Inaruwa, Koshi Province, Nepal

🇳🇵 Inaruwa (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, Chandbela 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 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.

Name Historically, Inaruwa has many dug wells (इनार) to get ground water for household and agriculture purposes. The people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar used to cross boarder to graze their camels and sheep. These people used to pause around the wells and feed water to their cattle. Inaruwa was quite famous amongst the shepherds for these wells. The place got its name from these people repeatedly calling it "इनार वा" (pronounced as Inarwa) in their mother tongue, which means, 'place where is a well'.

Religious places Religious places in the municipality include: • Satyanarayan Mandir, Inaruwa 1 • Ram Janaki Mandir, Inaruwa 7 • Maa Bhagwati Mandir, Inaruwa 1 • Shiv Mandir, Inaruwa 1 • Maa Durga Mandir, Inaruwa 2(Behebare haat) • Radha Krishna Mandir, Inaruwa 3 • Hanuman Mandir, Inaruwa 4 • Latidevi Than, Inaruwa 5 • Jama masjid, Inaruwa 4 • LaxmiNarayan Mandir, Inaruwa 2 • Hatti ghoda than, Inaruwa 8 • Radha Krishna mandir, Inaruwa 2 (Pandit Tole)

Administration A municipality in Nepal is an administrative division in the Provinces of Nepal. It functions as a sub-unit of a district.

Geography Inaruwa lies in the south-east part of Nepal and is within the terai plain. It covers an area of 77.92 km2, sharing boundaries with Ramdhuni Municipality, Harinagar gaupalika, Gadhi gaupalika, Itahari sub-metropolitan city. It has 10 wards althogether. 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.

Demographics According to the 2021 census, 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.

Majority of people living in Inaruwa are Hindus, with Muslim being the second most highest population here.