Gadhimai is a municipality in

Rautahat district Rautahat District ( ne, :ne:रौतहट जिल्ला, रौतहट जिल्ला), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district headquarter is Gaur, Nepal, Gaur, including municipalitie ...

Narayani zone Narayani ( ne, नारायणी अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone i ...

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 lies at the border of

that links

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 ...

over

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. It was formed by merging former 6 Village development committees Gamhariya, samanpur, Sangrampur, Bahuwa Madanpur, Dharampur and Bariyarpur just before

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. The current

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Rautahat District Rautahat District ( ne, :ne:रौतहट जिल्ला, रौतहट जिल्ला), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district headquarter is Gaur, Nepal, Gaur, including municipalitie ...

Constituency 4(B)

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and former VDC chairman Sheikh Abul Kalam Azad better known by his nickname Phool Babu is a resident.

Geography

Gadhimai Municipality lies in plain of Terai region of

.The land, here is fertile and humus containing.

Climate

The Gadhimai Municipality has a humid,

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al climate. The mean annual rainfall at the Gadhimai Municipality was between 1995 and 2006. More than 80% of the total annual rainfall occurs during the

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season from June to September. Average temperatures ranged from in January to in June. In the past, the inner and outer Terai were a formidable barrier between Nepal and potential invaders from India because marshes and forests were infested by anopheline mosquitos that transmitted virulent strains of

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, especially during the hot spring and rainy summer monsoon. There are several differences between the climate on the eastern edge of the Terai at Biratnagar in

and on the western edge of the Terai at Nepaljung in Nepal to that of Gadhimai Municipality in

although they lies in same plain of Terai. * Moving inland and away from monsoon sources in the

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, the climate becomes more

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with a greater difference between summer and winter. * In the far western Terai, which is five degrees latitude further north, the coldest months' average is cooler. * Total rainfall markedly diminishes from east to west. The

arrives later, is much less intense and ends sooner. However, winters are wetter in the west.au in Nepal near the central edge although both lies in Terai. * Moving inland and away from monsoon sources in the

, the climate becomes more

arrives later, is much less intense and ends sooner. However, winters are wetter in the west.

Education

Shree Shankar Gudar Campus, Samanpur

The origin of this campus goes back to its former "Shree Shankar Gudar Higher Secondary School" and further "Shree Shankar Gudar Secondary School", one of the oldest

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inaugurated when Samanpur was once limelight of whole

. The institution has about 1000

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s. Shree Shankar Gudar Campus offers bachelor courses like

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at the moment while its former entities "Shree Shankar Gudar Higher Secondary School" offers 10+2 courses of

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and "Shree Shankar Gudar Secondary School" offers up to 10th class of

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Shree Saraswati Higher Secondary School, Malahi Tola Chilmiliya

This school offers education up to 12th class and follow the curriculum of Government School of Nepal.

Madrasa Islahul Muslemeen, Gamhariya

The eldest Islamic school of Nepal "Madrasa Islahul Muslemeen" is situated in Gamhariya which was founded by "Sheikh Hajee Alibaksh". Later his son "Sheikh Hajee Sujaeet" added some more infrastructures. The great-grand son, Phool Babu, of the founder of this Madrasa is currently the chief of this Islamic School. The Madrasa has around 700 students. Among them around 100 are boarders mostly from

and

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(India).The curriculum of study is not only Islamic study like "Deene Taleem" but also Mathematics and Languages like English, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), Urdu, Hindi and Nepali are taught. It is said that there is no single family in this village who don't have at least one

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(Graduate of religious Institution) and also boast for highest number of

in one VDC in whole Nepal. There are some other schools in this municipality which offer education up to 10th class and follow the curriculum of Government School of Nepal.

Transport

This municipality lies in the middle of

and bordering

and is the center of oldest highway of Rautahat district called "Rajaiya Sadak" which still connects Rautahat District headquarters

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and

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terminal

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. East side it is connected to

via several sub localities over

whereas on the west side It is connected with new Highway called "Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway" through Garuda Municipality that links this municipality to

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of Nepal,

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, and other major cities like

Birgunj Birgunj ( ne, वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul in the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entr ...

Janakpurdham Janakpurdham or Janakpur ( ne, जनकपुर, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The city is a hub for religious and cultural tourism. A headquarter of Dhanusha district, ''Janakpur'' is also the capi ...

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Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Province No. 1. With a population of 242,548 as per the 2011 census, it is the largest city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district. As per the p ...

Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi a ...

, Bharatpur, etc. via

. As it is connected to Rautahat District headquarters

via "Rajaiya Sadak" as well as via "Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway" and

is also border of Nepal that links

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via

Bairgania Bairgania is a town and notified area in the Sitamarhi district in the state of Bihar, India. Bairgania is one of the blocks of Sitamarhi districts and is a border of India that links Nepal via Rautahat District through a custom checkpoint. Bairg ...

, one can reach to all major cities of India using

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available at

. Land transportation like Tanga, Rickshaw, Jeep, Bus is available to reach Garuda Municipality. The nearest domestic airport,

Simara Airport Simara Airport ( ne, सिमरा विमानस्थल) is a domestic airport located in Jitpur Simara serving Bara District, a district in Madhesh Province in Nepal. It also serves Birgunj, Nepal's fifth biggest city. History T ...

, is in Simra while nearest International airport
Nijgadh International Airport
, is under construction in

Nijgadh Nijgadh (, officially Nijgadh Municipality), is a town and municipality in Nepal, located in Bara District of the Madhesh Province (previously Narayani Zone of Central Development Region). The total area of the municipality is 289.4 sq. km. The m ...

. Currently passengers use

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. I ...

located in

of Nepal,

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, for International flight. it is 20 km north of

and 20 km south of

Economy

Its one locality Samanpur was major financial center in Rauthat district. The others were Gaur, Pipara, Kathariya and Chandranigahpur. Due to flooding problem from

as well as creation of new highway "Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway" and lack of attention from central government its status got degraded day by day. There is another emerging market in Bariyarpur(Malahi Bazar). The major economy of this municipality is farming. Sugarcane, Paddy, Wheat, Mustard, Dal, Vegetables, Fruits, etc. are the major production of this municipality. The other economy is the remittance from the people working mostly in Kathmandu, India and Gulf Countries.

Culture

The culture of this Municipality is the mix of Muslim as well as Hindu community. The municipality got its name from one of the Mela held in its locality Sangrampur(Sundarpur).

Communication

Nepal Telecom Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. ( ne, नेपाल दूरसञ्चार कम्पनी लिमिटेड), popularly known as Nepal Telecom ( ne, नेपाल टेलिकम) or NTC, is a state-owned telecommunications se ...

,Smart and

Ncell Ncell Axiata Limited (previously Ncell Private Limited) ( ne, एनसेल आजियाटा) is a mobile service provider from Nepal. Ncell is Nepal's second largest telecommunications company, after Nepal Telecom. The company was founde ...

have network coverage. Ncell has a 4G network for a long time there but now Nepal Telecom also has a 4G network.

References

{{Rautahat District Populated places in Rautahat District Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border Populated places in Mithila, Nepal Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Madhesh Province