Mahendranagar, Kosi
Encyclopedia
Mahendranagar is a village development committee in Sunsari District
in the Kosi Zone
of south-eastern Nepal
. Situated nearby the Koshi River
the village is a developing rapidly and is soon to be a municipality. Most of the residents,as it is common in Nepal, depend on agriculture. But in the last few years the trend of going to the gulf countries as workers is increasing.The village is yet to have any prominent business house but is a growing market with a number of small industries, hotels and shops. Being linked with some major towns of the Sunsari District
, this village holds a very good chance of development.
There are number of schools and a higher secondary school in the village and almost all the children go to primary school. But the fraction of students continuing their studies to higher level is somehow not too great because of the low economic status of the people.
Most of the residents are Hindu
but there is also a small area of Islam people in the village. the village is reach in temples and there is also a mosque and a church.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 17,745 people living in 3381 individual households.
Biratnagar experiences 6 seasons,
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Span (Nepali calendar)
! Span (Georgian calendar)
! Characteristics
|-
| Basanta (Spring)
| Chaitra-Baisakh
| March–April
| Around 25-30 degrees Celsius, very dry and windy
|-
| Grishma (Summer)
| Jestha-Ashad
| May–June
| Very hot, Up to 40 degrees Celsius, farmers prepare for rice planting
|-
| Barsha (Monsoon)
| Shrawn-Bhadra
| July–August
| Hot, very humid and heavy monsoon rains, Krishna Janma Asthami (Birth of Lord Krishna) celebrations
|-
| Sharad (Autumn)
| Ashvin-Kartik
| September–October
| Calm temperatures, festival season of Dashain and Tihar
|-
| Hemanta (Pre winter)
| Mangshir-Pausha
| November–December
| Cold temperatures and sometimes fog (20-10 degrees Celsius), farmers harvest the rice
|-
| Sishir (Winter)
| Magh-Falgun
| January–February
| cold temperatures and foggy weather.
|-
|}
Sunsari District
Sunsari District of 625,633.The area was originally part of Morang but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts....
in the Kosi Zone
Kosi Zone
Koshi Zone Koshi Zone is divided into six districts:*Bhojpur District*Dhankuta District*Morang District*Sankhuwasabha District*Sunsari District*Terhathum District-See also:*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...
of south-eastern Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Situated nearby the Koshi River
Koshi River
The Kosi River or Koshi —also Saptakoshi for its seven Himalayan tributaries—is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India. Some of the rivers of the Koshi system, such as the Arun, the Sun Kosi and the Bhote Koshi, originate in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China...
the village is a developing rapidly and is soon to be a municipality. Most of the residents,as it is common in Nepal, depend on agriculture. But in the last few years the trend of going to the gulf countries as workers is increasing.The village is yet to have any prominent business house but is a growing market with a number of small industries, hotels and shops. Being linked with some major towns of the Sunsari District
Sunsari District
Sunsari District of 625,633.The area was originally part of Morang but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts....
, this village holds a very good chance of development.
There are number of schools and a higher secondary school in the village and almost all the children go to primary school. But the fraction of students continuing their studies to higher level is somehow not too great because of the low economic status of the people.
Most of the residents are Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
but there is also a small area of Islam people in the village. the village is reach in temples and there is also a mosque and a church.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...
it had a population of 17,745 people living in 3381 individual households.
Climate
The weather in Biratnagar is mostly hot.Biratnagar experiences 6 seasons,
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Span (Nepali calendar)
! Span (Georgian calendar)
! Characteristics
|-
| Basanta (Spring)
| Chaitra-Baisakh
| March–April
| Around 25-30 degrees Celsius, very dry and windy
|-
| Grishma (Summer)
| Jestha-Ashad
| May–June
| Very hot, Up to 40 degrees Celsius, farmers prepare for rice planting
|-
| Barsha (Monsoon)
| Shrawn-Bhadra
| July–August
| Hot, very humid and heavy monsoon rains, Krishna Janma Asthami (Birth of Lord Krishna) celebrations
|-
| Sharad (Autumn)
| Ashvin-Kartik
| September–October
| Calm temperatures, festival season of Dashain and Tihar
|-
| Hemanta (Pre winter)
| Mangshir-Pausha
| November–December
| Cold temperatures and sometimes fog (20-10 degrees Celsius), farmers harvest the rice
|-
| Sishir (Winter)
| Magh-Falgun
| January–February
| cold temperatures and foggy weather.
|-
|}