Dhalkebar

Neighborhood in Dhanusa District, Province No. 2, Nepal
Dhalkebar
ढल्केवर
neighborhood
26°56′N 85°57′E / 26.933°N 85.950°E / 26.933; 85.950
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 2
DistrictDhanusa District
Municipal areaMithila Municipality
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,445
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dhalkebar is a neighborhood or town in Mithila Municipal Area lying on East-West Highway. Previously it was a separate village development committee in Dhanusa District. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,797 persons living in 1374 individual households.[1]

On 2 December 2014 Mithila Municipality was declared merging Dhalkebar VDC, Begadawar VDC, Naktajhij VDC with it.[2]

The 400-220 KV Dhalkebar substation over 13 bighas of land, built with an investment of Rs 2.20 billion by the Government of Nepal and Electricity Authority, is the first substation in Nepal based on the 400 KV system.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Government announced 61 municipalities". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister inaugurates Nepal's largest Dhalkebar substation". NepalEnergyForum. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  • UN map of the municipalities of Dhanusa District


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