Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal
Dewanganj (Nepali : देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका ) is a rural community (Gaunpalika ) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal .
Geography
It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the nearest market for its people is in Phulkaha, India. Sunsari hosts 12 communities, 6 urban and 6 rural.
According to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development , Dewanganj has an area of 53.56 square kilometres (20.68 sq mi).
Demographics
The population of the community numbers 39,367 as of the Census of Nepal 2021 .[ 1] [ 2]
Administration
Village development committees Madhyeharsahi , Dewanganj (VDC) , Kaptanganj , Sahebganj and Ramganj Senuwari merged to form this local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015 , Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development merged all VDCs and Communities into 753 new local level bodies (Communities ).[ 1]
The newly formed rural community is divided into 7 wards, with its headquarters at Dewanganj (VDC) .[ 1]
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