Mirchaiya formerly known as Ramnagar Mirchaiya is a
municipality
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in
Siraha District
Siraha District ( ne, सिराहा जिल्ला; ), a district in Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Terai belt of Nepal. The district, with Siraha as its district headquarters, c ...
in th
Madhesh Provinceof south-eastern
Nepal
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. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing
Rampur Birta,
Malhaniyakhori
Malhaniyakhori is a town in Mirchaiya Municipality in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly village development committee was merged to form a new municipality on 18 May 2014 along with the existing Ra ...
,
Radhopur
Radhopur is a town in Mirchaiya Municipality in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly village development committee was merged to form new municipality since 18 May 2014 along with existing Rampur Birta, ...
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Ramnagar Mirchaiya
Mirchaiya formerly known as Ramnagar Mirchaiya is a municipality in Siraha District in thMadhesh Provinceof south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Rampur Birta, Sagarmatha, Rampur Birta, Malhan ...
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Phulbariya,
Sitapur PraDa and
Maheshpur Gamharia
Maheshpur Patari is a village in Laxmipur patari VDC in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Maheshpur Patari Village Development Committees. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
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Village Development Committees. At the time of the
2017 municipality records
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, it had a population of approx. 52,000 people living in approx 8,496 individual households. This is one of the main business markets for Katari and the southern part of the Siraha district. Raw material produced here includes padday, miazem, and sugar cane. Frequently used Language of Mirchaiya is Maithali. However, People of this locality is well educated they can speak English, Nepali, Hindi and some other local language according to their ethnicity (language carry forward from ancient period). The famous festival of Mirchaiya is Durgapuja (
Dashain
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, Vijaya Dashami), Jhanda Mela, Holi, Chhat puja, Shreepanchami, Deepawali. The mode of transportation mostly used include: bus, car, bike, bicycle, rickshaw, tempo, and mini bus.
Mirchaiya is considered as a trade and economic center of Sagarmatha zone and some part of Udaypur district after lahan. It was primarily an agrarian economy, but it has evolved as trade and industrial center of the region. Residents of hilly and mountainous regions of Sagarmatha zone are largely dependent on Mirchaiya for their supplies. Mirchaiya is a free wifi zone.
Educational institutions
* Shree Mohan higher secondary school (ESTD. 2003 B.S), (+2 Science, Management, Arts, etc. more)
* Sagarmatha secondary boarding school with(+2 science and management, BBS)
* New Children Secondary English Boarding School
*Times school
*Swastik Pathshala
*Kinder Garten English School
*Axhar pathsala
*Chankya school
*Mithila vidya mandir
*Saraswati boarding school
*White House secondary boarding school
*Devaki college of science and management
*Shree damodrananda college
*Arundoya school
*Chandra Jyoti school (Nepali medium)
*Sapta rishi school
*Polar star higher secondary school
*Himalaya Secondary English Boarding School
*Unique progress boarding school
*Ram janki school
*Ram Janaki Vidya Mandir
Transportation
Since, this place is totally routed by From
Mahendra Highway
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is directly linked from capital,
Kathmandu
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by Tata Sumo or Hiace (following the KTM-Bardibas road 6–7 hours) , following
Chitwan
Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579 ...
it will take 10–11 hours or by domestic flight to either
Janakpur
Janakpurdham or Janakpur ( ne, जनकपुर, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The city is a hub for religious and cultural tourism. A headquarter of Dhanusha district, ''Janakpur'' is also the capi ...
(65 km west of Mirchaiya) or Biratnagar (145 km east of Mirchaiya) and continuation by local bus.
From India by train and road via Jayanagar as entry points to Nepal.
Well known landmarks and specialties
* Mirchaiya Bishal Bazaar
* siraha department store
* Himalayan Katha Industries
* Maruti Cements factory
* Saradha Distiliries
* Everest Plywood
* Amrit Rice Mill
* MS Department Store
* Digital Way Computer
* Creators engineering consultancy
* Saurya Cements
* Om Shanti Law Firm
* Mirchaiya hill park
Financial institutions
* Global IME Bank
* NIC Asia Bank
* Rastriya Banajya Bank
* Agriculture Development Bank
* Prabhu Bank Limited
* Nepal SBI Bank
* Siddhartha Bank Limited
* Kumari Bank Limited
* Sunrise Bank Limited
* Laxmi Bank limited
* Nabil Bank limited
* Machhapuchhre Bank
* Everest Bank Limited
* Sanima Bank Limited
* Nepal Bank Limited
* NMB Bank Limited
* Muktinath Bikas Bank
* Kamana sewa bikas bank
* Grameen Bikas Laghubitta
* Churiya Investment Pvt. ltd
* Welcome saving and credits
* Om Saving & Credit Co-operation
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Siraha District
{{Siraha District
Populated places in Siraha District
Nepal municipalities established in 2014
Municipalities in Madhesh Province