Chainpur, Bajhang
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Chainpur is an ancient town in
Jaya Prithvi Municipality Jaya may refer to: Media *''Jaya'', self titled albums by Jaya (singer), released in 1989, 1996 and 2001 * ''Jaya'' (film), a 2002 Indian Tamil film Mythology *''Jaya'', a name of Karna in Mahabharata; the core portion of the ''Mahabharata'' ...
and headquarters of Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form new municipality from 18 May 2014. 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 4,143 and had 759 houses in the village. It has a grass runway in town with limited flights. From 1990-2002 the Peace Corps operated in Chainpur.


Pop culture

Sydney Wignall's 'Prisoner in Red Tibet' and 'Spy on the Roof of the World':Wignall, Sydney. "Spy On The Roof Of The World". Edinburgh: Canongate, 1996. the story starts and finishes in Chainpur.


Media

To Promote local culture Chainpur has two Community radio Station. one is jayaprithvi FM - 96.3  MHz and Bajhang FM.


References

Populated places in Bajhang District Nepal municipalities established in 2014 {{Bajhang-geo-stub