# Bariyarpur, Bara

_Human settlement in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/bariyarpur-bara
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Bariyarpur was a town and Village Development Committee in Bara District but now it is converted into municipality in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 10000 persons residing in 1250 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4860838#P31))
- **Located in:** Bara District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4860838#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.9833, 85.0500

## About

Every five years, the Gadhimai festival is held in the temple of Bariyapur. The event involves the world's largest sacrifice of animals – including rats, buffaloes, pigs, goats, chicken and pigeons – with the goal of pleasing Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power.

## Questions

**Where is Bariyarpur, Bara located?**  
Bariyarpur, Bara is located in Bara District, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bariyarpur, Bara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariyarpur,_Bara) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बरियारपुर, बारा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%2C_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4860838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4860838) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bariyarpur Bara District.jpg by Saddam19 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bariyarpur_Bara_District.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bariyarpur, Bara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bariyarpur Bara District.jpg — Saddam19, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Bariyarpur, Bara". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/bariyarpur-bara. Retrieved 4 November 2026.