Shivanagar is a town in
Krishnanagar Municipality in
Kapilvastu District
Kapilvastu district ( ne, कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला ), often Kapilbastu, is one of the districts of Lumbini Province, Nepal. The district, with Kapilbastu municipality as its district headquarters, covers an area of and in ...
in the
Lumbini Zone of southern
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 ...
. The former VDC was merged to form the municipality established on 18 May 2014
Krishnanagar,
Sirsihawa, Shivanagar
VDCs. At the time of the
2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
it had a population of 4,774 people living in 735 individual households.
History
The village is named after Mr. Shiv Prasad Rajouria, who was one of the most honourable men of Kapilvastu district during his time (early-and-mid-20th century). Rajouria was known for his leadership, community work and charity. Rajouria left behind a large family that even today is well known in Kapilvastu. The Rajouria family have contributed to socio-economic and political development of the region.
Popular members of the Rajouria family include Mr. Hari Narayan Rajouria and Late Dr. Guru Prasad Rajouria who served as a Minister in the Central Government and President of the Kapilbastu District Development Committee twice respectively.
References
Populated places in Kapilvastu District
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