Sukhipur

Sukhipur[1] is a municipality in Siraha District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Mohanpur Kamalpur, Vidhyanagar, Kushaha Laksiminiya, Kabilasi, Silorba Pachhawari Balhi and Sukhipur village development committees (VDCs).[2][3] The center of the municipality is establish in Sukhipur Bazaar. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the seven VDCs population it had a total population of 20,915 persons.[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.

Sukhipur

सुखीपुर
Sukhipur
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.71°N 86.35°E / 26.71; 86.35
Country   Nepal
ZoneSagarmatha Zone
DistrictSiraha District
Government
  MayorRam Autar Yadav
  Deputy MayorRenu Devi Sah
Population
 (2011)
  Total20,915
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
56509
Area code(s)033
Websitehttp://www.sukhipurmun.gov.np/

References

  1. "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
  2. "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  3. "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal: National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-07-31 at the Wayback Machine


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