Gamhariya, Nepal

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Gamhariya
गम्हरिया
Gamhariya
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Gamhariya
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°56′N85°23′E / 26.93°N 85.38°E / 26.93; 85.38 Coordinates: 26°56′N85°23′E / 26.93°N 85.38°E / 26.93; 85.38
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Narayani Zone
District Rautahat District
Government
  Chairman Phool Babu
Population
 (1991)
  Total3,851
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code
44513
Area code 055

Gamhariya was a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal.

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Just before 2017 Nepalese local elections, it was merged with other 5 Village development committees samanpur, Sangrampur, Bahuwa Madanpur, Dharampur and Bariyarpur to form Gadhimai Municipality. [1]

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3851 people living in 729 individual households. [2]

After Panchayat Kaal, the official name of this village development committee became "Gamhariya" but still not amended in some statistics data and refers it as Gamhariya Parsa.

The village development committee has 9 wards. Half of Ward 1 comprises in Parsa village, rest of ward 1 and wards 2,3,4 and 5 in Gamhariya village and remaining wards 6,7,8 and 9 in Laxmipur village as sub locality.

In 2012, the estimated population of this VDC is around 5000.

Education

Institution

The Madrasa has around 700 students. Among them around 100 are boarders mostly from Rautahat District, Sarlahi District and Bihar (India).The curriculum of study is not only Islamic study like "Deene Taleem" but also mathematics and languages like English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Nepali are taught. It is said that there is no single family in this village who don't have at least one Maulānā (Graduate of religious Institution) and also boast for highest number of Maulānā in one VDC in whole Nepal. [3] [4]

Transportation

The village is linked with the oldest highway of Rautahat district called "Rajaiya Sadak" which still connects Rautahat District headquarters Gaur and East-West Highway terminal Chandrapur.

It is 5 km east of Garuda Municipality (fastest growing Market of Rautahat District), 3 km south of Samanpur (an old Market of Rautahat District), 20 km north of Gaur (The district's headquarters and the border with India) and 20 km south of Chandrapur. It also connects Sarlahi District via its sub locality Laxmipur over Bagmati River

It is connected with new Highway called "Gaur-Chandranigahpur Highway" through Garuda Municipality that links this Village to capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, and other major cities like Birgunj, Janakpurdham, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Bharatpur, etc.

Land transportation like Tanga, rickshaw, Jeep, bus is available to reach Garuda Municipality.

The nearest domestic airport, Simara Airport, is in Simra while nearest international airport, Nijgadh International Airport Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine , is under construction in Nijgadh. Currently passengers use Tribhuvan International Airport located in capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, for international flights.

Economy

The major economy of this VDC is farming. Sugarcane, rice, wheat, mustard, dal, etc. are the major production of this village. The other economy is the remittance from the people working mostly in Kathmandu, India and Persian Gulf countries.

There is also a market called "Gamhariya Bazar" where daily needs are available.

Culture

The culture of this village has been influenced by Muslim community, as they comprise 85% of population. It is believed that Muslim community have been living here since more than 100[ citation needed ] years.

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References

  1. Gadhimai Municipality, "Merging of VDCs", 2017
  2. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  3. "Islamic Centers". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03.
  4. "Gamhariya Parsa". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 May 2013.