Mahendranagar, Dhanusha
Sakhuwa Mahendranagar
महेन्द्रनगर | |
|---|---|
| Mahendranagar | |
Interactive map of Sakhuwa Mahendranagar | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′00″N 85°57′49″E / 26.866742°N 85.963513°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Dhanusa District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 10,209 |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Nepali, Maithali |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 45600 |
| Area code | 041 |
Mahendranagar is a town in Chhireshwarnath Municipality of Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was converted into municipality merging along with existing VDCs Ramdaiya, Sakhuwa Mahendranagar, Hariharpur and Digambarpur on 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,209 persons living in 1916 individual households. Mahendranagar acts as bridge between Dhalkebar and Janakpur. Basically it is popular for its largest cattle market in the Nepal. It is assumed that 65% of cattle for e.g. buffalo, goats in Kathmandu valley are brought from here. The town is named after late king Mahendra.