Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a sub-metropolitan city in the

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of Province No. 1 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 ...

. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the second most populous city in Eastern Nepal after

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 pr ...

. Situated at a distance of 25 kilometres north of the provincial capital of

, 16 kilometres south of

Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and ...

and 92 kilometres west of Kakarbhitta, Itahari serves as a junction point of the east-west Mahendra highway and the north–south Koshi highway. Itahari has an estimated city population of 1,98,098 living in 40,207 households as per

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. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Eastern Nepal. It is one of the cities of the ''Greater Birat Development Area'' which incorporates the cities of

-Itahari-Gothgau- Biratchowk-

primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households. According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Itahari has an area of with 140,517 people living in 33,794 individual households as of Census of Nepal 2011. The town is divided into a total of 20 wards. The municipality was established in 1997 and became a sub-metro in 2014 after merging the VDCs of Khanar, Ekamba,

Pakali Pakali is part of Sub-metropolitan city Itahari. It has a famous temple of Goddess Bhawani called as (Jabdi). At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 9500. Now, Itahari Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a sub-metropolitan ci ...

and Hansposa.

Transportation

Itahari is a fast-growing town in eastern Nepal. .It is situated in a fertile plain. Located at the main transportation junction in eastern Nepal, the town is gaining importance as a traffic hub. Being at the junction of the

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal ...

and the Koshi Highway, the town is of emerging importance. Itahari is at distance from

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, India by road which connects Itahari to

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seaport by road and rail both means of transportation. Biratnagar Airport is the nearest airport which is situated at 23 km distance from Itahari. Itahari is the junction of eastern development region.

Weather

In the winter season, the temperature of Itahari is 10–18 ℃, it increases to 30–42 ℃ during the summer season. About 2007 mm of precipitation falls annually. There is 4 mm of precipitation in December. In July, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 571 mm.

Education

* Itahari International College * Godawari Vidhya Mandir * Koshi St. James Sec. School & College *Vishwa Adarsha College and School. *Sushma Secondary School

Demographics

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of Nepal, 52% of the population in the City spoke Nepali, 19% Tharu, 8% Maithili, 3% Rai, 2% Urdu, 2% Limbu, and 13% spoke other languages as their first language.

Ethnic groups

The largest ethnic group is Tharu, who makes 19% of the population, Hill Brahman and

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from ...

comes to second and third with 17% each. Other groups in itahari includes the

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(8%), Newar (4%), Muslim (3%) and others various ethnic gropups makes(31%) of the population.

Local Level Election

Local Level Election 2079

Notable people

* Ritesh Thapa, a national level football player

References

External links

* {{Province No. 1 topics, state=collapsed Populated places in Sunsari District Municipalities in Province No. 1 Nepal municipalities established in 1997 Submetropolitan municipalities of Nepal Municipalities in Sunsari District