Bardibas

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title: "Bardibas" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-mahottari-district", "nepal-municipalities-established-in-2014", "municipalities-in-madhesh-province"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-mahottari-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardibas" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Bardibas
native_name	बर्दिबास
native_name_lang
settlement_type	[Municipality
(नगरपालिका)](list-of-cities-in-nepal-municipality)
pushpin_map	Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal
pushpin_mapsize	300
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Nepal
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Madhesh Province
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Mahottari
subdivision_type3	No. of wards
established_title	Established
established_date	2 December 2014
established_title1	Incorporated (VDC)
established_date1	Bardibas, Gauribas, Kisan Nagar, Maisthan, Hathilet, Pashupatinagar, Khayarmara and Bijalpura
established_title2	Incorporated (date)
established_date2	10 March 2017
parts_type	No. of Wards
parts	14
seat_type	Admin HQ.
government_type	Mayor–council
governing_body	Bardibas Municipality
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Prahlad Chhetri
leader_party	Congress
leader_title1	Deputy Mayor
leader_name1	Tara Devi (Congress)
area_total_km2	315.57
population_footnotes
population_total	68353
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	NPT
utc_offset1	+05:45
area_code_type	Telephone Code
area_code	044
website
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| name = Bardibas | native_name = बर्दिबास | nickname = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Municipality (नगरपालिका) | motto = | image_skyline = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | image_seal = | pushpin_map = Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_relief = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Nepal | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Madhesh Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mahottari | subdivision_type3 = No. of wards | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 2 December 2014 | established_title1 = Incorporated (VDC) | established_date1 = Bardibas, Gauribas, Kisan Nagar, Maisthan, Hathilet, Pashupatinagar, Khayarmara and Bijalpura | established_title2 = Incorporated (date) | established_date2 = 10 March 2017 | parts_type = No. of Wards | parts = 14 | seat_type = Admin HQ. | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Mayor–council | governing_body = Bardibas Municipality | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Prahlad Chhetri | leader_party = Congress | leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name1 = Tara Devi (Congress) | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 315.57 | area_note = | area_rank = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 68353 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_rank = | timezone1 = NPT | utc_offset1 = +05:45 | area_code_type = Telephone Code | area_code = 044 | website = | footnotes = Bardibas () is a municipal area and a town located in Mahottari District of Nepal that connects the Kathmandu Valley with Madhesh Province and extends the connection to Koshi Province.

Geography

Bardibas is located at the foothills of the Chure range at a location of 26.98°N 85.90°E. It comprises Chure region and Outer Terai. Bardibas Municipality straddles the Chure hill range in the Mahottari district. Ratu river, which originates from Chure hills lies east to Bardibas. It spreads to 18 kilometres east-west and 30 kilometres on north-south along the East-West highway.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Bardibas_HimalPahadTerai.jpg" caption="Himal, Pahad & Terai seen from Bardibas"] ::

Demography

Total population of the municipality in 2011 Nepal census) had 66354 and total area of the municipality is 315.57 km2. In 2021 census the population of Bardibas increased to 68353. The municipality is divided into total 14 wards.

The municipality was established on 2 December 2014 merging the then four VDCs of Bardibas, Maisthan, Gauribas and Kisan Nagar.

In 2015, when Government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old thousands of VDCs and declare new 753 local level body then four more VDCs were merged with this municipality, those municipalities were: Hathilet, Pashupatinagar, Khayamara and Bijayalpura.

The municipality was established in 2014 merging the old VDCs, so area and population of the municipality were calculated according to the 2011 Nepal census, as follows: ::data[format=table]

VDCs	Area (km2)	Population (2011)
Bardibas (VDC)	171.19	12584
Gauribas	6321
Kisan Nagar	8121
Maisthan	20022
Hathilet	27.78	5316
Pashupatinagar	7.46	4941
KhayaMara	93.12	8719
Bijayalpura	11.91	8188
Bardibas (Municipality)	315.57	76354
::

Culture

The city celebrates various festivals, including Dashain, Tihar, Chhath, Maghi.

