Madhesh Province
Bara
बारा
Nepal's industrial spine. Simara–Nijgadh hosts the country's densest manufacturing cluster and the planned international airport.
Economic profile
What is published about Bara's economy
The Simara–Nijgadh industrial corridor: the province's highest number of persons engaged per establishment, at 3.9.
Industry that employs many but registers few — the province's second-smallest count of establishments.
Connect the corridor's employers to the district's own workforce and campuses.
Figures: National Economic Census 2018 and National Population and Housing Census 2021; agricultural holdings are sample-based estimates from the 2021/22 agriculture census. The three readings above are Madhesh Next's own judgement, not data. See the economic map for sources.
What is not published about Bara
These four numbers would tell you more about this district's economy than everything above. None of them is published here, or anywhere else in the province.
Jobs created last year
No local government in Madhesh Province publishes an annual count of jobs created.
New businesses registered last year
Registrations are recorded municipality by municipality, but not published or compared.
Days to register and open a business
No municipality publishes how long its own process actually takes.
Share of budget spent on economic development
Budgets are published; the share going to economic development is not broken out comparably.
Local governments of Bara
16 local levels — 7 municipal and 9 rural. Headquarters: Kalaiya.
| Local level | Type |
|---|---|
Kalaiya कलैया | Sub-Metropolitan City |
Jitpur Simara जीतपुर सिमरा | Sub-Metropolitan City |
Kolhabi कोल्हवी | Municipality |
Nijgadh निजगढ | Municipality |
Mahagadhimai महागढीमाई | Municipality |
Simraungadh सिम्रौनगढ | Municipality |
Pacharauta पचरौता | Municipality |
Pheta फेटा | Rural Municipality |
Bishrampur विश्रामपुर | Rural Municipality |
Prasauni प्रसौनी | Rural Municipality |
Adarsh Kotwal आदर्श कोतवाल | Rural Municipality |
Karaiyamai करैयामाई | Rural Municipality |
Devtal देवताल | Rural Municipality |
Parwanipur परवानीपुर | Rural Municipality |
Baragadhi बारागढी | Rural Municipality |
Suwarna सुवर्ण | Rural Municipality |
Questions for Bara
Every district chapter starts here. These are the questions a Madhesh Next chapter puts to local government, and publishes the answers to.
- How many new businesses registered in each of our 16 local levels last year — and how many survived?
- What does Bara produce that it could sell competitively across the border?
- How long does it take to register a business in Kalaiya, in days?
- What do our campuses teach, and what do our employers actually need?
- How many young people left this district last year, and what would have made them stay?