Urlabari Municipality

Urlabari is a city and municipality in Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is considered to be the second largest city in Morang District after Biratnagar. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,224.^[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 35,166 and 8,165 households.

Urlabari उर्लाबारी
Municipality
Urlabari is a town and municipality in Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal which is considered as the second largest city in Morang District after Biratnagar.
Urlabari Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.67°N 87.61°E / 26.67; 87.61
Country	Nepal
Zone	Koshi
District	Morang
Government
• Mayor	Ganga Prasad Kharel (CPN-UML)
• Deputy Mayor	Mina Khatiwada Paudel (CPN-UML)
Population  (2021)
• Total	70,908
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	56604
Area code	021
Website	www.urlabarimun.gov.np

It is located 60 km eastern part of the metropolitan city Biratnagar. Urlabari, Morang. Jhapa lies to the east of this municipality. From 2011 census the total population is 54,696. where 29,548 are the woman and 25,148 are men lived with 12,530 households. The population of the municipality rose to 70,908 at the 2021 Nepal census. 99.6% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 84.8% were literate in 2021.^[2]

Urlabari is bordered by Damak Municipality in the east, Patharisanichare Municipality and Letang Municipality in the west, Miklajung Village Development Committee in the north, and Ratuwamai municipality in the south.

Health Post details: 1 Government Hospital, 1 Health Checkpoint and 6 Private Health posts

Community forests: Srijana community forest, Sunjhoda community forest, Salbari community forest and Beteni community forest

Child Development Center: 6

Government education institutes: There are fair number of government education institutes, including Urlabari Bahumukhi Campus, Radhika Higher Secondary School, Sunpakkwa Higher Secondary, Radhika Secondary School, Srijana Secondary School, Durga Secondary School,Sunjhoda Higher Secondary School. Some of the most recognisable private schools are Pashupati Higher Secondary school, Morang Model School,Bhrikuti Model Academy.

There are more 20 privately held secondary schools and higher schools.

References

1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
2. "Urlabari (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.