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Rautahat District ( ne, रौतहट जिल्ला), a part of
Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
, is one of the seventy-seven
districts of Nepal Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the state's reconstruction of admi ...
. The district headquarter is
Gaur The gaur (''Bos gaurus''; ), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 m ...
, including municipalities like
Garuda Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda is a ...
,
Chandrapur Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city ...
, Paroha, covers an area of 1,126 km2 and had a population of 545,132 in 2001 and 686,722 in 2011. This district has a total of 2 VDCs and 16 municipalities. Among other districts, Rautahat has the largest percent of INDU AND MUSLIM in
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 ...
, about 19.465% (106,111 persons in 2001). The most Muslim densely Village Bairiya بيريا (in Rautahat district) is an example for secularism in Nepal. Sri Ram Sugar Mill is the only sugar mill located in Garuda municipality. The well known shiva temple located in Shivnagar, which is looked after by Sah and Jha family. The historical temple of Goddess Durga is in Matsari.Every year, the temple welcomes millions of devotees from different parts of Nepal and India as well on the occasion of Navaratri. Late Shri Gulab Narayan Jha, the first person to represent madhesis in politics, was permanent resident of this village. There is a place called Najarpur in Chandrapur, Rautahat where whole village is vegetarian. They are not even allowed to buy or sell any alcoholic beverages and buying and selling of tobacco products is also prohibited. Nunthar is a famous place for picnic and there is a temple of lord shiva which is located in Paurai Bagmati, Rautahat. Rautahat district of Nepal is rich in natural resources. There are varieties of trees and varieties of medicinal herbs in the forest of Rautahat. There are dense forest with varieties of Wild Animals in the forest of Rautahat. The Animals include Cheetah, Tiger, Elephant, varieties of Snakes, etc. There are also varieties of birds in the forest of Rautahat. The bird includes Dove, hornbill, parrots, pigeons, cuckoo and many more.


Geography and Climate

The Manusmara River flows through the district, and feeds a canal for irrigating 3200 hectares of land.


Demographics

At the time of the
2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
, Rautahat District had a population of 686,722. Of these, 60.3% spoke
Bajjika Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of eastern India and Nepal. It is closely related to Maithili (of which it is often considered a dialect). Territory and speakers Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...
, 19.3%
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Nepali, 4.3%
Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...
, 3.3% Tharu, 3.0% Maithili and 1.7%
Tamang The Tamang (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group of Nepal. In Nepal Tamang/Moormi people constitute 5.6% of the Nepalese population at over 1.3 million in 2001, increasing to 1,539,830 as of the 2011 c ...
as their
first language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...
. 30.4% of the population in the district spoke
Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
, 16.8% Nepali, 10.8%
Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
, Oxford U ...
and 3.6%
Bajjika Bajjika is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in parts of eastern India and Nepal. It is closely related to Maithili (of which it is often considered a dialect). Territory and speakers Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...
as their
second language A person's second language, or L2, is a language that is not the native language (first language or L1) of the speaker, but is learned later. A second language may be a neighbouring language, another language of the speaker's home country, or a fo ...
.2011 Nepal Census, Social Characteristics Tables
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Administration

The district consists of twenty
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, out of which eighteen are urban municipalities and two are rural municipalities. These are as follows: * Baudhimai Municipality * Brindaban Municipality *
Chandrapur Municipality Chandrapur Municipality (other names ''Chandranigahapur'', locally known as ''Chapur'') is a Municipality in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging C ...
* Dewahi Gonahi Municipality * Gadhimai Municipality, Nepal * Garuda Municipality * Gaur Municipality * Gujara Municipality * Ishanath Municipality * Katahariya Municipality * Madhav Narayan Municipality * Maulapur Municipality * Paroha Municipality * Phatuwa Bijayapur Municipality * Rajdevi Municipality * Rajpur Municipality * Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality * Yamunamai Rural Municipality


Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

* Ajagaibi * Akolawa *
Auraiya Auraiya is a city and a municipal board in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. NH 19 passes through the center of the town. Phaphund railway station is nearest Railway Station. Saifai Airstrip is the nearest aviation fac ...
* Badaharwa * Bagahi * Bahuwa Madanpur *
Bairiya Bairiya is a village which come under Khairahani Municipality, ward no. 13, in Chitwan in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2936 people living in 527 individual households. Bu ...
* Banjaraha * Bariyarpur * Basantapatti * Basatpur * Basbiti Jingadiya * Baudhimai * Bhalohiya * Bhediyahi * Birtiprastoka * Bishrampur * Bisunpurwa Manpur * Brahmapuri *
Chandrapur Municipality Chandrapur Municipality (other names ''Chandranigahapur'', locally known as ''Chapur'') is a Municipality in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging C ...
* Debahi * Dharampur * Dharhari * Dipahi * Dumariya Bazar,Matiaon * Gadhi * Gamhariya Birta * Gamhariya Parsa * Gangapipra * Garuda Municipality * Gaur Municipality * Gedahiguthi * Gunahi * Hajminiya * Hardiya Paltuwa * Harsaha * Hathiyahi * Inarbari Jyutahi * Inaruwa * Jatahare * Jayanagar * Jethrahiya * Jhunkhunwa * Jingadawa Belbichhwa * Jingadiya * Jowaha * Judibela *
Kanakpur Kanakpur is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,176 people living in 1,086 househol ...
* Karkach Karmaiya * Karuniya *
Katahariya Katahariya ( mai, कतहरिया) is a municipality in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Before September 2017, Katahariya was one of the Village Development Committees with 8 wards. At the time of the 1991 Nepa ...
* Khesarhiya * Laksminiya *
Laksmipur Lakshmipur ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর, Lokkhipur), also spelt Laxmipur, with an area of 1455.96 km2, is a district of Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chandpur to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali to th ...
* Laksmipur Belbichhawa * Lokaha * Madanpur * Malahi * Maryadpur * Masedawa * Mathiya * Matsari * Mithuawa * Mudwalawa * Narkatiya Guthi * Pacharukhi * Patahi * Pataura * Pathara Budharampur * Paurai * Phatuha Maheshpur * Phatuha Harsaha * Pipariya * Pipra Bhagwanpur * Pipra Pokhariya * Pipra Rajbara * Pothiyahi * Pratappur Paltuwa * Prempur Gunahi * Purainawma * Raghunathpur *
Rajdevi Rajdevi (Nepali: राजदेवी) is a municipality in Rautahat District, a part of Province No. 2 in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकत ...
* Rajpur Pharhadawa * Rajpur Tulsi * Ramauli Bairiya * Rampur Khap * Rangapur * Sakhuwa * Sakhuwa Dhamaura * Samanpur * Sangrampur * Santapur * Santpur * Sarmujawa * Saruatha * Saunaraniya * Sawagada * Shitalpur Bairgania *
Simara Bhawanipur Simara Bhawanipur is a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central ...
*
Sirsiya Sirsiya is a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Parsa District in Province No. 2 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1966 people living in 352 individual househol ...
* Tejapakar * Tengraha * Tikuliya


Education

Private Schools: Bal Niketan Higher Secondary School, Chandrapur, Rautahat Moonlight Academy, Chandranigahpur, Rautahat Pathibhara Secondary School, Chandranigahpur, Rautahat Mount Everest English School, Chandrapur, Rautahat Namuna English Boarding School, Cha.pur Bazaar, Nepal police school, basbiti jigadiya rautahat,Himalayan Public School Sukdev Chowk


Shree Juddha Campus

The origin of this campus goes back to its former "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" and further "Shree Juddha Secondary School", the third-oldest
school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
in
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 ...
inaugurated by
Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field Marshal Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, जुद्ध शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा) (19 April 1875 in Narayanhity Palace, Kathmandu – 20 November 1952 in Dehrad ...
during
Rana dynasty Rana dynasty ( ne, राणा वंश, IAST=Rāṇā vaṃśa , ) is a Chhetri dynasty that imposed totalitarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other ...
. The school got its name from his name. The institution has about 1500
student A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementar ...
s. Shree Juddha Campus offers bachelor courses like
Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...
,
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
,
Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...
, etc. while its former entities "Shree Juddha Higher Secondary School" offers 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board and "Shree Juddha Secondary School" offers up to 10th class of
School Leaving Certificate (Nepal) The "School Level Certificate" popularly abbreviated as SLC, is the final examination of Class 11 and Class 12 which is also known as +2 course in Nepal. +2 is generally pursued after completing SEE examination (Class 10 Final Exam).+2 Course is ...
. It runs a separate school for blind students.


Gauri Shankar Yadav Campus

It offers bachelor courses like
B.Ed. A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...
and 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board.


Notable people

*
Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...
, chairman of
CPN (Unified Socialist) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) (), abbreviated as CPN (Unified Socialist) is a political party in Nepal. Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is the chairman of the party and former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal serves as ...
and former
Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...
*
Anil Kumar Jha Anil Kumar Jha ( ne, अनिल कुमार झा) is a Nepali politician who served as a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, House Of Representatives, representing Rautahat 1 (constituency), Rautahat-1 constituency from 2017-2022. ...
, senior leader of DSP, N, former
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and Member of
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* Banshidhar Mishra, leader of
CPN (Unified Socialist) The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) (), abbreviated as CPN (Unified Socialist) is a political party in Nepal. Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is the chairman of the party and former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal serves as ...
, former parliantrian and former Ambassador of
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 ...
to
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
* Sunil Kumar Yadav,
Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...
leader and member of
Constituent Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...
* Mohammad Aftab Alam,
Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...
leader and Member of
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References

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