# Gadhimai, Bara

_Part of Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City in Province No. 2, Nepal_

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

> Gadhimai is a former independent municipality in Bara District in of south-eastern Nepal that was merged into Jeetpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City on 10 March 2017. It was itself established on 18 May 2014 by merging Pipara Simara, Jitpur Bhawanipur, Chhata Pipra, Phattepur, Dumbarwana Village Development Committees.

## Quick facts

- **Located in:** Bara District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113464142#P131))
- **Elevation:** 116 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113464142#P2044))
- **Official website:** gadhimaimun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113464142#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.1325, 84.9575

## About

Gadhimai is named after the famous Gadhimai Temple where historically thousands of animals have been slaughtered for sacrifice during the Gadimai Festival, most recently in 2014. In the future animal sacrifice has been banned, and the temple director Ram Chandra Shah has declared the next festival will be a "momentous celebration of life."

It is situated about 5 km south of Simara and about 13 km north of Birganj. This place is famous for the buffalo market that has its history since about 1960 A.D. Once, this place was one of the richest VDCs in Nepal. At the time of the 2015 Nepal census it had a population of 83,367.

Dumbarwana is located on the north east corner of the municipality. It's the center of agriculture. Special economic zone is under pipeline which will bring the socioeconomic changes in these communities. Protection is the sugar mill land has been a burning issue. Dumbarwana has its own college, high schools and cooperatives. It has been developing as an educational, agricultural, socioeconomic hubs in Bara district. Development of a community hospital is a growing demand of the local communities.

## Questions

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

**What is the elevation of Gadhimai, Bara?**  
Gadhimai, Bara is at an elevation of 116 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gadhimai, Bara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadhimai,_Bara) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गढिमाई नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q113464142](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113464142) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gadhimai Temple (2).JPG by बिप्लब आनन्द (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadhimai_Temple_(2).JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gadhimai, Bara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gadhimai Temple (2).JPG — बिप्लब आनन्द, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Gadhimai, Bara". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gadhimai-bara. Retrieved 3 November 2026.