Beldandi


Beldandi is a rural municipality in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of southwestern Nepal named after the former Village Development Committee. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census the VDC had a population of 9301 people living in 1483 individual households. According to the Nepal census 2011 the municipality had 3022 individual households and a population of 21,959. In the north and west, Beldandi is surrounded by Suklaphatha national park. To the east lies Belauri Municipality. On the south, it borders India.
The main attractions in Beldandi are the local Tharu dance Gaura Festival and some night parties. In the education, there is a college named Rauleshwar Adarsh Janata Multiple Campus and Rauleshwar Higher Secondary School. The main shopping places are Chawanni Bazaar and Beldandi bazaar, small towns that supply daily goods and services.

Educational institutions

Educational institutes in the local area include:

Government schools

The local economy mainly based on agriculture and few with business and service. Rice, wheat, corn and other crops are grown in there. Local farmers lack the modern knowledge of farming so they can not get good harvests.
Business Areas:
  1. Chawanni Bazaar
  2. Beldandi Bazaar

    Health centers

Government Health Post Beldandi
Various private clinics in Beldandi bazaar and Chawanni

Local culture and religion

Most of the local people believe in Hinduism so their customs mainly influenced by the Hindu rituals. The local culture mainly depends upon the ethnic groups living in the place. In spite of residence of different ethnic group this area has quite mixed cultures and traditions. The local Tharu people usually have their own traditions while others are migrated from the hilly region of the country.

Transportation

The transportation in Beldandi is mainly bus service that runs daily from Mahendranagar to Sreepur. The local transportation is two-wheelers. Auto-rickshaws that run from Daijee to Kalikich are quite common.