Bidur

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Bidur | other_name = | native_name = बिदुर नगरपालिका | nickname = | settlement_type = Municipality | motto =  | image_skyline = Trisuli Rajmarg0681 Tadi Khola.JPG | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nepal  | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Bagmati | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Nuwakot | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Rajan Shrestha | leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name1 = Prabha Bogati | established_title =  | established_date =  | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =  | area_total_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = 2011<ref>General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2012</ref> | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 26,750 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = Hindu | timezone = NST | utc_offset = +5:45 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|27|53|24|N|85|9|35|E|type:city_region:NP|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m =  | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 44900, 44908 | area_code = 010 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = [http://www.bidurmun.gov.np www.bidurmun.gov.np] | footnotes = }}

thumb | right | Ancient Nuwakot bazar with 7-storeyed palace standing tall. '''Bidur''' is the capital of Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province, Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18694 and had 3736 houses in it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |access-date=2008-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archive-date=12 October 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

In February 2008, terrorists damaged the town's water supply plant.<ref>[http://www.ngoforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1601&Itemid=6 Maoist destroyed the source of drinking water project]</ref>

== Economy == In 2020 the first part of the biggest solar power station in Nepal (Nuwakot Solar Power Station) was connected to the electric grid. The solar plant is located next to Devighat Hydropower Station.

==How to reach== Here we can reach by taking a local bus/deluxe bus from the capital city of Nepal -Kathmandu. It is about 70 Kilometres through the hilly terrain from the Balaju to Trishuli- one of the places of Bidur Municipality.

== Media == To promote local culture Bidur has three community radio stations. They are Radio Trishuli{{Snd}} 88.4 MHz 010560789, Image weekly 010561678, TV Trishuli 010560181, 9851093290 Trishuli Prawaha weekly 9851002938, Khabarpage.com 9851093290, Radio Jalapa 9851080122

==2015 Nepal earthquake== During the earthquake on 25 April 2015, a 37-year-old resident of Bidur named Shiva Shrestha was buried in a landslide and was rescued alive 98 hours afterwards. He was on his way to a picnic with fourteen of his friends, eleven of whom were buried during the massive landslide. Shrestha sustained several injuries on the head and body, and said he survived by drinking muddy water.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Indian-Team-Pulls-Out-Man-Alive-98-Hours-After-Nepal-Quake/2015/04/30/article2790983.ece|title = Indian Team Pulls Out Man Alive 98 Hours After Nepal Quake|date = 30 April 2015|access-date = 1 May 2015|website = The New Indian Express|publisher = The New Indian Express|archive-date = 1 May 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150501035204/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Indian-Team-Pulls-Out-Man-Alive-98-Hours-After-Nepal-Quake/2015/04/30/article2790983.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/04/30/top-story/man-rescued-alive-after-98-hours-in-nuwakot/404678.html |title=Man rescued alive after 98 hours in Nuwakot |date = 30 April 2015 |website=Ekantipur |publisher=Ekantipur |last=Adhikari |first=Prakash |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501035534/http://www.ekantipur.com/2015/04/30/top-story/man-rescued-alive-after-98-hours-in-nuwakot/404678.html |archive-date=1 May 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref>

After the earthquake, Bidur is still in the phase of rebuilding. Due to a lack of concerned focus on re-establishment, it is late in the process.

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Category: Populated places in Nuwakot District Category: Municipalities in Bagmati Province Category: Nepal municipalities established in 1986