Chainpur is a

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 ...

Sankhuwasabha District Sankhuwasabha District ( ne, सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011 ...

in the

Kosi Zone Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोसी अञ्चल, ne, कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest cit ...

of north-eastern

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 was formed by merging five villages i.e. Chainpur,

Siddhakali Siddhakali is market center in Chainpur Municipality in Sankhuwasabha District in the Kosi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central ...

Siddhapokhari Siddhapokhari is market center in Chainpur Municipality of Sankhuwasabha District in the Kosi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Centr ...

Baneshwar Baneshwar is a temple of Shiva located in the village of Narasapur about 36 km southwest of Pune. It is a pleasant and calm place amidst a jungle. It was recently discovered and hence declared as a small bird sanctuary hosting a decent amount ...

and

Kharang Kharang is a market center in Chainpur Municipality in Sankhuwasabha District in the Kosi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central ...

. The municipality was implemented on 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 4933 people in 948 households. Chainpur is an ancient market place of the eastern region of Nepal. It has been famous for hundreds of years for

Karuwa Karuwa () is traditional vessel used in Nepali households to serve water and liquor. Generally, a karuwa is made of brass for daily use. However, decorative karuwas are made from precious metals such as silver and gold. Construction Karuwas hav ...

, a special kind of water mug with pipe tap sculptured with artistic carving on exterior of it. It used to be district headquarters of Sankhuwasabha before it was shifted to

Khandbari Khandbari is the district headquarters of Sankhuwasabha District in Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. The 2011 Nepal census counted 26,301 population. The area A road connects Khandbari directly south to Biratnagar and the Terai. Khandba ...

. Chainpur is famous for making Khukuri.

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Sankhuwasabha DistrictCommunity portal of Chainpur
Populated places in Sankhuwasabha District Municipalities in Province No. 1 Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Sankhuwasabha District {{Sankhuwasabha-geo-stub