Banganga

Banganga is a municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It covers a total area of 233.6 square kilometres, and the 2021 census recorded a population of 96,714, a density of 414 people per square kilometre. Its literacy rate of 81.9 percent is the highest in the district. Banganga was converted from a village development committee into a municipality in 2015 and is divided into 11 wards. The headquarters is at Jitpur, which has the main entry gate for the highway running south toward Taulihawa, the district seat, and is a fast growing hub for banks and other businesses, although municipal work is also carried out in Gajehada. The municipality is served by several FM radio stations, and the Siwalik Hills along its edge are prone to landslides.