Kalaiya is a sub-metropolitan city and serves as the headquarters of
Bara District
Bara District ( ne, बारा जिल्ला ) is one of the seventy–seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh Province. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% sh ...
in
Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province No. ...
, Nepal. At the time of the
2021 Nepal census
The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to surge in COVID-19 cases. ...
, it had a population of 141,179 people residing in 28,645 individual households.
Kalaiya is considered to be the gateway to the
Gadhimai temple.
See also
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2022 Kalaiya municipal election
References
External links
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UN map of the municipalities of Bara District NepalKalaiya local news (English)Kalaiya local news (Nepali)Kalaiya photo galleryKalaiya business directory
Populated places in Bara District
Nepal municipalities established in 1982
Submetropolitan municipalities of Nepal
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