Bhojpur, Nepal

This article is about a former VDC (now neighborhood). For municipality, see Bhojpur Municipality.

Bhojpur is a neighborhood in Bhojpur Municipality which is located in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. The Bhojpur Village Panchayat was established in 1962 and was renamed Bhojpur Village Development Committee in 1990.^[1][2]

Bhojpur भोजपुर
Neighborhood
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Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Bhojpur
Municipality	Bhojpur Municipality
Wards	6, 7, 8 & 9
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Ward council
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	13.45 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,446
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Website	www.bhojpurmun.gov.np

On 18 May 2014 the Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipalities within the country.^[3] These included Bhojpur Municipality, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs. Current wards no. 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Bhojpur Municipality belong to the core Bhojpur area which is the main urbanized settlement of Bhojpur Municipality.

At the 1991 Nepal census Bhojpur VDC had a population of 7,446 individuals with 2,070 households.^[4] Now the total population of the Bhojpur (2011 Nepal census) is 7,446 spread over 13.45 square kilometres (5.19 sq mi). The headquarter of the Bhojpur District and the Bhojpur Municipality is located at ward no. 7 of the Bhojpur Municipality.^[5]

Bhojpur Municipality

Before 2017	After 2017
Bhojpur & other VDCs	Bhojpur VDC divided into wards (6, 7, 8, 9)

Bhojpur Municipality

Neighborhood	Ward no.	Area	Population (2011)	Ward chairperson
Bhojpur	6	4.03 KM²	1,710	Shailendra Karki
	7	2.29 KM²	2,805	Jai Bahadur Taamang
	8	4.75 KM²	1,160	Gopal Karki
	9	2.38 KM²	1,771	Ram Bahadur Taamang

Climate

Climate data for Bhojpur, elevation 1,595 m (5,233 ft), (1976–2005)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.8 (67.6)	22.9 (73.2)	23.5 (74.3)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	24.1 (75.4)	23.3 (73.9)	21.6 (70.9)	18.6 (65.5)	15.1 (59.2)	20.5 (68.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	6.6 (43.9)	10.4 (50.7)	13.7 (56.7)	15.5 (59.9)	17.5 (63.5)	18.0 (64.4)	17.8 (64.0)	16.9 (62.4)	13.8 (56.8)	10.2 (50.4)	6.4 (43.5)	12.7 (54.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.4 (0.80)	12.3 (0.48)	29.9 (1.18)	70.1 (2.76)	143.1 (5.63)	215.5 (8.48)	277.7 (10.93)	218.3 (8.59)	168.8 (6.65)	79.3 (3.12)	14.7 (0.58)	9.3 (0.37)	1,259.4 (49.57)
Source 1: Agricultural Extension in South Asia[6]
Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[7]