Malangawa

Malangwa मलंगवा
Municipality
Malangwa Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country	Nepal
Admin. division	Janakpur Zone
District	Sarlahi District
Named for	Malang baba
Elevation	79 m (262 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,102
Demonym(s)	Malangwans
Languages
• Official	Maithili, Nepali, Marwari, Hindi, Newari
Time zone	Nepal Standard Time (NPT) (UTC+5:45)
Postal code	45800
Area code(s)	046
Vehicle registration	JA-1-P
Website	malangwamun.gov.np

Malangwa () is a town and municipality and the headquarters of Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of Nepal. It is located at 26°52'0N 85°34'0E with an altitude of 79 metres (262 feet) near the border with India at Sonbarsa. There is a customs checkpoint at the border crossing.

Etymology

The name Malangwa is derived from Malang baba, an Islamic Saint. In the name of him, fair is organised in the town, very near to the border. The people celebrate the occasion in the month of Chaitra. They offer chadar and pray for their well being.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 25,102 people residing in 4,433 individual households. People here lives are Madhesi, Newari, Marwadis, Muslims and almost all among the Hindusim.

Geographical

It is situated in the Terai Region of Sarlahi district and Zone Janakpur. It is Headquarter of Sarlahi district. It is situated 25 km south from Mahendra Highway Nawalpur. There are 6 parliamentary constituency in Sarlahi. Malangwa is in area 4.

Borders

• North – Gamhariya VDC 2 km
• South –Khutauna VDC
• South– Indo-Nepal border (Sonbarsha, Sitamadhi district of Bihar, India)
• East - Tribhuvan Nagar and Belhi VDC
• East – Indo-Nepal border, Sonbarsha
• West – Motipur VDC

Education

There are various institutions in order to provide quality education.

• Padma Ratna Vidya Mandir College, Malangwa
• S.T. Gabriel's School
• Modern Science College
• Saralhi Campus, Malangwa
• Shri Mati Krishna Devi Public Higher Secondary, Malangwa-9
• Shri Public Higher Secondary School, Malangwa -2
• Greenland Higher Secondary English Boarding School,Malangwa
• Gyankunj Secondary English Boarding School,Malangwa
• Jaycess Secondary English Boarding School, Malangwa
• Gyanodaya Higher Secondary English Boarding School,Malangwa
• Apex Academy English boarding school, Malangwa
• Toddlers' Secondary English Boarding School
• Sagarmatha English Boarding School, Malangwa
• God gift English boarding school, Malangwa
• Heritage English boarding school, Malangwa.
• Southpoint English boarding school, Malangwa
• A-One Education Center, Malangwa.
• Mahasunar Sunrise Academy English Boarding School, Malangwa-9
• R R sure success English boarding school, malangwa-5

Motivational Public Figures

• Shivam Agrawal
• Ravi Rahul
• Anwar hussain
• Navineet Agrawal
• Santosh Jaiswal

Banks

• Nepal Banijiya Bank
• Nepal Bank Ltd.
• Agriculture Development bank
• NIC ASIA Bank
• Century Bank Ltd.
• IDB Ltd.
• The Sahara Bank
• Raj Shree Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Ltd.
• Sahara panchkanya Bank Ltd.
• Century Commercial Bank Ltd.
• Mahalaxmi Finance Ltd.
• Subidha Bachat
• NCC Bank Ltd.
• Sahara Multipurpose Co-operative So. Ltd.

