Krishnanagar, Nepal

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Krishnanagar
Jhandanagar
Most religions
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Nickname: 
Krishna Nagar - Barhni
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Krishnanagar
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°30′07″N82°47′35″E / 27.502°N 82.793°E / 27.502; 82.793
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Pradesh Lumbini Province
District Kapilvastu District
Government
   Mayor Rajat Pratap Shah (Independent)
   Deputy Mayor Arati Chaudhary (Kurmi) (NP)
Population
 (2011)
  Total62,370
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code
32815 A.P.O
Area code 076
Website www.krishnanagarmun.gov.np

Krishnanagar (also known as Jhandenagar) is a municipality in Kapilvastu district of Lumbini Zone in the western terai part of Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Krishnanagar, Sirsihawa, Shivanagar village development committees (VDCs). [1] [2] on Nepal's southern border with India across from Barhani Bazar. Movement of Indian and Nepalese nationals across the border is unrestricted, however there is a customs checkpoint for goods. Goods bound for Dang and Arcghakhanchi cross here. Krishnanagar is connected by F-12 Chandrauta-Krishnanagar to the east-west Mahendra Highway and Postal Highway.

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Commerce

Krishnanagar is a wealthy, industrialized village with rice, oil and steel mills, sugar mill and many cement industries. Highway connecting it with other places is an industrial road.[ citation needed ]

Culture

Krishnanagar is highly rich in culture, as different religions' people live here and because of the border area, both Indian and Nepalese people, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs celebrates the festival of Hindu culture, Muslim culture and Sikh culture together.

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