Country Nepal District Kapilvastu District Local time Sunday 3:54 AM | Zone Lumbini Zone Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) Population 3,400 (1991) | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Shivanagar is a town in Krishnanagar Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The former VDC was merged to form the municipality established on 18 May 2014 Krishnanagar, Sirsihawa, Shivanagar VDCs. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,774 people living in 735 individual households.
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Map of Shivanagar 32800, Nepal
History
The village is named after Mr. Shiv Prasad Rajouria, who was one of the most honourable men of Kapilvastu district during his time (early-and-mid-20th century). Rajouria was known for his leadership, community work and charity. Rajouria left behind a large family that even today is well known in Kapilvastu. The village development community consists of 9 villages.
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Shivanagar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA