Rajghat is a small village in the Urlabari Municipality, comprising two wards; 8 and 9 in the

Morang District Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Suns ...

in the

Koshi Zone Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोसी अञ्चल, ne, :ne:कोशी अञ्चल, कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen List of zones of Nepal, zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to Provinces of Nepal, provinces ...

of south-eastern

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. It is located in North-East part of

Morang Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Sunsar ...

and 1.5 kilometers south of the East West national highway of Nepal (Mahendra Highway,

Urlabari Urlabari is a city and municipality in Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is considered to be the second largest city in Morang District after Biratnagar. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,2 ...

). Durgapuri Bazar is the local town of Rajghat. This place is one of the major habitat of indigenous

Dhimal The Dhimal or Dhemal(in Nepali:धिमाल) are an Kirati ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal a ...

Santhal Santhal may refer to : Places and jurisdictions * Santhal Pargana division, in Jharkhand state, (north)eastern India * Santhal State, former petty princely state in Mahi Kantha, Gujarat, western India People * Santhal people (part of the Tea ...

,and Mushahar communities.

Demography

Rajghat has a growing population, and the major ethnicities living there are Brahmins, Chhettri, Limbu, Rai, Tamang, Tharu, Newar, Dhimal, Santhal, Musahar and various others. Religions in Rajghat are Hindu's, Kirant's, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians. As of 2011, National Polpulation Census, the official total population of Rajghat stood at 12,535 and 2,803 households.

Climate

The

climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

of Rajghat is hot and humid during summer, and mild and dry during winter. During the summer, temperatures can reach 35–36 degrees Celsius, and the low in winter is about 2 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is abundant during the monsoon season (June–September). There is little or no rainfall during winter, which makes it ideal for harvesting crops such as rice, wheat and mustard.

Agriculture

Rajghat is one of the potential pocket areas of the Morang district in the context of agriculture productions. Maximum people of Rajghat are involved in the agricultural production; enhancing towards mechanization. Rice, maize, vegetables crop, tropical fruit crops, sugarcane, jute, etc. are the cultivated crops in Rajghat. Even though some farmers are adopting the new technologies for the improved cultivation techniques, the trend of switching occupations from farming to other has increased since a few decades ago.

Politics

The political organizations in this VDC are Nepali Congress, CPN UML, UCPN Maoist, CPN (Unified Socialist, RPP, Sanghiya Limbuwan, etc. Both of the wards (Urlabari 8 & 9) have the newly elected local bodies from the Local Election 2079 (2022).

Education

Araniko Higher Secondary School, Laxmi High School, Shishu Shiksha Sadan E. School, Pratibha Secondary School, Nebula Secondary School are the major educational institutions in Rajghat. Till date, there are no any university level institutions and affiliated programs in Rajghat. Therefore, students from here prefers

Damak Damak ( Nepali: दमक), a city in eastern Nepal is one of the oldest municipalities in Jhapa District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is situated between the Ratuwa River in the east and the Maawa River in the west. It has Sivalik Hills in i ...

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Province No. 1. With a population of 242,548 as per the 2011 census, it is the largest city in the province and also the headquarters of Morang district. As per the p ...

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and

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as their educational destinations.

Road Networks and Transport

There is access of road network (at least mud road) in all area of Rajghat, majority of them are promoting to the metallic top or gravel. Buses, small jeep, electric and fuel based autos, rickshaws and motorbikes are the main sources of transportation. Besides, the bus leaves from Rajghat to

, Itahara, Sijuwa, Rangeli, Ithari

Birtamode Birtamod ( Nepali: बिर्तामोड नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Nepal. It is the commercial, educational and transport hub of Jhapa District. Sarnamati Bazar, Dhulabari Bazar, Dhaijan Bazar, Char ...

Kakarvitta Kakarbhitta (often written and pronounced Kakadbhitta or Kakarvitta) is a neighbourhood in Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa District of Province No. 1, southeastern Nepal. Demographics At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Mechinagar had a popul ...

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, Dhankuta and to

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as well. The nearest airport from Rajghat is Biratnagar Airport , which is about 55 kilometer away.

References

{{Morang District Populated places in Morang District