Aadarsha Chowk ( ne, आदर्श चोक) is wedged between Tribeni chowk to the east and Jyoti Tol to the west, this is a village located at
Sundar Haraincha Municipality -09, previously-
Koshi Haraincha Municipality -02. The southern part is bordered with
Mahendra Highway
Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...
and the northern part falls under Char-Koshe Jhadi. About 1 km east of the village is the Biratchowk, headquarter of Sundar Haraincha.
Addarsha Chowk is ethnically and religiously diverse place where majority of people follows
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
with beautiful and minority faiths upon
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
. This is the best example on how the people believing on different religion lives together with mutual respect and harmony. Nepali is the official and most-spoken language with very few community speaking Hindi. English language is well understood by educated mass.
Area
Addarsha Chowk is located at
Morang
Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Sunsar ...
district,
Koshi Zone
Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोसी अञ्चल, ne, :ne:कोशी अञ्चल, कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen List of zones of Nepal, zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to Provinces of Nepal, provinces ...
of
Eastern development region of Nepal. The geographical location of Aadarsha Chowk is at 26°40’28.0” N 87°22'30.5" E and the elevation is 146 m (479 ft) above sea-level. The total area of the village is about 0.7 km
2 excluding the territory forest (Char Koshe Jhadi). It is approximately 387 km east of capital Kathmandu and 1 km west of Biratchowk, headquarters of the village.
Ethnic Tribe & Religion
The major inhabitants of the village are Rai, Limbu,
Magars
The Magar, also spelled as Mangar, and Mongar, are the third largest ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal, indigenous to Western Nepal and representing 7.1% of Nepal's total population according to the 2011 Nepal census.
The original home of the Magar ...
,
Chhettri
Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration fro ...
and
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...
.
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
is the largest religion in the village followed by
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
and
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
in respective manner.
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Sundar Haraicha Municipality