Vyas Municipality

Vyas (Byas), is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Pradesh in Nepal and incorporates the village Damauli, the district's headquarter, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli.[2] The municipality was established by merging the former Village development committee Damauli with several of its neighbors, the most recent merger being the one with Pokhari Bhanjyang in 2014. It lies on the bank of Madi Khola.

For other uses, see Vyasa (disambiguation).
Vyas Municipality

व्यास नगरपालिका
Municipality
Madi River at Damauli
Motto(s): 
विविधतायुक्त गाउँ-शहर, समृद्द मेरो व्यास नगर
Vyas Municipality
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°58′35″N 84°16′05″E
CountryNepal
Provinces of NepalGandaki Pradesh
DistrictTanahun District
Government
 • MayorBaikuntha Neupane (NC)
 • Deputy MayorMira Joshi (NC)
Area
 • Total86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total70,335
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
33900[1]
Websitehttp://vyasmun.gov.np/

It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 A.D.[3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 70,335 people living in 18,339 individual households.[4]

It is believed that Sage Vyasadeva (different from the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa) was born in the vicinity of Vyas, for which the municipality was named after him.[5]

Ward Profile

There are 14 wards in Vyas Municipality:

Vyas Municipality Ward Profile
Present Ward Former Municipality/VDC Former Ward Ward Chairman
1 Vyas 1 Karsing Darai
2 Vyas 2 Kashiram Shrestha
3 Vyas 10 Prem Kumar Shrestha
4 Vyas 11 Bishow Raj Neupane
5 Vyas 6,7,8 Mohan Kumar Shrestha
6 Shyamgha V.D.C Surya Bhakta Bhandari
7 Kyamin V.D.C, 1,3,7-9 Satish Chandra Neupane
8 Kyamin V.D.C and Risti V.D.C 6, 1-5,7-9 Ojha Raj Paudel
9 Kyamin V.D.C,Tanahunsur V.D.C , Satiswara V.D.C (2,4,5),(6,7,8),(6,9) Suresh Thapa
10 Vyas 5,9 Tulsi Ram Sapkota
11 Vyas, Ghansikuwa V.D.C, Tanahunsur V.D.C (3,4),(6),(4,5,7,9) Nir Bahadur Khadka
12 Ghasikuwa V.D.C 2-5,7,8 Totra Bahadur Kunwar
13 Vyas 12,13,14 Lekh Bahadur Rana
14 Keshavtar 2-7 Kajiman Shrestha

Media

To Promote local culture Vyas has four FM radio station. That are Radio Bhanubhakta, Damauli F.M, Smart F.M, and Madi Seti FM, all of which are Community radio stations.

Transportation

Vyas lies on Prithvi Rajmarg, a highway from Kathmandu to Pokhara.

References
  1. "Postal Code of Tanahun D.P.O." General Post Office. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Brief Introduction". Vyas Municipality. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "Brief Introduction | Vyas Municipality". vyasmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  4. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Damauli". Holy Dham. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018. The most important location here is the birth place of Sage Vyasadeva. This vyasadev belongs to a different kalpa and is not the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa.


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