Bardibas

Bardibas (बर्दिबास) is a municipal area (municipality) and a town located in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province of Nepal. It is located at latitude: 26°54'6.84" to 27°08'46.90" and longitude: 85°47'42.67" to 85°56'42.97". The municipality is surrounded by Dhalkebar of Mithila municipality, Dhanusha District in the East and Ishworpur municipality of Sarlahi District in the West, Kamalamai municipality of Sindhuli District, Bagmati Province falls in the North and Bhangaha, Aurahi and Gaushala municipalities are located in the South.

Etymology
The municipality named "Bardibas" after Bardibas VDC. According to the Bardibas municipality website: Longtime ago people of surrounding villages used to take rest near Bardibas area with their cattle cart, when they used to bring wooden logs from the forest of Chure foothills. "Bardi" means "Cattle" and "Bas" mean "Rest" in Maithili language.

Geography
It lies on the lap of Churia Hills at an elevation of 254 m (883 ft).

Demography
Total population of the municipality in 2011 Nepal census) had 66354 and total area of the municipality is 315.57 km2. In 2021 census the population of Bardibas increased to 68353. The municipality is divided into total 14 wards.

The municipality was established on 2 December 2014 merging the then four VDCs of Bardibas, Maisthan, Gauribas and Kisan Nagar.

In 2015, when Government of Nepal decided to dissolve the old thousands of VDCs and declare new 753 local level body then four more VDCs were merged with this municipality, those municipalities were: Hathilet, Pashupatinagar, Khaya Mara and Bijayalpura.

The municipality was established in 2014 merging the old VDCs, so area and population of the municipality were calculated according to the 2011 Nepal census, as follows:

Culture
Bardibas is a melting pot of diverse cultures, with people from different ethnic backgrounds living harmoniously.The city celebrates various festivals, including Dashain, Tihar, Chhath, Maghi with great enthusiasm.

Education

 * Bardibas Janata Multiple Campus
 * Sunshine Secondary Boarding School, Gauridada
 * College of Natural Resource Management (CNRM), Bardibas
 * Basnet Public School, Maisthan
 * Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya, Bardibas
 * Deurali Secondary School, Bardibas
 * Janata Secondary School, Bardibas
 * Global Academy, Bardibas
 * Bardibas Boarding School
 * Bardibas Siddhartha Public School
 * Jan Jagriti Secondary School, Patu
 * Everest Public School, Bardibas

Places of Interest

 * Panchadhura Maisthan Temple
 * Tuteshwor Mahadev Temple
 * Giddabas
 * Siddagufa
 * Rai Mandal Temple
 * Parewapakha
 * Chure Range
 * Bardibas Fun Park
 * Bardibas Hatbazar

Health

 * Bardibas Hospital
 * Bardibas Jansewa Hospital
 * Pinnacle Hospital
 * Bardibas Medical College (Proposed)

Transportation
Bardibas serves as a junction point of the east-west Mahendra Highway and BP Highway. The BP Highway connects Bardibas with the capital city Kathmandu through Sindhuli, Khurkot, Nepalthok and Dhulikhel. It has a charging station for EV transport as well. Indo-Nepal crossborder railway connecting Jaynagar to Bardibas is underconstruction. The nearest airport, Janakpur airport is 37km away lying southeast from Bardibas. Can be a sub metropolitan city in near future.