Arjundhara
अर्जुनधारा
Municipality
Arjundhara is located in Koshi Province
Arjundhara
Arjundhara
Location of Arjundhara Municipality in Province No. 1
Arjundhara is located in Nepal
Arjundhara
Arjundhara
Arjundhara (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°41′06″N 87°59′29″E / 26.685052°N 87.99136°E / 26.685052; 87.99136
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictJhapa
Government
 • MayorBaldevsingh Gomden Tamang (CPN UML)
 • Deputy MayorKhadga Maya Parajuli(CPN UML)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total60,205
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code
57205
Area code023
Websiteofficial website

Arjundhara (Nepali: अर्जुनधारा) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 in Eastern Nepal. It was formed in 2014 by merging the former village development committees Arjundhara, Shanischare, and Khudunabari.[1][2] It was named Shani-Arjun initially but was changed to Arjundhara again in January 2017. It is named after a holy place situated here, Arjundhara Temple. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 60,205 people living in 13,623 individual households.[3]

History

Brief ancient history have an prof in existing the temple which belongs to ancient story Mahabharata. The pond inside the temple have that prof at the time when pandav were sentenced for banbas, Arjun pointed the arrow to the ground for thirsty cow who were in need of water. so it was name as Arjundhara. In 2017, the villages of Arjundhara and Sanischare merged to form Arjundhara municipality.

Sanischare/Arjundhara was home to the Dhakal family when they relocated from the nearby hills, particularly Namsaling in Ilam, to the plains. It’s worth mentioning that Sanischare, now known as Arjundhara, held a distinct honor as the first location in all of Nepal to establish a fruit canning factory during the 1960s. This pioneering venture was owned by Jaya Prasad Dhakal, who, in later life, dedicated a significant amount of his time to writing and critiquing Nepali literature. He was a pragmatist, and much of his writings drew inspiration from Postmodern literature.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Sanischare enjoyed a reputation as an industrious hub. However, challenges such as inflation and natural disasters, particularly flooding, briefly dampened its aspirations for growth and development.

Presently, Sanischare is experiencing a steady increase in population, particularly as it merges with Arjundhara, and strives to evolve into a progressive municipality, both in terms of politics and socio-economic reforms. Current mayor of Arjundhara Municipality is Baldev Singh Gomden Tamang.

References

  1. ↑ 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
  2. ↑ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  3. ↑ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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