Putalibazar

Putalibazar is a municipality and the district headquarter of Syangja District in Gandaki Province of central Nepal, and the biggest municipality in the district. Before Waling municipality was named it was the only municipality in Syangja. Under the new local government structure of March 2017 it was created by merging Taksar, Pauwegaude, Thuladihi, Bahakot and Kolma Barahachaur with parts of the wards of Rangvang and Pelkachaur, and it is divided into 14 wards. The article gives a combined population of 44,876 living in an area of 146.21 square kilometres, and reports 30,704 people in 8,180 households at the 2011 census before the merger. Community Radio Syangja FM broadcasts from there.