Taksar, Bhojpur

Taksar टक्सार
Neighborhood
Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Taksar VDC as neighborhood
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Coordinates: 27°09′26″N87°03′04″E / 27.15722°N 87.05111°E / 27.15722; 87.05111
Country	Nepal
Provinces	Province No. 1
District	Bhojpur District
Municipalities	Bhojpur Municipality
Established	2017
Government
• Type	Ward council
• Body	Bhojpur Municipality
• Chairperson	Kumar Prasad Shrestha
Area
• Total	2,072 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,350
• Density	1.62/km2 (4.19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Taksar is a former Village Development Committee and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the 1991 census, Taksar had a population of 4,524 persons living in 829 individual households. ^[1]

On 18 May 2014, the Government of Nepal announced the establishment of 72 new municipalities across the country. ^[2] At this time, Bhojpur Municipality was established, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs, subdivided into eleven wards.

According to the 2011 Nepal census, 3,350 individuals live in Taksar and it covers an area of 20.72 square kilometres (8.00 sq mi). It is now Ward No. 12 of Bhojpur Municipality. ^[3]

Bhojpur Municipality

Neighborhood	Ward no.	Area	Population (2011)	Ward chairperson
Taksar	12	20.72 km2	3,350	Kumar Prasad Shrestha

References

1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
2. "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
3. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Bhojpur District