Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, Koshi Province of Eastern Nepal. It was established in 2014. Ramdhuni was previously known as Jhumka Bazar. It is approximately 356 km from Kathmandu. This town lies between two famous cities: Itahari and Inaruwa. Mahendra Highway passes through the heart of the town. Chatara Canal (Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project) originates from the Koshi River and flows through the town from north to south. This canal plays an important role in the agriculture of Sunsari and Morang districts. Ramdhuni has a total area of 91.69 square kilometers. It has a population of 63,452. of which 29,820 are males and 29,820 are females, living in 11,491 individual houses.
Geography Geographically, Ramdhuni is in the Terai region of Nepal. Its elevation is approximately 185m above sea level. This means most of the part of town lies in a proper plain land. Chatara Canal provides water to the irrigation system of the town and surrounding places.
Transportation It is well connected by roads to the major cities of Nepal including the capital Kathmandu. The nearest airport is Biratnagar Airport which is approximately 30 km from the town of Ramdhuni. Dharan, Itahari, Inaruwa and Biratnagar are some the nearest cities to Ramdhuni. Regular bus service is organised from Dharan, Biratnagar via Ramdhuni to the other major cities of Nepal.
Tourism It is the gateway to some of the historical places of Sunsari District. It provides the easiest access to the devotees traveling to Chatara (also known as Parchin Haridwar), Barahkshetra Mandir (Baraha Temple), and Ramdhuni Temple.
Local elections
Local level election 2079
Total population: 63, 452 Number of wards: 9 Election center: 12 Number of male voters: 20,103 Number of female voters: 21,374 Number of other voters: 1 Total eligible voters: 42,478
+Mayor/chairpersonPartyMayor/chairpersonNumber of votesResultCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Sankar laal chaudhary13,372ElectedNepali CongressSudip Adhikari11,405Runner up +Deputy mayor/chairpersonPartyMayor/chairpersonNumber of VotesResultCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Tara Thapa12,220ElectedNepali CongressAsha Kumari Chaudhary10,492Runner up +Ward president/chairpersonWard no.PartyWard president/chairpersonNumber of votesResult1Nepali CongressMahesh Kumar Chaudhary1,204Elected2Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Ram Narayan Chaudhary1,619Elected3Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Budh Narayan Chaudhary1,577Elected4Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Kamal Karki1,610Elected5Nepali CongressLekhnath (Bhola) Bastola 1,913Elected6Nepali CongressShiva Shankar Rajdhami1,491Elected7Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Keshab Gautam1,885Elected8Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Surendra Singh Khawas1,200Elected9CPN (Unified Socialist)Ghan Shyam Chaudhary1,672Elected
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