Birtamod Municipality
Birtamod Municipality
बिर्तामोड | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: BTM | |
  Birtamod Municipality Location of Birtamod inKoshi Province  Birtamod Municipality Birtamod Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates:26°38′N87°59′E/ 26.633°N 87.983°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Jhapa |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Pabitra Devi Mahatara(CPN-UML) |
| •Deputy Mayor | Nagendra Prasad Sangroula (CPN-UML) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.24 km2(30.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 146,795 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2(4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45(NST) |
| Postal code | 57204 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | www |
Birtamod(Nepali:बिर्तामोड नगरपालिका) is a municipality inJhapa DistrictofNepal.It is the commercial, educational and transport hub ofJhapa District.SarnamatiBazar,Dhulabari Bazar, Dhaijan Bazar, Charali Bazar, Shivasatakshi Bazar, Kamatoli Bazar, Chakchaki Bazar andSurungaBazar are some of the nearest local towns/settlements connected to Birtamod. It is one of the fastest growing cities in Nepal and one of the largest cities of Jhapa.
History
[edit]The town was under theAnarmaniVillage Development Committee and was transformed into a municipality in May 2014. It merged withCharpaneVDC and then merged with Garamani VDC in 2017.[1][2]
Birtamod was originally part of a great forest. Due to the presence ofmosquitoesand the threat ofmalaria,very few people lived there. Later, the forests were cleared off for cultivating the fertile lands. Slowly, people of the hills started to migrate to Birtamod. These people were accompanied by the Nepalese who returned home from the Indian territories ofAssamandWest Bengal.The ethnic communities, Rajbanshi, Dhimal, etc. are the indigenous people of Birtamod and Jhapa as a whole. Birtamod started to rise when theEast West Highwaypassed through it. Being at the physical center of the district, it started to rise as a center for commercial activities. Birtamod took a greater rise at the time of theMaoist insurgencywhen trade and banking of the whole Jhapa district became concentrated in Birtamod.
Transportation
[edit]Birtamod is connected to all parts of the country by a central highway, theMahendra Highwaywhich runs throughout the length of the country from east to west.Chandragadhi(Bhadrapur) Airport is located inBhadrapur(about 12 km from Birtamod) and serves 5 to 6 daily flights to and fromKathmandu.Buddha Air,Yeti Airlines,Shree AirlinesandSaurya Airlinesare some of the airlines that have daily flights to and from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. There are various means of transportation in Birtamod but the major means of transportation is via local bus.
Major cities nearby
[edit]Demography
[edit]Caste And Ethnic groups
[edit]Languages
[edit]language in Birtamod
Climate
[edit]The climate of Birtamod is hot and humid during summer, and mild and dry during winter. During the summer, temperatures can reach 38 degree Celsius, and the low in winter is about 2 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is abundant during themonsoonseason (June–September). There is little or no rainfall during winter, which makes it ideal for harvesting crops such as rice, wheat and mustard.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.8 (82.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26 (79) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.7 (74.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.8 (82.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 15 (0.6) |
20 (0.8) |
27 (1.1) |
71 (2.8) |
202 (8.0) |
494 (19.4) |
790 (31.1) |
605 (23.8) |
388 (15.3) |
96 (3.8) |
11 (0.4) |
7 (0.3) |
2,726 (107.4) |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||||||
Industry and agriculture
[edit]Because of the fertile soil, the land around Birtamod is well suited for agriculture.Rice,wheat,mustardandteaare some of the crops that are grown seasonally. Rice and Wheat is cultivated during the monsoon season when there is abundant rainfall, and harvested during the dry winter months. Several largeteaestates and processing factories are located just east of Birtamod.Giri Bandhu Tea Estate(गिरी बन्धु चिया बगान), New Giri Bandhu and Sons Tea Estate, and Buttabari Tea Processing are the major ones. Apart from agriculture the industrial trends are growing. Various cement factories are present to fulfill local requirement of cements at small scale production capacity.
