Byans, Darchula

Byans (Nepali: ब्याँस, byāns) is a rural area of Byans Rural Municipality, previously it was a Village development committee (VDC) of Darchula District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 723 people living in 150 individual households.[1]

For other uses, see Vyasa (disambiguation).
Byans

ब्याँस
Rural area/village
Byans
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 30.10°N 80.97°E / 30.10; 80.97
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Pradesh
DistrictDarchula District
Rural MunicipalityByans Rural Municipality
Ward No.1
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeWard council
Area
 • Total565.32 km2 (218.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total556
 • Density0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Websitevyansmun.gov.np/content/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8C-%E0%A5%A7-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B8

On 10 March 2017, Government of Nepal restructured the old thousands of local level bodies into 753 new local level units. Byas VDC with surrounding other VDCs merged and formed Byans Rural Municipality. The previous Byas VDC is now ward no. 1 of new Byans Rural Municipality.[2][3][4]

Human Settlement

Byans is a mountainous Himalayan area which has very difficult geographical landscapes and weather of this area is very cold. Snowfalls this area during winters that's why human sattlement in this area is no more. There are some villages located in this area where people doesn't live all the times. When winters arrived in this area, people move to other area where life is not so difficult in winter. Some villages located here are as follows:

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "Govt prepares to add 9 more local levels in Province 2". Kathmandu Post. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. "New local level units come into existence". Kathmandu Post. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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