Bidur is the capital of
Nuwakot District
Nuwakot District ( ne, नुवाकोट जिल्ला, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 288 ...
in
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 ...
,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. At the time of the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
it had a population of 18694 and had 3736 houses in it.
In February 2008 terrorists damaged the town's water supply plant.
Economy
In 2020 the first part of the biggest solar power station in Nepal (
Nuwakot Solar Power Station) was connected to the electric grid. The solar plant is located next to
Devighat Hydropower Station.
How to reach
Here we can reach by taking a local bus/deluxe bus from the capital city of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
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. It is about 70
Kilometres
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through the hilly terrain from the
Balaju
Balaju ( fa, بالاجو, also Romanized as Bālājū; also known as Bālājūn) is a village in Doruneh Rural District, Anabad District, Bardaskan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22, in 4 families ...
to
Trishuli
Tirsuli is a Himalayan mountain peak in the
Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of the complex of mountains, including Tirsuli West, Hardeol, Dunagiri, Changabang, and Kalanka, which make up the northeast wall of the Nanda D ...
- one of the places of Bidur
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 ...
.
Media
To promote local culture Bidur has three
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popula ...
stations. They are Radio Trishuli 88.4 MHz 010560789, Image weekly 010561678, TV Trishuli 010560181, 9851093290 Trishuli Prawaha weekly 9851002938, Khabarpage.com 9851093290, Radio Jalapa 9851080122
2015 Nepal earthquake
During the
earthquake on 25 April 2015, a 37-year-old resident of Bidur named Shiva Shrestha was buried in a landslide and was rescued alive 98 hours afterwards. He was on his way to a picnic with fourteen of his friends, eleven of whom were buried during the massive landslide. Shrestha sustained several injuries on the head and body, and said he survived by drinking muddy water.
After the earthquake, Bidur is still in the phase of rebuilding. Due to a lack of concerned focus on re-establishment, it is late in the process.
School
There are several government and private schools in Bidur. Recently, with the advent of Christianity, some Christian-based schools have also been opened, especially in the Colony area.
References
Populated places in Nuwakot District
Municipalities in Bagmati Province
Nepal municipalities established in 1986
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