Gulariya

Gulariya is a municipality and the headquarters of Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. It lies on the plains of the Terai region near the southern border with the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh in India, about 35 kilometres west of Nepalgunj and roughly 10 kilometres north of the Murtiha railway transit station on the Indian side. The article gives its elevation as 187 metres. The 2011 census counted 68,164 residents, with Awadhi, Nepali and Tharu the leading first languages, Hinduism and Islam the two major religions, and Tharu, Musalman and Yadav the largest ethnic groups. Murtiha road, also called Bhansar road, is the oldest business hub, and Babai Multiple Campus, affiliated to Mid-western University, offers higher studies. Bardiya District Hospital, in the municipality, was established in 1940, and Bardiya National Park, covering 968 square kilometres, is the most famous tourist destination of the region.