Bokhim
Bokhim
बोखिम | |
|---|---|
 Map of Bhojpur Municipality before 2017 showing Bokhim VDC as neighborhood | |
  Bokhim Location in Nepal  Bokhim Bokhim (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°12′N 87°02′E / 27.20°N 87.04°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Provinces | Koshi Province |
| District | Bhojpur District |
| Municipalities | Bhojpur Municipality |
| Established | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward council |
| • Body | Bhojpur Municipality |
| • Chairperson | Phabindra Pradhan (NC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,566 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Bokhim is a former Village Development Committee and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in the Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. At the 1991 census it had a population of 3,438 persons living in 618 individual households.[1]
On 18 May 2014 the Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipalities within the whole country.[2] At the same time Bhojpur Municipality was declared, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs diving in 11 ward units.
Now the total population of Bokhim (according to the 2011 Nepal census) is 2,882 individuals and area of the Bokhim is 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi). It is Ward No. 5 of Bhojpur Municipality. [3]
| Neighborhood | Ward no. | Area | Population (2011) | Ward chairperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokhim | 5 | 16 km2 | 3,566 | Phabindra Pradhan |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ↑ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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