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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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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
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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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Janakpurdham, popularly known as Janakpur is Named after the late King of Videha in
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2406:"Modi, Oli launch Janakpur-Ayodhya bus service | India News - Times of India"
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is widely spoken in the area as the first language and is also used as the
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kingdom although there is no archaeological evidence to support this.
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at the Nepal-India border and goes further to the Indian city of
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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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2166:"ICP Bhithamore | Land Ports Authority of India"
2069:"The Disappearance and Reappearance of Janakpur"
1442:after the cost of construction, said to be nine
1225:Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
815:More than 90 percent of the total population is
39:Sub-Metropolitan City in Madhesh Province, Nepal
1737:and Janakpur is the birthplace of his consort,
2590:"Janakpur | Travel | NepalVista.com"
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2374:"PRECIPITATION NORMAL (MM) (1991-2020)"
2076:Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies
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2222:Central Bureau of Statistics (2012).
2090:"Distance from Kathmandu to Janakpur"
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575:, religious and cultural tourism in
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2344:"Janakpur railway nears completion"
2212:. Himalayan Times, 17 January 2004.
1919:First president of Republic Nepal,
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1672:Madesh Institute of Health Sciences
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1645:Ramsworup Ramsagar Bahumukhi Campus
1303:is the only operational railway in
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2231:. Kathmandu: Government of Nepal.
2100:from the original on 25 March 2016
2019:Ramswarup Ramsagar Multiple Campus
1361:) with most flights connecting to
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3165:Administrative divisions of Nepal
2238:from the original on 26 July 2018
2201:Rastriya Samachar Samiti (2004).
1947:Old picture of Janaki High School
1456:The oldest temple in Janakpur is
1434:) by Queen Brisabhanu Kunwari of
794:the sixth largest city in Nepal.
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682:the Independence Act in India
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669:site dates to 1805. Earlier
179:Show map of Madhesh Province
176:Location in Madhesh Province
2863:Places adjacent to Janakpur
2616:"Rajarshi Janak University"
2348:kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
1855:Vedi, mani mandap, Janakpur
1761:Night view of Janaki Temple
1664:Central Engineering College
1524:Hanuman Mandir, Kadam Chowk
1081:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
941:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
866:Janakpur is located in the
27:Capital of Madhesh Province
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32:Janakpur (disambiguation)
2641:"Janaki Medical College"
1512:Ram Janaki Biwaha Mandap
1292:Janakpur Railway Station
567:), is a capital city of
363:Mayor–council government
3465:Nepalese capital cities
3139:Mukhiyapatti Musharniya
3026:Sub-metropolitan cities
1999:List of cities in Nepal
870:, where the climate is
787:Source: Census in Nepal
451: • Rank
415:74 m (243 ft)
3450:Places in the Ramayana
2291:Cite journal requires
2094:www.distancefromto.net
1959:Murali Chowk in 2000's
1660:Janaki Medical College
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1556:Other religious sites
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862:Geography and climate
717:Historical population
694:, the 24th and final
649:Ratna Sagar, Janakpur
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476: • Official
246:26.72861°N 85.92500°E
61:Sub-Metropolitan City
3121:Rural municipalities
2504:on 18 September 2010
2412:. PTI. 11 May 2018.
2053:on 2 September 2017.
1935:Janakpur-Ayodhya bus
1655:for higher studies.
1649:Tribhuvan University
1438:. It is also called
838:Tribhuvan University
443: • Density
30:For other uses, see
3066:Ganeshman Charanath
2524:"Scheduled flights"
2466:Magar, Arpana Ale.
1785:Way to Vivah Mandap
1011:Daily mean °C (°F)
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597:border with India.
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2780:The Times of India
2441:The Times of India
2410:The Times of India
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1907:Janakpur in 2000's
1568:Kapileshwar Temple
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486: • Local
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856:Nepal Rastra Bank
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375:Manoj Kumar Sah (
359: • Type
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