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Nijgadh — Village Development Committee — Location in Nepal
NijgadhCoordinates: 27°12′N 85°08′E / 27.20°N 85.14°ECoordinates: 27°12′N 85°08′E / 27.20°N 85.14°E Country 
NepalZone Narayani Zone District Bara District Population (1991) - Total 13,561 Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) Nijgadh is a town and Village Development Committee in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,561 persons living in 2500 individual households.[1]
The town has been targeted as a site for an international airport that can handle 15 million passengers and even accommodate the super-jumbo Airbus A380 after the first phase of construction. As of April 2011, a feasibility study of the report was completed. The report stated that the airport would cover 3,000 hectares of land- 2,000 hectares for airport and remaining for airport city.[2]References
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/04/11/editors-pick/second-international-airport-to-be-on-the-runway-by-2015/332320.html
External links
Categories:- Populated places in Bara District
- Narayani Zone geography stubs
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