Suryodaya Municipality is a municipality located in Koshi Pradesh 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 ...

Ilam district Ilam district ( ne, इलाम जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. It is a Hill district and covers . The 2011 census counted 290,254 population. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquar ...

. Suryodaya is the Nepali translation for “Sunrise". It was formed by merging three village development committees i.e. Phikal Bazar,

Panchakanya ''Panchakanya'' ( sa, पञ्चकन्या, IAST:, ) is a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics, extolled in a hymn and whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited. They are Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, and Mandodari. ...

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Kanyam Kanyam कन्याम is a town and a tourist destination in Ilam District of Nepal. This comes under Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Feder ...

in May 2014 and Pashupatinagar, Shree Antu,

Samalbung Samalbung is a town and Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of 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 ...

Gorkhe Gorkhe is a town and Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of 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 St ...

, Laxmipur (except ward number 5) and ward 8 and 9 of Jogmai in February 2017. It is the largest municipality in the district of Ilam in terms of area. It covers the central part of the district of Ilam bordering Darjeeling in the east in east, Ilam municipality in the West, Rong Rural Municipality in the South, Mai Municipality in the South-West and Maijogmai rural municipality in the North. It offers three major transit points to India namely Pashupatinagar, Chhabisay and Manebhanjyang including other minor points like Okayti Godamdhura. Kanyam 2

Population

The 2011 population was 56,691. Kanyam by nepakrish

Suryodaya Municipality hosts many tourist attractions like Shree Antu, Kanyam tea garden and Pashupatinagar.

Localities

Gairigaun Gairigaun is a village located near Phikkal Bazar, Nepal. It was known as ''Phikkal-3'' and now it is '' Suryodaya Municipality-9''. Most of the villagers are depended on Agriculture and are Middle Class The middle class refers to a class ...

Geography

Latitude: 26°53'27"N Longitude: 88°3'54"E Climate: sub-tropical and sub-humid Topography: Terrain Elevation: 1,565 m (5,135 ft) Area: 225.52 km² Population: 58114 Population Density: 251/km^2

References

Populated places in Ilam District Municipalities in Koshi Province Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Ilam District {{IlamNP-geo-stub