Taksar is a former VDC and now a

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of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in

Province No. 1 Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat Autonomous State, Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal, Khambuwan, Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Virata, Birat and Koshi River, Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven Provinces of Nepal, province ...

of 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 ...

. 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 ...

, Taksar had a population of 4,524 persons living in 829 individual households. On 18 May 2014, the

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government. T ...

announced the establishment of seventy-two new municipalities across the country. At this time, Bhojpur Municipality was established, incorporating Bhojpur,

Bhaisipankha Bhaisipankha is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,077 persons living in 555 individual househol ...

Bokhim Bokhim is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3438 persons living in 618 individual households. On ...

and Taksar VDCs, subdivided into eleven

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

. According to the 2011 Nepal census, 3,350 individuals live in Taksar and it covers an area of . It is now Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality.

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Bhojpur District
Populated places in Bhojpur District, Nepal Bhojpur Municipality {{Bhojpur-geo-stub