Ishwarpur

Ishwarpur
इश्वरपुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Ishwarpur

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°38′0″E / 27.00000°N 85.63333°E / 27.00000; 85.63333Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°38′0″E / 27.00000°N 85.63333°E / 27.00000; 85.63333
Country    Nepal
Zone Janakpur Zone
District Sarlahi District
Population (1991)
 • Total 14,014
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)

Ishwarpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur and Ishwarpur VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,014 people living in 249 individual households.[3]

Literacy

Nowadays,with the help of social awareness programs operated by many NGOs, government,media & many locals literacy rate is increasing.

Media

To promote local culture Ishwarpur has one FM radio station Samudayik Radio yekata - 92.4 MHz Which is a Community radio Station which among others is more popular in this area.

References

  1. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 15 November 2009.

ishwarpur is one of the most stabilized vdc of sarlahi in every aspect.


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