur (2011 Nepal census) is 7,446 spread over 13.45 square kilometres (5.19 sq mi). The headquarter of the Bhojpur District and the Bhojpur Municipality is located at ward no. 7 of the Bhojpur Municipality.^[5]

Bhojpur Municipality

Before 2017	After 2017
Bhojpur & other VDCs	Bhojpur VDC divided into wards (6, 7, 8, 9)

Bhojpur Municipality

Neighborhood	Ward no.	Area	Population (2011)	Ward chairperson
Bhojpur	6	4.03 KM²	1,710	Shailendra Karki
	7	2.29 KM²	2,805	Jai Bahadur Taamang
	8	4.75 KM²	1,160	Gopal Karki
	9	2.38 KM²	1,771	Ram Bahadur Taamang

Climate

Climate data for Bhojpur, elevation 1,595 m (5,233 ft), (1976–2005)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.8 (67.6)	22.9 (73.2)	23.5 (74.3)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	24.1 (75.4)	23.3 (73.9)	21.6 (70.9)	18.6 (65.5)	15.1 (59.2)	20.5 (68.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	6.6 (43.9)	10.4 (50.7)	13.7 (56.7)	15.5 (59.9)	17.5 (63.5)	18.0 (64.4)	17.8 (64.0)	16.9 (62.4)	13.8 (56.8)	10.2 (50.4)	6.4 (43.5)	12.7 (54.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.4 (0.80)	12.3 (0.48)	29.9 (1.18)	70.1 (2.76)	143.1 (5.63)	215.5 (8.48)	277.7 (10.93)	218.3 (8.59)	168.8 (6.65)	79.3 (3.12)	14.7 (0.58)	9.3 (0.37)	1,259.4 (49.57)
Source 1: Agricultural Extension in South Asia[6]
Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[7]

References

1. "The Constitution of Nepal, 1962" (PDF). constitutionnet.org. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. "स्थानीय निर्वाचनको इतिहास". research.butmedia.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
4. "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee" (PDF). MOFALD. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
6. "TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER NEPAL (1976-2005)" (PDF). Agricultural Extension in South Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
7. "ネパール国 全国貯水式水力発電所マスタープラン調査 ファイナルレポート" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.