Bhadrapur, or Chandragadhi (), is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Jhapa District Jhapa District (; ) is a district of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi Surjapuri language word "Jhapa", meaning "to cover" (verb). The 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the district at 994,090. The total ar ...

in the Koshi Pradesh of southeastern

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. It lies on the banks of the

Mechi River The Mechi River is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India. It is a tributary of the Mahananda River. Course The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal. It flows through Nepal, forms the boundary between India and Nepal ...

and shares borders with

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on the south and

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on the north. There is a border crossing with a customs office for goods. Galgalia village in

Kishanganj district Kishanganj district is the easternmost district of Bihar in India, and Kishanganj town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Kishanganj district is a part of Purnia division ( Seemanchal). It is one of the most socio-economic back ...

borders Bhadrapur. Bhadrapur is one of Nepal's oldest municipalities. Its named after the king Sonu Bhadra. At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, it had a population of 18,164.

Bhadrapur Airport Bhadrapur Airport , also known as Chandragadhi Airport, is a domestic airport located in Bhadrapur, primarily serving Jhapa and Ilam districts in Koshi Province, Nepal. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for pa ...

has flights to

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

. This airport is the best way to reach Kathmandu from the eastern part of Nepal and

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(i.e., West Bengal and Sikkim). Bhadrapur is one of the most multi-cultural cities in Nepal. In this city live people from all the districts of Nepal and others who migrated from India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Different ethnic and religious backgrounds, such as Rajbanshi,

Dhimal The Dhimal or Dhemal () are ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal and West Bengal of India. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjee ...

, Meche,

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, Tamang, Madbadi,

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, Muslim, etc., live in Bhadrapur by maintaining cordial relations, peace, and harmony among the people. Bhadrapur is the "tea city" of

. It is a starting point for tourist attractions. A few hours' ride north takes one close to the Himalayas. There are good roads up to a height of around . Bhadrapur has important governmental and other infrastructure, including a zonal hospital, airport, Mechi Multiple campuses, different schools, Mahendra Park, stadium police and military headquarters, and hosts the Central District Offices. However, due to the construction of the

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway or NH01 (previously: H01) (), 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 th ...

or ''East-West Highway'' (north of Bhadrapur), economic activities have shifted north to the junction of the highway Birtamod. This has left Bhadrapur with a receding population and crippled its once-booming economic activity. In the last decade, Bhadrapur has slowly transformed itself into a tea hub with new plantations and tea factories being established every year. The much-awaited Mechi Bridge joining Bhadrapur to India ( Galgalia) is now constructed and acts as a lifeline to the revitalization of Bhadrapur as well as the far eastern part of Nepal. There is a checkpoint at the border.

History

Bhadrapur was a very prosperous city during the early 1900s. It was renowned for its rice cultivation due to its rich, fertile soil. This period saw rice mills being established. The prosperous rice business led Bhadrapur to its most prosperous period. Now, Bhadrapur has transformed into a major city of tea factories as the old rice mills are no longer operating. Bhadrapur is an old market not of Jhapa but of Mechi area. Later this market lags far behind other markets.

Industries

Bhadrapur is home to Momento Apparels, which was one of Nepal's largest exporters of ready-made garments. The factory has been forced out of operation since 2012. In its heyday, the factory had a workforce of 2,000 and supplied ready-made garments to the US (including retail outlets such as

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and

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) and several European countries. Here are some Tea Factory ,Bricks Factory and local Industries.

Transport

is served by

Nepal Airlines Nepal Airlines Corporation (), formerly known as Royal Nepal Airlines (), is the flag carrier of Nepal. Founded in 1958, it is the oldest airline of the country. Out of its main base at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, the airline ope ...

, Saurya Airlines,

Shree Airlines Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. () is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating domestic services within Nepal, including chartered helicopter flights. The airline also conducts charter flights & air ambulance service to international destinations ...

Yeti Airlines Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd. () is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline was established in May 1998 and received its air operator's certificate on 17 August 1998. Since 2019, Yeti Airlines is the first Carbon neutrality, carbon neutra ...

and

Buddha Air Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd () is an airline based in Lalitpur, Nepal. It operates domestic flights within Nepal as well as international services to Varanasi, India, from its main base in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.Flight International ...

with daily flights.

flies 3 times a week, the others have daily flights. The first flight to

is at 06:30am and the last flight is 9:00 pm. The Buses route start from early morning 4.40 pm . Buses route are from Bhadrapur to Janakpur , Kathmandu , Dhankuta , Gaighat, Dharan , Biratnagar , Narayanghat and local place . every 10-10 minutes bus leave from bhadraour bus park.

Image gallery

File:Bridge Reinforcement.jpg, Bridge foundation reinforcements File:Bridge being dewatered.jpg, Caisson being drained File:Mechi Bridge in Construciton, 2011.JPG, Mechi Bridge under construction, 2011 File:Bhadrapur Airport.jpg, Bhadrapur Airport File:Busy BDP Airport.jpg, Busy airport File:Bhadrapur Bazaar,.jpg, Bhadrapur Bazaar File:Bajra Tea Garden, Bhadrapur.jpg, Bajra Tea Garden, Bhadrapur File:Bhadrapur Bus Park.jpg, Bhadrapur Bus Park File:Kameshwar Complex.jpg, Kameshwar Complex in the heart of Bhadrapur Bazaar File:Buddha mandir.jpg, Buddha Mandir

References

{{Authority control Municipalities in Jhapa District Municipalities in Koshi Province Nepal municipalities established in 1953 Populated places in Jhapa District kichhakbadh is the historical place and picnic soprt of bhadrapur. The place belong a historical story of Mahabharat . The place is that the Bhim Killed kichhak while their jungle period . Transit and customs posts along the India–Nepal border