Barhadashi Rural Municipality
Rural Municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal
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Bahradashi (Nepali: बाह्रदशी गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 15 municipalities in Jhapa in which 8 are urban and 7 are rural.
Bahradashi
बाह्रदशी गाउँपालिका | |
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  Bahradashi Location in Province No. 1  Bahradashi Bahradashi (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26.55°N 87.92°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Jhapa |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Devindra Prasad Chamlagain (CPN-UML) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Santa Devi Siwakoti(kharel) (CPN-UML) |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.44 km2 (34.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,653 |
| • Density | 380.5/km2 (985.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 57205 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | official website |
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Jhapa has an area of 88.44 square kilometres (34.15 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is 33653 as of Census of Nepal 2011.[1][2][3]
Rajgadh, Chakchaki and Dangibari which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).[1][3]
The rural municipality is divided into total 7 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Chakchaki.[1][3]
