Banke District
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Banke District
Banke District ' onMouseout='HidePop("69929")' href="/topics/Bheri_Zone">Bheri
Bheri Zone
Bheri Anchal in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. Nepalgunj is the administrative headquarters.Cities and towns are Narayan, Jajarkot and Chhinchu in the "hills"; Nepalgunj, Gularia and Kohalpur in Terai; Birendranagar in Surkhet Valley in the Inner Terai.Bheri Zone is divided into five...

 zone
Zones of Nepal
Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones , and 75 districts . The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions...

, is one of the seventy-five districts
Districts of Nepal
Nepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...

 of 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...

, a landlocked
Landlocked
A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states...

 country of South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

. The district, located in the Mid-Western Region
Mid-Western Region, Nepal
Mid-Western Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu are the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions. Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lies west of Western....

 with Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj , also spelled Nepalganj, is a municipality in Banke District, Nepal on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is 16 km south of Kohalpur and the east-west Mahendra Highway....

 as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,337 km² and has a population (2001) of 385,840.

Geography

Banke is bordered on the west by Bardiya district
Bardiya District
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Rapti Zone
Rapti Anchal in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It is named after the West Rapti River which drains Rolpa, Pyuthan and part of Dang district. The remainder of Dang and part of Salyan are drained by the Babai. The remainder of Salyan and all of Rukum are drained by the Bheri.The...

's Salyan
Salyan District
Salyan District of 213,500. The district's administrative center is named Salyan or Salyan Khalanga.The district is known for its Hindu temples including Shiva temples in Chhayachhetra and Laxmipur, and the Devi temple at Khairabang in Hiwalcha VDC, one of nine in Nepal...

 and Dang Deukhuri Districts border to the north and east. To the south lies Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India
India
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; specifically Shravasti
Shravasti District
Shravasti District is one of the districts of the Uttar Pradesh state of India and Bhinga town is district headquarter. Shravasti district is a part of Devipatan Division...

 and Bahraich district
Bahraich District
Bahraich District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Bahraich town is the district headquarters. Bahraich District is a part of Devipatan Division.-History:...

s of Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...

. East of Nepalganj the international border follows the southern edge of the Dudhwa Range of the Siwaliks. There is no Nepalese Outer Terai
Terai
The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion...

 in this part of Banke district.

Towns and villages

Bageswari
Bageswari, Nepal
Bageswari is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9,740 and had 1711 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Banakatawa
Banakatawa
Banakatawa is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,872 and had 1860 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Banakatti
Banakatti
Banakatti is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,809 and had 675 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Basudevapur
Basudevapur
Basudevapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,364 and had 651 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Bejapur
Bejapur
Bejapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,745 and had 865 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Belahari
Belahari
Belahari is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,512 and had 656 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Belbhar
Belbhar
Belbhar is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,583 and had 697 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Betahani
Betahani
Betahani is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,195 and had 1013 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Bhawaniyapur
Bhawaniyapur
Bhawaniyapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,525 and had 483 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Binauna
Binauna
Binauna is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,839 and had 611 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Chisapani
Chisapani, Bheri
Chisapani is a village in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal, not to be confused with Chisapani in the banks of Karnali river.At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,862 and had 526 houses in the village....

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Ganapur
Ganapur
Ganapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,775 and had 735 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Gangapur
Gangapur, Nepal
Gangapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,837 and had 727 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Hirminiya
Hirminiya
Hirminiya is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,269 and had 989 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Holiya
Holiya
Holiya is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,558 and had 797 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Indrapur
Indrapur, Bheri
Indrapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,403 and had 1056 houses in the town.- Government :...

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Jaispur
Jaispur
Jaispur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,214 and had 683 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Kalaphanta
Kalaphanta
Kalaphanta is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,082 and had 600 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Kamdi
Kamdi, Banke
Kamdi is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,391 and had 1090 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Kanchanapur
Kanchanapur
Kanchanapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,470 and had 859 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Kathkuiya
Kathkuiya
Kathkuiya is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,409 and had 479 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Khajura Khurda
Khajura Khurda
Khajura Khurda is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,508 and had 831 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Khaskarkado
Khaskarkado
Khaskarkado is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,582 and had 769 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Khaskusma
Khaskusma
Khaskusma is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,839 and had 658 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Kohalpur
Kohalpur
Kohalpur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone in mid-western Nepal. The town is in East-West highway and one of the fastest developing places in Nepal. A neighboring city Nepalgunj is on South , and further 6 km is the Indian border. In fact it is a growing city in the western...

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Laxmanpur
Laxmanpur
Laxmanpur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,416 and had 668 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Mahadevpuri
Mahadevpuri
Mahadevpuri is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,980 and had 737 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Manikapur
Manikapur
Manikapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,810 and had 1138 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Matahiya
Matahiya
Matahiya is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,808 and had 903 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Narainapur
Narainapur
Narainapur is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,870 and had 692 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Naubasta
Naubasta
Naubasta is a town in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,160 and had 1663 houses in the town.-Government:...

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Nepalganj,
Parsapur
Parsapur
Parsapur is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,201 and had 604 houses in the town....

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Phatepur
Phatepur
Phatepur is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,793 and had 1586 houses in the town....

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Piparhawa
Piparhawa
Piparhawa is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,862 and had 247 houses in the village....

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Puraina
Puraina
Puraina is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal....

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Puraini
Puraini
Puraini is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2636 and had 512 houses in the village....

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Radhapur,
Rajhena
Rajhena
Rajhena is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,593 and had 1265 houses in the town....

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Raniyapur
Raniyapur
Raniyapur is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,949 and had 723 houses in the town....

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Saigaun
Saigaun
Saigaun is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,745 and had 857 houses in the town....

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Samserganj
Samserganj
Samserganj is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,880 and had 883 houses in the town....

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Sitapur
Sitapur, Banke
Sitapur is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,372 and had 780 houses in the town....

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Sonapur,
Titahiriya
Titahiriya
Titahiriya is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,986 and had 970 houses in the town....

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Udarapur
Udarapur
Udarapur is a village development committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,347 and had 1173 houses in the town....

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Udayapur
Udayapur, Bheri
Udayapur is a Village Development Committee in Banke District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,301 and had 397 houses in the village....

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