Kalaiya

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Kalaiya, Nepal
कलैया
Sub-Metropolitan City
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Ghantaghar of Kalaiya
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Kalaiya, Nepal
Location in Nepal
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Kalaiya, Nepal
Kalaiya, Nepal (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°2′N85°0′E / 27.033°N 85.000°E / 27.033; 85.000
Country Nepal
Province Madhesh
District Bara
Government
 •  Mayor Binod Prasad Shah (CPN-UML)
 •  Deputy mayor Rausan Parwin (CPN-UML)
Area
 • Total
108.94 km2 (42.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
141,179
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
44400
Area code 053
Website kalaiyamun.gov.np
Kalaiya

Kalaiya is a sub-metropolitan city and serves as the headquarters of Bara District in Madhesh Province, Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it had a population of 141,179 people residing in 28,645 individual households.

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Kalaiya is considered to be the gateway to the Gadhimai temple.

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References

  1. ↑ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
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