Education

• Bardibas Janata Multiple Campus
• College of Natural Resource Management (CNRM), Bardibas
• Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM Bardibas), Bardibas
• Nirmal Lama Polytechnic Institute, Bardibas
• Rara Technical Institute, Bardibas
• Basnet Public School, Maisthan
• Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya, Bardibas
• Deurali Secondary School, Bardibas
• Janata Secondary School, Bardibas ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/JanataSecondarySchool,_Bardibas.jpg" caption="Janata Secondary School, Gauridanda, Bardibas"] ::

Media

The local media of Bardibas primarily consists of several community radio stations such as Radio Nepal Bardibas 103 MHz, Radio Bardibas 94 MHz, Radio Sungava 104.6 MHz and Radio Darpan 88.4 MHz, some print newspapers and online newsportals.

Health

• Bardibas Hospital
• Bardibas Jansewa Hospital
• Pinnacle Hospital
• Field Hospital, Bardibas
• Bardibas Medical College (Proposed)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Bardibas_Hospital_in_Bardibas_Municipality.jpg" caption="Bardibas Hospital"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Field_Hospital,_Bardibas.jpg" caption="Field Hospital in Bardibas"] ::

Transportation

Bardibas serves as a junction point of the east-west Mahendra Highway and BP Highway. The BP Highway connects Bardibas with the capital city Kathmandu through Sindhuli, Khurkot, Nepalthok and Dhulikhel.

Municipality Transport Master Plan (MTMP), Bardibas is prepared for assessing and planning the present road and transport infrastructures and facilities within the Municipality and its surrounding.In total there are roads of length 456.95 Km within the Municipality including feeder roads and National Highway, either in planned or existing condition.

It has a charging station for EV transport as well. Indo-Nepal crossborder railway namely Bardibas-Jaynagar Railway connecting Jaynagar to Bardibas is underconstruction. Similarly, Bardibas-Simara Railway is being constructed as the part of East-West Mechi Mahakali Railway. The nearest airport, Janakpur airport is 37 km away lying southeast from Bardibas. Indo-Nepal Border namely Samsi-Kanhawa Border is 27 km in distance to south from Bardibas. Can be a sub metropolitan city in near future.

References

References

1. (27 January 2022). "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal.
2. Baral, Sunita. "A Bardibas settlement struggles with water shortages as sources dry up".
3. "The: Impact on Nepal's Food Basket in the Terai Belt".
4. "Experts call for mutual cooperation in river management in Chure region".
5. "The Ratu River Expedition".
6. "Climate Change impact on Ratu River". GWP Nepal/JVS.
7. "Ratu River Showing the three study sites". ResearchGate.
8. (2021). "Community Assessment of Flood Risks and Early Warning System in Ratu Watershed, Koshi Basin, Nepal". Sustainability.
9. "Mahottari's tourism infrastructure development picking up pace".
10. (27 January 2022). "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal.
11. "नगर परिचय". Bardibas Municipality.
12. "District Profile of Mahottari". CBS.
13. (3 December 2014). "Government announced 61 municipalities".
14. (10 March 2017). "New local level structure comes into effect from today". [[The Himalayan Times]].
15. "Bardibas Street Food Festival offering varieties of cuisines to visitors".
16. "College of Natural Resource Management, Bardibas, Mahottari".
17. NATHM. "Nathm Bardibas".
18. nirmallama. "Home".
19. "About Us".
20. "Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (ACORAB) Nepal".
21. "Bardibas Hospital starts providing maternity services".
22. "सेनाले बर्दिवासमा निर्माण गर्यो फिल्ड अस्पताल,गैर सैनिकलाई समेत सेवा उपलब्ध गराउने योजना".
23. "EIA of Bardibas Medical College".
24. "बर्दिबास मेडिकल कलेजलाई ५४ हेक्टर जग्गा उपलब्ध गराउने सरकारको निर्णय".
25. "FY2015 Ex-Post Evaluation of Japanese Grant Aid Project".
26. Municipality, Bardibas. "Municipality Transport Master Plan".
27. "EV charging station comes into operation at Bardibas".
28. "नेपाल रेलवेको तेस्रो चरणको ट्रयाक निर्माणको सर्भे हुँदै".
29. bizmandu.com. (2024-09-12). "जनकपुरसम्म आएको रेलमार्ग बर्दिबाससम्म ल्याउने प्रयास भइरहेको छ : राजदूत शर्मा".
30. "Bardibas-Simara electric railway continues amid lockdown".
31. "Bardibas Railway Station". Prasashan.
32. "बर्दिबास रेलमार्ग स्टेशन".

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