Chainpur, Bajhang
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Chainpur
चैनपुर | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
| Zone | Seti Zone |
| District | Bajhang District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 4,143 |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 10500 |
| Area code | 092 |
Chainpur is an ancient town in Jaya Prithvi Municipality and headquarters of Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form new municipality from 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,143 and had 759 houses in the village.[1] It has a grass runway in town with limited flights. From 1990-2002 the Peace Corps operated in Chainpur.
Pop culture
[edit | edit source]Sydney Wignall's 'Prisoner in Red Tibet'[2] and 'Spy on the Roof of the World':[3] the story starts and finishes in Chainpur.
Media
[edit | edit source]To Promote local culture Chainpur has two Community radio Station. one is jayaprithvi FM - 96.3 MHz and Bajhang FM.
References
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- ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Prisoner In Red Tibet". London: Hutchinson, 1957
- ^ Wignall, Sydney. "Spy On The Roof Of The World". Edinburgh: Canongate, 1996. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).