Koshi Haraicha Municipality
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Koshi Haraicha कोशी हरैंचा |
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| Municipality | |
 Koshi Haraicha
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| Coordinates: 26°40′N 87°23′E / 26.67°N 87.39°ECoordinates: 26°40′N 87°23′E / 26.67°N 87.39°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal
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| Zone | Kosi Zone |
| District | Morang District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 10,592 |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
Koshi Haraicha, formerly known as Indrapur (Nepali: ), is a municipality in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was formed merging the three existing villages, Haraicha, Mrigaulia, and Indrapur, in May 2014. Is now merged with Sundar Dulari Municipality to form Sundar Haraincha Municipality in March 2017 as per new rule of Nepal for local bodies.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,592 living in 1,930 households. It is bordered by Belbari in the east, Sundarpur in the west, Kerabari in the north and Haraicha in the south. More than 80% of the people in this VDC are engaged in agriculture. Many small scale as well as large scale industries are established here. Temples including Krishna temple, Kali temple (one of the oldest temple of this area), Radha Krishna sivalaya mandir, etc. lies here. The main ethnic groups here are Brahmin, Chhetri, Rai, Limbu, Tharu, etc. The villages including Biratchowk,Salakpur, Belepur, Karjuna, Harainchamode, Jogichor, etc. lies here. Among them Biratchowk is most developed and Salakpur has religious importance being old village in koshi Haraincha. This koshi haraicha Municipality is one of the developed municipality of Morang district with various utilities including drinking water, electricity, communication etc. District-famous schools and campus including Sukuna Multiple Campus, Balpratibha English Secondary school, Shikshya Niketan School, Bright Future Higher Secondary School etc. lies here. The town Biratchowk is also a part of municipality. Many developmental efforts are active in this area. There is also uneven population distribution in this VDC. Many national politicians, players and film actors such as Rekha Thapa, Jiwan Luitel, Bharat Khawas are also from this village. Far more, yearly Indrapur Festival (Mohatshob) is also celebrated by various organizations for its popularity and fame.
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