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Inaruwa (Nepali: इनरुवा) is the headquarter of Sunsari district that lies in the Koshi province of Eastern Nepal. Inaruwa is a municipality since the time of Panchayat in the year 2047 BS. After 2015, it has been operating under a mayor-council form of government and is currently led by Mayor Kedar Bhandari. Spanning 77.92 square kilometers, the municipality is home to a population of nearly 75 thousand residents.
In 2015, after the implementation of federalism all over Nepal, VDCs like Babiya, Madhesa, Dumraha, Jalpapur, Chadwela were merged into this municipality. Geographically, Inaruwa is surrounded by Gadhi Rural Municipality in the east, Bhokraha Rural Municipality in the west, Itahari Sub-metropolitan city and Ramdhuni Municipality in the north and Harinagar Rural Municipality in the south. The municipality is politically divided into 10 wards.
History
Before Annexation in Nepal
During Vedic Period, Inaruwa was a part of Mithila region that was subsequently annexed by King Mawrong into Limbuwan rajya along with its neighbouring districts Jhapa and Morang. Later, after the Limbuwan Gorkha War (1771-1774 AD), Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa which were under Limbuwan rule, were conquered by the Gorkha Kingdom, thereby forming them as a part of Nepal.
Administration, Plan and Monitoring - Kapildev Mehta
Information and Communication officer - Niraj Pokhrel
Administration planning and Monitoring - Bhagwat Mehta
Jinsi - Kumar Niraula
Finance Officer -Ashok Mehta
Revenue Dept. - Kumari Bhattarai
Infrastructure Development and Management - Er. Umeshwor Mehta
Building and housing -Er. Sanjay Mehta
Disaster management - Binod Bhattarai
Vehicle - Geeta Kumari Subedi
City Police - Hukumdhwaj Karki
Health care department - Kapleshwor Shah
Education, Youth & sports - Dilliraj Niraula
Economic development - Jeevan Kumar Bhattarai
Law department - Baburam Bhattarai
Bold names are Adhikrit
Geography
Inaruwa lies in the south-east part of Nepal and is within the terai plain. It covers an area of 77.92km2, sharing boundaries with Ramdhuni Municipality, Harinagar gaupalika, Gadhi gaupalika, Itahari sub-metropolitan city. It has 10 wards altogether. Inaruwa has prennial rivers like sunsari river. It is located at the elevation of 75 m (approx) from the sea level and is rich in fertile soil.
Mahendra Highway from inaruwafarmer observating crops field
According to the 2021 census,[1] the total number of families is 16029, Inaruwa Municipality has a total population of 74914, out of which there are 36689 males and 38225 females, with a sex ratio of 95.98 male per 100 Female .In the same year, Inaruwa had 16029 households.
Languages
Majority of people living in Inaruwa speak Maithili language, while Bhojpuri, Nepali and Tharu are also some of common spoken languages in Inaruwa.
The largest ethnic group is Muslim, who makes 15.59% of the population, Hill Brahman and Kushwaha comes to second and third with 11.64% and 11.55% each. Other groups in inaruwa includes the Tharu (7.0%), Chhetri (4.0%), Dhanuk (3%), khatwe (2.5%), Teli (2.0), jhangad (1.5%), Musahar (1.5%), yadav (1.4%), Newar (1.2), Bantar (1.0%), khawas (0.9%), chamar (0.8%)and others various ethnic groups makes(34.40%) of the population.[5]
Broad Caste and Ethnicity category in Inaruwa (2021 Census)
Inaruwa also has a government district hospital.[7][8]
Sports
Inaruwa has stadium with covered hall located behind district hospital. Inaruwa is hub for sports like volleyball, football, cricket .[9]
The town hosts national-level sports and tournaments every year, and has hosted many sport tournaments, mainly cricket and football, including the President Gold Cup, Mayor cup,[10] Manmohan Smirti Cup,[11][12] and Sunsari Premier League. It has hosted Nepal's first night Cricket too. Numbers of night volleyball has been organised annually. Also President Cup is organised in the stadium.
Inaruwa is a city located in the fertile plain of Nepal. It is situated on the Mahendra Highway, which acts as a major transport hub connecting the city to surrounding villages, as well as the larger cities of Itahari, Biratnagar, and Jhumka. The city has well-maintained roadways, making it easily accessible by car or bus.
The nearest airport to Inaruwa is Biratnagar Airport, located 25.4km (15.8mi) away.
In addition to the Mahendra Highway, Inaruwa also has roadways that link it to the Indian border via Dewangunj and Bhutaha. Furthermore, the city has a newly built bus station that provides links to Prakashpur, Bhutaha and other junctions on the Mahendra Highway. This makes Inaruwa an important transportation hub for the region, connecting people and goods to various destinations.
Media
Elderly person reading news paper early in the morning
Inaruwa has local newspaper publications, FM Radio stations as well as provided by all national newspapers and television. Daily newspapers like Pratikchhan daily, radio stations like Popular FM and Advance FM, National daily newspapers like The Kathmandu Post, The Himalayan Times, the Annapurna post, and all TV channels like Kantipur Television, Galaxy News, Prime News etc. provide services. Also, few of them provide e- News services via Facebook and Twitter.[13]
Education
Inaruwa has 68 educational institutions,[14] including playgroup, primary, secondary and higher education up to master's degree level. Inaruwa has six colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate education. It has a 60.54% literacy rate. Also, a few primary public schools have initiated English-medium education.
Schools and educational institutions in Inaruwa include:
Bal Mandir School
Saraswati Higher Secondary School
Rajajee Ramjee Mahato Secondary School
Janta Secondary School
Sharada Secondary School
Economic Activities
The major economic activities in Inaruwa are Agriculture, Local business, livestock, poultry, Milk, Mineral water production, Rice production.[15]
Climate
Summer season (Mar-Jun) is quite hot and wet. Temperature here, reaches up to 40°C in summer.
Winter season (Dec-Feb) of Inaruwa is cold and dry. Temperature falls down up to 8-9°C in winter.
In July–September, it receives heavy rainfall.[16][17] About 2007mm of precipitation falls annually where the precipitation reaches its peak in July with an average of 571mm and it experiences the lowest precipitation in December with only 4mm.[18]