Hospitals

• Sarlahi District Hospital
• Om Clinic
• PanchKanya Hospital
• NetraJyoti Hospital
• Prerna Hospital

Hotels and Restaurant

• Janki Hotel & Lodge
• Hotel Simrik
• Himalayan Lodge
• Hotel Ashirvaad
• The Sahara Guest House
• Nirmal Sweets
• Red Carpet
• Pooja Sweets
• Tulsi Misthan
• Shree Ram Bhojanalaya

Famous Stores

There's many stores of different fields, some of the oldest one in town are:-

• Suhagan Saree
• Satyam Jewellary
• Krishna Medicines
• Rajan Pharmacy
• Durga Bhagwati
• Amardeep Medical
• Binod Medical
• Radha Stores
• Hot Breads
• nd's Store
• Dulhan Saree
• Shiv Shankar Press
• Saraswati Pustak
• Kamal pustak
• Ramnath Pan Palace
• New Ujala Tailors
• Shonelal Tea Shop
• Bombay Tailors

Border sharing with India

Malangwa has its importance because of its border sharing with Sonbarsa, India also. No documents are required to cross the border. Certain restrictions are enforced on many edible and electronics products and they are properly checked before allowing them to cross.

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Thanks for visiting Nepal

There is a custom office which keeps a check on the vehicles entering Malangwa having Indian vehicle registration number. Certain taxes are imposed by the office on heavy products/items entering Nepal.

Media

To Promote local culture Malangwa has two FM radio station Radio Madhesh - 89.3 MHz and My FM - 107.4 MHz Which are a Community radio Station .

The major daily newspapers are:

• Madhesh Post
• Loktantrik
• Sarlahi Times

Cinema and Theatre

There is only one movie theatre in Malangawa named Rajshree Cinema Hall. Initially there were two, the other being Pushpa Talkies. However it was closed because of unforeseen reasons. People flock down from adjacent villages to watch movies in malangwa. Even people across the border show up in large numbers to watch their favorite movie stars. The theatre shows Nepali, Bollywood as well as Bhojpuri films throughout the year.

Maoist Attack and Bombings

Malangwa, being the headquarter of Sarlahi district has been subjected to several attacks and bombings. However cooperation between Police, Army and Armed Police Force have yielded positive effect resulting no sort of attacks in recent years.

• April 5, 2006

The town was attacked by Maoists on April 6 at 8:00 pm. They fired at soldiers guarding government offices and security posts and attacked a jail, freeing more than 100 inmates — among them some of their comrades — before fleeing. The night-vision equipped helicopter MI-17 ( Russian-built ) with call sign RAN-37 took off from Kathmandu at 10 pm to foil the Maoist attack. Eyewitnesses said the helicopter hovered for an hour, then returned after refuelling in Simra but exploded in mid-air at about 1:30 am killing eight of the 10 soldiers on board. Five police personnel, four Maoist and two civilians were killed during clashes. The figures however vary. Many security persons were even abducted including Chief District Officer(CDO) Bhojraj Adhikari. however they were released later. A high alert was sounded just after the incident along the 800 km of Indo-Nepal border. Across the border( India) a joint team of SSB and CRPF were constituted to keep surveillance on border to thwart any further endeavours.

• September 13, 2013

At least 10 people including a section officer got injured when a bomb went off in District Survey Office at around 11:45 am. Among the injured, three were said to be in critical condition. The injured victims underwent treatment at the District Hoispital, Malangwa. The bomb exploded at the counter of the office, near the main gate. The papers of the survey office burnt because of the blast.

2015 Earthquake Nepal

The town shook during an earthquake on 25 April 2015. However, the town did not suffer any damage.

Malangwa had been destroyed during the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, along with its telephone line to Kathmandu

+977 9812015025

From the capital Kathmandu, it takes around 10 hours via first national highway, and 7 hours via Sindhuli road. It takes 20 minutes via flight to Janakpur/ Birganj and around 4 hours from there via Arniko Highway.

Transport

• Road: Malangwa is roughly 204.1 km by road from Kathmandu. It is also well connected to other parts of the country by Bus Services.
• Intracity: Cycle, rickshaws and taxis serve the city center. Auto rickshaws (Tempos) are available for longer distances outside the center. City Safari Or Electric rickshaws are most used transportation here, which connects all part of Malangwa and is very cheap.