Barah Nagarpalika previously Mahendranagar is a municipality in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is situated near the Koshi River. Most of the residents, as is common in Nepal, depend on agriculture but in the last few years the trend of going to the Persian Gulf region as workers is increasing. The town is yet to have any prominent business houses but is a growing market with a number of small industries, hotels and shops. Being linked with some major cities, Dharan & Itahari of the Sunsari District, this town holds a very good chance of development. There is one community radio station also, named Sunsari FM.
There are a number of schools and a higher secondary school in the town and almost all the children go to primary school and higher school. The fraction of students continuing their studies to higher level is low because of the low economic status of the people. The municipality was previously named Mahendranagar after late king Mahendra.
Most of the residents are Hindu but there is also a small area of Muslims in the village. The village has several temples and also has a mosque and a church.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 85,237.
Climate The weather in Barah Municipality is mostly hot. Chakraghatti Pulaha experiences 6 seasons, Season Span (Nepali calendar) Span (Georgian calendar) Characteristics Basanta (Spring) Chaitra-Baisakh March–April Around 25-30 degrees Celsius, very dry and windy Grishma (Summer) Jestha-Ashad May–June Very hot, Up to 40 degrees Celsius, farmers prepare for rice planting Barsha (Monsoon) Shrawn-Bhadra July–August Hot, very humid and heavy monsoon rains, Krishna Janma Asthami (birth of Krishna) celebrations Sharad (Autumn) Ashvin-Kartik September–October Calm temperatures, festival season of Dashain and Tihar Hemanta (Pre winter) Mangshir-Pausha November–December Cold temperatures and sometimes fog (20-10 degrees Celsius), farmers harvest the rice Sishir (Winter) Magh-Falgun January–February Cold temperatures and foggy weather.
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