Mainapokhar
मैनापोखर
Village development committee
Mainapokhar is located in Lumbini Province
Mainapokhar
Mainapokhar
Location in Lumbini Province
Mainapokhar is located in Nepal
Mainapokhar
Mainapokhar
Mainapokhar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°11′N 81°29′E / 28.19°N 81.48°E / 28.19; 81.48
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictBardiya
Population
 (2016)
 • Total20,000
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code084
Websitewww.mainapokhar.com

Mainapokhar is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,841 and had 951 houses in the town. Now it reaches to nearly 20000 in 2016. It is nearly 20 km far from Nepalgunj.

It is near to local Indian Market Balegaun, which can be reached 5 km from Maiapokhar through Ranipur & Padariya.

Religion

There are mostly Hindu People. They are greater in number than people of other religions (mainly Muslim).

Tourist destination

Badhaiya Lake: a tourist destination where people from nearby places come for enjoyment. They can go boating and can have a variety of fish dishes. They can go cycling around the lake.

Lifestyle

Temperature highly affects the lifestyle of Mainapokhar. Due to extreme heat in summer season, people wear light cotton clothes and rarely come out during the day time. While in the winter season, the temperature may drop to 4 °C during which people wear thick woollen clothes.

Educational institutions

  • Shree Shardha Higher Secondary School
  • Bardiya Academy & Polytechnical Research Center, Tilkana
  • River Queens School, Tilkana
  • Krishnasar Vidhya Niketan
  • Suvakamana Academy

Nearby places

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References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-31.


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