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Manpur Tapara

मानपुरटपरा

Place in Bheri Zone, Nepal

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Manpur Tapara is a town and marketplace in Rajapur Municipality in Bardiya District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. The former village development committee (VDC) was merged with Daulatpur, Naya Gaun, Badalpur, Bhimapur and Rajapur VDCs to form the new municipality on 18 May 2014. It is almost at the centre of river island called Bhawara Tappu of Karnali River.

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Type
ward of Nepal wd
Located in
Bardiya District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) wd

About

Badalpur village development committee (VDC) lies north of Manpur Tapara. Manau VDC lies northeast, Khairi Chandanpur VDC lies east and southeast, Bhimapur VDC lies south and southwest and Rajapur VDC lies west of Manpur Tapara. Although Manpur Tapara VDC does not touch international border between Nepal and India, it lies just half a kilometer north of International Border at Ishworiganj in Bhimapur VDC. Manpur Tapara is a plain fertile land in the western part of Bardiya district. It is an agricultural land with a well-developed irrigation system. Almost all of the VDC is connected with agricultural canals. More than 2500 hectares of land can be irrigated with these canals. These sophisticated irrigation canals were developed by Tharu people in the past using simple tools. The main source of water in these canals is the Maila Nala, which itself is a branch of Geruwa branch of Karnali river. Rice, wheat, maize, mustard and lentils are the major crops cultivated in Manpur Tapara.

Karnali river brings heavy sediments during monsoon season and deposits in the canal beds and the field every year. Every year more than 2500 farmers contribute their muscle power to dig and clear the sediment deposits in the canal bed. Previously, it required more than two months of work to control the amount of water coming into Maila Nala from Geruwa. Every year earthen dam used to be reconstructed or repaired. Material used in the dam were, non compacted slab of soil called chapari or chyapa, branches of trees and…

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Where is Manpur Tapara located?
Manpur Tapara is located in Bardiya District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Manpur Tapara · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): मानपुरटपरा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q3427859 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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"Manpur Tapara". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/manpur-tapara. Retrieved 3 November 2026.

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