Narayani was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone is named after the Narayani River which is on the western border of the zone, separating it from the Gandaki and Lumbini zones. Narayani means beloved of Narayan which is Parvati his sister, and Narayan refers to Lord Vishnu in the Hindu religion.
Bara District is one of the seventy–seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh Province. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% share of total GDP of Nepal and highest per capita income in Madhesh province. Kalaiya serves as the district's headquarter. Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in the district are Bhojpuri, Tharu, Bajjika, and Nepali.
Birendra Shah was a print and broadcast journalist for the Nepal FM, Dristi Weekly, and Avenues TV in Bara, Nepal. Shah was kidnapped October 4/5, 2007, by Communist Party of Nepal Maoists from Pipara Bazaar, Kalaiya, Bara, Nepal, and found dead one month later. The CPN(M) later issued a statement confirming his death.
Baghawan ward no 14, sub-metropolitan Kalaiya Bara, Nepal.
Basatpur is a town and was Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. According to new geographical updates in Nepal, Basatpur now falls under Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City and has been defined as Kalaiya-20 where 20 is a ward number in Kalaiya. It is now Basatpur in Bara District, Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City, Province Number 2, NEPAL. It's no longer Village Development Committee. The capital of the district is Kalaiya which is around 10 km north of Basatpur, Matiarwa lies west of Basatpur which is another town in the Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan City. Adapur lies to the south of Basatpur which is a small town next to Basatpur in India. Basatpur is one of the biggest town and populated town in Kalaiya, Bara. To the south of Basatpur, it has open border of India which is just 1-2 km far from the town. It has plain areas and very fertile lands to grow crops. It is a popular town in the neighboring areas which is famous for its markets, ponds, temples, and culture. The majority of person living in the town are Hinduism and then Muslims. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,435 persons residing in 740 individual households.
Dohari is a small town in Kalaiya Sub-Metropolitan city, in Bara District, Narayani Zone, Nepal. It used to be a Village Development Committee before it was incorporated into the Kalaiya Sub-Metro. It lies in the south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,822 persons living in 700 individual households. There were 2,511 males and 2,311 females at the time of the census. There are a few school in Dohari. Shree Amar Higher Secondary School is the government-owned oldest high school. It was established in 2011 B.S. Suhani English Boarding School (SEBS) is a privately owned school that was established in 2069 B.S.
Inarwasira is a ward of Jeetpursimara sub-metropolitan city in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 8,588. But now from 2017 election, its population has increased. Now, the population is 15,000 in this ward. It is an important ward of the Jeetpursimara metropolitan city. In this ward some banks like Sana Kishan bank, some saving banks and Exchanges are also have been established. It has a higher secondary school. It has a global road to reach Kalaiya & Jeetpur. The Road is named as Hulaki Marg and is under construction process. The most important thing in this village is a market, called "Inarwa Bazar" and is famous around the area. As a whole, the village is growing day by day.
Gadhimai is a former independent municipality in Bara District in of south-eastern Nepal that was merged into Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City on 10 March 2017. It was itself established on 18 May 2014 by merging Pipara Simara, Jitpur Bhawanipur, Chhata Pipra, Phattepur, Dumbarwana Village Development Committees.
Motisar is a village and Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,633 persons living in 399 individual households. The village is situated between Kalaiya and Birgunj City.
Nijgadh, is a town and municipality in Nepal, located in Bara District of the Madhesh Province. The total area of the municipality is 289.4 sq. km. The municipality was formed on 8 May 2014 by merging Nijgadh VDC with Ratnapuri VDC and Bharatganj Singaul VDC.
Simara is a rapidly growing city in Jitpursimara sub-metropolitan city in Bara District in Province No. 2 of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form a new municipality Gadhimai Municipality on 18 May 2014. Similarly, on 10 March 2017 Gadhimai Municipality, Inarwasira, Amlekhganj, as well as parts of Manharwa, Haraiya and Rampur Tokani were merged to form new Jitpursimara sub-metropolitan city. Aauraha, Panitanki, Ramban, Narbasti, Bajani, Purwatol etc are the villages in Simara. Auraha and Purwatol lie in the east, Bajani in the south, Hulas in north and Ramban & Narbasti in the west. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 23,835 people living in 5,253 individual households. But population have increased dramatically in last decade with real state boom and rising numbers of new business in the city so the current population might be estimated as high 40,000 according to local journals.
Tedhakattiटेढाकट्टी is a village and Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4623 people living in 476 individual households. According to the census 2011 it has population of more than 4683.
Jitpursimara is a sub-metropolitan city in Bara District in Province No. 2 of southern Nepal that was formed on 10 March 2017 after merging Gadhimai Municipality, Inarwasira, Amlekhganj, as well as parts of Manharwa, Haraiya and Rampur Tokani to form a new sub-metropolitan city. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the former settlements that would make up the sub-metropolitan city had a joint population of 117,094 people living in 21,670 individual households.
Gadhimai festival is a Hindu festival held every five years in Nepal at the Gadhimai Temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of the capital Kathmandu, and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Kalaiya, near the Indo-Nepal border. The event involves large-scale sacrificial slaughter of animals, including water buffalo, pigs, goats, chickens, and pigeons, with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, the goddess of power. People also make other offerings, including coconuts, sweets, and red-coloured clothes. The festival has been described as the world's largest animal sacrifice event or one of the largest. The Supreme Court of Nepal ordered an end to live animal sacrifices in 2019, but the order was "widely ignored".
On March 31, 2019, a powerful "rainstorm" swept across two districts of southern Nepal killing at least 28 and injuring more than 1,100 people. It was later identified as the first confirmed case of a tornado in Nepal. Lacking advanced technologies to predict or record a tornado, the scientists instead based their findings on forensic evidence, including witness accounts. The government has insisted that technological upgrades are being instituted to improve the country's virtually non-existent weather-warning system.
Bara 1 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Bara District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Bara 2 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Bara District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Bara 3 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Bara District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Bara 4 is one of four parliamentary constituencies of Bara District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Municipal election for Kalaiya took place on 13 May 2022, with all 137 positions up for election across 27 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 27 ward chairs and 108 ward members. An indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.
