Pragatinagar
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Pragatinagar is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District
in the Lumbini Zone
of southern Nepal
. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census
it had a population of 11,771 people living in the VDC. There are 2690 households as of June 2010 in the VDC with 100 per cent school enrollment, and birth registration. It also has the lowest level of malnutrition and one of the highest level of adult literacy (86%) in Nepal.
Pragatinagar is located about 159 km west of Kathmandu. Mahabharat range can be seen on the north side along with Devchuli and Barchuli Peaks while Narayani river flows on the south side of the VDC. The area is surrounded by two khola's named Bahulaha Khola in the east and Lokaha Khola in the west. South side is bordered with Pithauli VDC and the Narayani River. Devchuli VDC is located in the north while east of the area is Dibyapuri and west is Shivamandir VDCs respectively.
Now the main attraction is Daldale. There are lots of business and other activities are going on in this area. There are 18 educational institutes and 3 development banks.
There are number of cities inside Pragatinagar VDC. Some of them are ...
Daldale, Chhatis Ghare, Salghari, Pragatinagar, Prithivi Nagar, Dharapani, Saat Ghare, Kuna Ghat, Gaidi, Gaidi ko Thap, Mukti Kshetra, Laxmipur, Bhagawati Tol and more .
Nawalparasi District
Nawalparasi District of 562,870. This district has given birth to many Nepal's top level people including late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya...
in the Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone
Lumbini Zone, is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy...
of southern 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...
. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census
2001 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2001 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each district of the country...
it had a population of 11,771 people living in the VDC. There are 2690 households as of June 2010 in the VDC with 100 per cent school enrollment, and birth registration. It also has the lowest level of malnutrition and one of the highest level of adult literacy (86%) in Nepal.
Pragatinagar is located about 159 km west of Kathmandu. Mahabharat range can be seen on the north side along with Devchuli and Barchuli Peaks while Narayani river flows on the south side of the VDC. The area is surrounded by two khola's named Bahulaha Khola in the east and Lokaha Khola in the west. South side is bordered with Pithauli VDC and the Narayani River. Devchuli VDC is located in the north while east of the area is Dibyapuri and west is Shivamandir VDCs respectively.
Now the main attraction is Daldale. There are lots of business and other activities are going on in this area. There are 18 educational institutes and 3 development banks.
There are number of cities inside Pragatinagar VDC. Some of them are ...
Daldale, Chhatis Ghare, Salghari, Pragatinagar, Prithivi Nagar, Dharapani, Saat Ghare, Kuna Ghat, Gaidi, Gaidi ko Thap, Mukti Kshetra, Laxmipur, Bhagawati Tol and more .