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Janakpur attracts migrants from the surrounding area, moving to the city for medical care, education, and jobs. The largest employers were the
Janakpur Cigarette Factory Limited and Janakpur Railway until they closed in 2013 due to political corruption and heavy loans. By the end of 2018 service was
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Janakpur municipality had 19,195 households and a population of 98,446 people with a density of 4,000 people per square kilometer. In 2015, it was declared a sub-metropolitan city that incorporates 11 surrounding villages. The current population is 173,924 people, making it
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Janakpur is one of the fastest developing cities of Nepal and is the largest sub-metropolitan city in the country. The city has good health care facilities, a number of parks, private schools, colleges, and internet service providers. There are medical, engineering, and management colleges that are
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Gangasagar Public
Library was established in 1955 and is situated between two historical ponds of Janakpur—Dhanuschatra Pond and Ganga Sagar. The library was reopened to the public in 2012. In recent times, a team of active and committed local youth workers has contributed to the revival of this
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Janakpur is the educational hub for high school. There are hundreds of high school like Shree
Saraswati Ma Vï, Sankat Mochan School, MIT School, New English School and many more.
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Until the 1950s, Janakpur was a cluster of rural hamlets inhabited by farmers, artisans, priests, and clerks who worked for the monasteries that controlled the land. After
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evidence of the presence of an ancient city has not been found and there is a lack of evidence to assign the modern-day city of
Janakpur with the ancient capital of the
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Burghart, R. (1988.) Cultural knowledge of hygiene and sanitation as a basis for health development in Nepal. Contributions to
Nepalese Studies 15 (2): 185–211.
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Mishra, K. C. (1996). Pilgrimage centres and tradition in Nepal. In: D. P. Dubey (ed) Rays and Ways of Indian
Culture. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
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And many colleges like Model
Multiple College, MIT, Dhanusha Science Campus, Rajshree Janak Campus are also there for higher studies in different streams.
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library by organizing public book collections for the library. It is open daily for three hours, mainly for newspaper-reading but has few daily visitors.
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Janakpur has educational facilities where several of the country's elites went to school, including the first president of the
Federal Republic of Nepal,
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gold coins. The temple is architecturally unique in Nepal: its inner sanctum contains a flower-covered statue of Sita that was found in the
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temple is in the centre of
Janakpur, northwest of the market. It is one of the biggest temples in Nepal and was built in 1898 (1955 in the
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The local media of Janakpur primarily consists of several community radio stations, some TV channels, and a few print newspapers, such as
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Ram Tower is also next to Janaki Mandir. It was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, located to the south of Ram Temple.
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in the city for ritual baths. The two most important ponds – Dhanush Sagar and Ganga Sagar, are located close to the city center.
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Adjacent to the Janaki Mandir is the Rama Sita Vivaha Mandir, a building that marks the event in which Rama and Sita were married.
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lasts from May to September, followed by mild dry autumn from October to November. It is a cold winter from December to February.
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religion are said to have lived in Janakpur. The region was an important center for the history of Mithila during the
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resumed. Zonal Hospital, Zonal Police, and the Banking Sector help the locals live a relatively easy lifestyle.
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indicate that Janakpur was founded in the early 18th century. The earliest description of Janakpur as a
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which is also affiliated with Tribhuvan University. Similarly for engineering studies, the city has
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near Ayodhya. Statues of Rama and his brothers Lakshman, Bharat, and Satrughna stand by Sita.
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Ayodhya and Janakpur became sister cities in November 2014. Ayodhya is the birthplace of
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Janakpurdham, popularly known as Janakpur is Named after the late King of Videha in
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is widely spoken in the area as the first language and is also used as the
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Janaki Mandir, Ganga Sagar, Train in Janakpur and Vivah Mandap
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Major religious celebrations include the Hindu festivals
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Vivah Mandap temple is situated next to the Janaki Mandir
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Indian PM Modi in Janakpur wearing famous Maithili cap,
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1659:. Janakpur also have one autonomous institute named
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Panorama view of Janakpurdham Railway Station, Nepal
1798:Former Deputy Prime minister and NC Vice president
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560:. This sub-metropolitan city is a central hub for
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1880:Puctue depuctin King Janak ploughing to discover
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2155:"ICP Bhithamore | Land Ports Authority of India"
2058:"The Disappearance and Reappearance of Janakpur"
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1214:Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
804:More than 90 percent of the total population is
28:Sub-Metropolitan City in Madhesh Province, Nepal
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131:City of religious and cultural significance
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2363:"PRECIPITATION NORMAL (MM) (1991-2020)"
2065:Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies
1856:Abandoned Old Train at Janakpur station
1832:Sunset over railway track near Janakpur
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2733:"Book Collection and Donation Program"
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1960:Construction of New Airport buildings
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1583:, which is celebrated six days after
396:91.97 km (35.51 sq mi)
3194:Metropolitan Municipalities of Nepal
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2424:Piyush Tripathi (4 September 2018).
2343:from the original on 7 December 2018
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2333:"Janakpur railway nears completion"
2201:. Himalayan Times, 17 January 2004.
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1908:First president of Republic Nepal,
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1661:Madesh Institute of Health Sciences
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2190:Rastriya Samachar Samiti (2004).
1936:Old picture of Janaki High School
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783:the sixth largest city in Nepal.
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168:Show map of Madhesh Province
165:Location in Madhesh Province
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2605:"Rajarshi Janak University"
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1653:Central Engineering College
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556:), is a capital city of
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3015:Sub-metropolitan cities
1988:List of cities in Nepal
859:, where the climate is
776:Source: Census in Nepal
440: • Rank
404:74 m (243 ft)
3439:Places in the Ramayana
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1545:Other religious sites
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638:Ratna Sagar, Janakpur
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465: • Official
235:26.72861°N 85.92500°E
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3110:Rural municipalities
2493:on 18 September 2010
2401:. PTI. 11 May 2018.
2042:on 2 September 2017.
1924:Janakpur-Ayodhya bus
1644:for higher studies.
1638:Tribhuvan University
1427:. It is also called
827:Tribhuvan University
432: • Density
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1774:Way to Vivah Mandap
1000:Daily mean °C (°F)
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2399:The Times of India
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1896:Janakpur in 2000's
1557:Kapileshwar Temple
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