The revolution of information technology in Nepal has effects in Birtamod. The establishment of an IT industry in Birtamod take more effective in Human Resource in Birtamod for outsourcing business.[clarification needed]
Bitamod has an outlet of Bhatbhateni Super Store and Multiplex franchise QFX as well as many shopping malls such as Hanuman Central, Mega Complex e.t.c[citation needed]
Lot of new ecommerce delivery companies are now delivering products to local residents too along with supporting local retailers. Most prominent are pathibhara online shopping and sanohaat.
Business
[edit]Birtamod got its business identity as trading hub with the passage ofMahendra HighwayandMechi Highway.Production of hills started being collected and distributed from Birtamod. In the similar fashion, imported products started being sent to hills via Birtamod. Shorty, after being a trading hub, manufacturing activities started at about Birtamod. Alongside, started the rise of service sectors. One can get almost everything at retail and wholesale market of Birtamod that is imported into Nepal. Major products manufactured about Birtamod are: Steel, Cement, Ply, Concrete blocks, Plastic Pipes, Tea, Bricks, alike. Major services available at Birtamod are: School and College Education, Accounting, Business Consultation, Audit, Banking, Transportation, etc.
Culture
[edit]The culture of Birtamod is a mix of cultures of various ethnicities, but these two festival seasons are the most important, partly because of 68% of Nepal's population being Hindu and 18% of the population being Buddhist.
- Lhosar:(ल्होसार) This festival is celebrated three times once a year. The various combination of Buddhism community such as major community of Tamang celebrateSonam Lhosarin Marga, Sherpa Community celebrateGyalpo Lhosarin Falgun as well as Gurung Community celebrateTamu Lhosarin Poush.
- Udhauli Ubhauli
- Dashain:(दशै)Dashainis celebrated by the Hindu's and is an exciting time for families to get together and meet relatives and each other. This festival lasts for 15 days. Celebrations and shopping are common during this time and so are religious ceremonies.
- Tihar and Dipawali:(तिहार)Tiharlasts five days, including a day called Laksmi Puja which coincides with Dipawali.Dipawaliis a Hindu festival of lights and colors. People light up their house with little lamps called diya, generally fueled with mustard oil, and burst firecrackers all night long during the five days of Tihar.
Education
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• Mahendra Ratna Secondary School
Incidents
[edit]- March 22, 2006:Nine policemen and threeMaoistrebels were killed during a clash at Birtamod police station and traffic office. A group of Maoists, loaded in three trucks attacked the office at around 7:00 am. In the attack, 20 policemen and two civilians were injured. The injured civilians were under detention and were being held in police custody when the attack took place. Most of the injured policemen were airlifted to Kathmandu for immediate medical treatment because the local hospitals where not able to handle severe trauma victims. Several Maoist rebels were also killed and injured when the truck carrying the rebels overturned during retreat.[7]
- October 27, 2017:Locals started a rebellion against the government for not investigating a child's unknown death a week prior. The police were forced to control the rebellion using weapons and gas. Three of the rebels were killed on the spot and six others including some policeman were fatally injured. The injured were treated in a local hospital. Locals in rage struck the whole eastern part of Nepal for three days. The debate was settled by a discussion between government officials and the victims.
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^72 new municipalities announcedArchivedJune 18, 2014, at theWayback MachineMy Republica
- ^Govt announces 72 new municipalitiesArchived2014-10-06 at theWayback MachineThe Kathmandu Post
- ^"NepalMap profile: Birtamod Municipality".NepalMap.Retrieved1 August2022.
- ^"NepalMap profile: Birtamod Municipality".NepalMap.Retrieved1 August2022.
- ^"NepalMap profile: Birtamod Municipality".NepalMap.Retrieved1 August2022.
- ^"Birtamod climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Birtamod weather averages - Climate-Data.org".en.climate-data.org.Retrieved2021-12-25.
- ^"Nepalnews - 9 policemen, three rebels killed in Birtamode clash (March 22, 2006)".Archived fromthe originalon November 15, 2006.RetrievedFebruary 15,2008.