'Itari prasahi 'which was once a VDC is now a ward no 3 of kalyanpur municipality of siraha district, province no 2, Nepal.
It is the heart of the kalyanpur Municipality. It is the most populated ward as well as the largest in area of kalyanpur municipality. Also, It is the richest ward among all 12 ward.
Most of the people depend upon agriculture and animal husbandry, fishery for their livelihood. Very few people are business men, teachers, doctors, engineers etc.
Demographics
At the time of the
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
, it had a population of 3302 living in 664 households.
Many mandal's (dhanuka) people live there along with Maithil Brahmin, Mahapatra Brahmin, Muslim, Yadav, Chamar, Dom, Sah, Mahato, pashwan, Mukhiya, Bhandari, Sharma (barhi), Thakur(lauwa), Mandal (khatbe), Mandal (sirot), Chaudhary (Tharu) or Mushar people.
Culture
A temple of
Lord Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
called Parasnath Mahadev was excavated. While digging, villagers found a half constructed building with four five foot tall pillars, a stone ladder, and a
philosopher's stone 'paras pathar' (पारस/पारसमणि). Villagers completed the building. After some years, King
Birendra bir bikram shah
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...
visited the temple. Months after the king's visit, the
paras pathar was stolen.
Economy
Agriculture and animal husbandry is the main occupation of this village. Almost one people from every home is currently working in gulf county.
Geography
The village is surrounded by two rivers, ghurmi in the east and kamala in west and south
.
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Siraha District
Populated places in Siraha District
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