Vyas Municipality
Vyas (Byas), is a municipality of Tanahun District located in Gandaki Pradesh in Nepal and incorporates the village Damauli, the district's headquarter, for which the municipality is also often referred to as Damauli.[2] The municipality was established by merging the former Village development committee Damauli with several of its neighbors, the most recent merger being the one with Pokhari Bhanjyang in 2014. It lies on the bank of Madi Khola.
Vyas Municipality व्यास नगरपालिका | |
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Madi River at Damauli | |
Motto(s): विविधतायुक्त गाउँ-शहर, समृद्द मेरो व्यास नगर | |
Vyas Municipality Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 27°58′35″N 84°16′05″E | |
Country | Nepal |
Provinces of Nepal | Gandaki Pradesh |
District | Tanahun District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Baikuntha Neupane (NC) |
• Deputy Mayor | Mira Joshi (NC) |
Area | |
• Total | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 70,335 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Postal code | 33900[1] |
Website | http://vyasmun.gov.np/ |
It is one of the municipalities, which could be formed after re-establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991 A.D.[3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 70,335 people living in 18,339 individual households.[4]
It is believed that Sage Vyasadeva (different from the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa) was born in the vicinity of Vyas, for which the municipality was named after him.[5]
Ward Profile
There are 14 wards in Vyas Municipality:
Present Ward | Former Municipality/VDC | Former Ward | Ward Chairman | |
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1 | Vyas | 1 | Karsing Darai | |
2 | Vyas | 2 | Kashiram Shrestha | |
3 | Vyas | 10 | Prem Kumar Shrestha | |
4 | Vyas | 11 | Bishow Raj Neupane | |
5 | Vyas | 6,7,8 | Mohan Kumar Shrestha | |
6 | Shyamgha V.D.C | Surya Bhakta Bhandari | ||
7 | Kyamin V.D.C, | 1,3,7-9 | Satish Chandra Neupane | |
8 | Kyamin V.D.C and Risti V.D.C | 6, 1-5,7-9 | Ojha Raj Paudel | |
9 | Kyamin V.D.C,Tanahunsur V.D.C , Satiswara V.D.C | (2,4,5),(6,7,8),(6,9) | Suresh Thapa | |
10 | Vyas | 5,9 | Tulsi Ram Sapkota | |
11 | Vyas, Ghansikuwa V.D.C, Tanahunsur V.D.C | (3,4),(6),(4,5,7,9) | Nir Bahadur Khadka | |
12 | Ghasikuwa V.D.C | 2-5,7,8 | Totra Bahadur Kunwar | |
13 | Vyas | 12,13,14 | Lekh Bahadur Rana | |
14 | Keshavtar | 2-7 | Kajiman Shrestha |
Media
To Promote local culture Vyas has four FM radio station. That are Radio Bhanubhakta, Damauli F.M, Smart F.M, and Madi Seti FM, all of which are Community radio stations.
Transportation
Vyas lies on Prithvi Rajmarg, a highway from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
References
- "Postal Code of Tanahun D.P.O." General Post Office. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Brief Introduction". Vyas Municipality. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "Brief Introduction | Vyas Municipality". vyasmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Damauli". Holy Dham. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
The most important location here is the birth place of Sage Vyasadeva. This vyasadev belongs to a different kalpa and is not the current Vyasa known as Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa.