Kalaiya

Kalaiya is a sub-metropolitan city and serves as the headquarters of Bara District in Madhesh Province, Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it had a population of 141,179 people residing in 28,645 individual households.

Kalaiya, Nepal कलैया
Sub-Metropolitan City
Ghanta Ghar, Bharat Chowk, Kalaiya
Kalaiya, Nepal Location in Nepal Show map of Madhesh Province Kalaiya, Nepal Kalaiya, Nepal (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°2′N 85°0′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Madhesh
District	Bara
Government
• Mayor	Binod Prasad Shah (CPN-UML)
• Deputy mayor	Rausan Parwin (CPN-UML)
Area
• Total	108.94 km2 (42.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	141,179
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	44400
Area code	053
Website	kalaiyamun.gov.np

Kalaiya is considered to be the gateway to the Gadhimai temple.

See also

• 2022 Kalaiya municipal election