Bardibas is a municipal area (

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

) and a town located in

Mahottari District Mahottari District ( ne, महोत्तरी जिल्ला,), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a populatio ...

of Madhesh Province of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. It is located at latitude: 26°54'6.84" to 27°08'46.90" and longitude: 85°47'42.67" to 85°56'42.97". The municipality is surrounded by

Dhanusha District Dhanusha District, (; ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Outer Terai. The district, with Janakpurdham as its district headquarter, covers an area of and has a population (2021) ...

in the East and

Sarlahi District Sarlahi ( ne, सर्लाही ; Maithili: सर्लाही), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. According to new laws, a combination of more than two or four villages makes a municipality, which ...

in the West,

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...

falls in the North and

Bhangaha Bhangaha (Nepali: भँगाहा ) is a municipality in Mahottari District in Province No. 2 of Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्� ...

, Aurahi and

Gaushala Gaushalas or Goshalas ( hi, गौशाला, gauśālā) are protective shelters for stray cow in India. Stray cows are unproductive. Government grants and donations are the primary source of income of the cow shelters in India. Since 2014, when ...

municipalities are located in the South. Total population of the municipality in 2011 Nepal census) had 66354 and total area of the municipality is . In 2021 census the population of Bardibas increased to 68353. The municipality is divided into total 14 wards. The municipality was established on 2 December 2014 merging the then four VDCs of Bardibas,

Maisthan Maisthan is a village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

, Gauribas and Kisan Nagar. In 2015, when Government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old thousands of VDCs and declare new 753 local level body then four more VDCs were merged with this municipality, those municipalities were: Hathilet, Pashupatinagar,

Khaya Mara Khayarmara is a village development committee in Mahottari District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

and

Bijayalpura Bijalpura or Bijalpura is a neighborhood or a Tol (Nepali:टोल) in Bardibas city. It was a village development committee in Mahottari District before 2015. In 2015, when Government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old thousands of VDCs and ...

. The municipality was established in 2014 merging the old VDCs, so area and population of the municipality were calculated according to the 2011 Nepal census, as follows:

Etymology

The municipality named "Bardibas" after Bardibas VDC. According to the Bardibas municipality website: Longtime ago people of surrounding villages used to take rest near Bardibas area with their cattle cart, when they used to bring wooden logs from "Chure Kshetra" (Mahabharat hill area). "Bardi" means "Cattle" and "Bas" mean "Rest" in Maithili language.

Transportation

Bardibas is a major town of Madhesh Province, which is located at

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 ...

. The town is a

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. The

BP Highway The BP Highway, also known as the Banepa Bardibas Highway, is a highway in eastern Nepal. It links Kathmandu Valley with the Eastern Terai region. It is named after the former leader of Nepal, BP Koirala. This highway is the shortest link betwe ...

connects Bardibas with the capital city

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through

Sindhuli Sindhuli District ( ne, :ne:सिन्धुली जिल्ला, सिन्धुली जिल्ला), a part of the Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district ...

Khurkot Khurkot is a market center in Kushma Municipality in Parbat District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of central Nepal. The formerly Village Development committee was annexed to form the municipality since 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 AD Nepal c ...

, Nepalthok and

Dhulikhel Dhulikhel is a municipality in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. Two major highway B.P. Highway and Arniko Highway passes through Dhulikhel. Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city with Tibet's border town of Kodari. Dhulikhel ...

. A railway line connecting to Janakpur is also under construction. Can be a sub metropolitan city in near future.

Hospitality

Hotels in Bardibas

* Gautam Hotel * Bardibas Resort Pvt. Ltd Hotel Navya Pvt Ltd (under construction ) at Maisthan , Bardibas Vinayak Hotel and Party palace

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Mahottari DistrictRajpatraDetails of local level body

References

{{Mahottari District Populated places in Mahottari District Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Madhesh Province