Bhagwanpur Rural Municipality

Bhagwanpur is a rural municipality in Siraha District in Province No. 2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 20957 people living.^[1] It is located nearly 370 kilometers or 107 miles east of the capital, Kathmandu.

Bhagwanpur भगवानपुर
Rural Municipality
Bhagwanpur Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26.58°N 86.47°E / 26.58; 86.47
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 2
District	Siraha District
Government
• Chairperson	Ugra Narayan Yadav
• Vice-Chairperson	Rekha Devi Yadav
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,957
Languages
• Local	Maithali
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code	033
Website	http://www.bhagwanpurmun.gov.np/

Thadi (Nepali: ठाड़ी) or Thadi Viswaspatti is the main market place in the municipality and a very old border town and a market place of Nepal in Siraha District bordering Indian town of Laukaha.

Thadi is one of the few towns which is a part of agreed route for Mutual Trade between India and Nepal.^[2] Nepal Government has set up a dedicated customs office in the town.^[3]

The town connects Lahan, Nepal to India.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Bhagwanpur Rural Municipality had a population of 20,999. Of these, 95.9% spoke Maithili, 1.7% Tharu, 1.1% Urdu, 0.3% Nepali, 0.1% spoke Gurung and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.7% were Yadav, 9.1% Teli, 6.9% Dhanuk, 6.7% Khatwe, 6.5% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 5.1% Musalman, 4.3% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 3.8% Musahar, 2.0% Tharu, 1.9% Kumhar, 1.8% Halwai, 1.8% Kayastha, 1.6% Dhobi, 1.4% Kewat, 1.3% Sudhi, 1.2% Hajam/Thakur, 1.2% Tatma/Tatwa, 1.1% Baraee, 1.0% Kathabaniyan, 1.0% Mallaha, 0.9% Terai Brahmin, 0.8% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.6% Hill Brahmin, 0.5% Danuwar, 0.5% Kalwar, 0.5% Majhi, 0.3% Kumal, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Mali, 0.1% Chhetri, 0.1% Dom, 0.1% Kami, 0.1% Kusunda, 0.1% Lohar, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Rajput, 0.1% Sonar and 0.2% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 94.8% were Hindu, 5.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 50.1% could read and write, 1.8% could only read and 48.0% could neither read nor write.^[7]

Infrastructure

Rajbiraj Airport is the nearest airport, roughly 35 km away from Thadi. Shree Airlines operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu^[8]

The town is also connected to Laukaha Bazar railway station which is located in adjacent Indian town of Laukaha. The 268 km (167 mi) long Jainagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line and Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali line were converted from metre to broad gauge in 2011–2012.^[9]

There are various bus operators who operate direct bus from Thadi in Bhagwanpur to Kathmandu via Lahan, Nepal which is 18 kn north of Thadi^[10] and also connects to Mahendra Highway. It is one of the major routes for tourist from India to go to travel Nepal.