Salyantar is a
village development committee in
Dhading District in the
Bagmati Zone of central
Nepal.It is the biggest as well as longest tar of Nepal. 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 6196 and had 1110 houses in it.
Hinduism is the major religion. The literacy rate is roughly 55% for males and 35% for females.
The major castes living in Salyantar are
Kumal and Darai.
Millet
Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...
and
pulses are the major products of Salyantar. There is a health facility in Salyantar called as Salyantar Primary Health Care Centre. Salyantar is surrounded by four rivers viz. Budhigandaki in the west, Netrawoti(aankhu khola) in the south, Hyapinge in the east and Kaste in the north but Salyantar is a table like place.
Salyantar is famous for Mas Dhal, longest and biggest Tar and
Sri Nrsimha Dham Kshetra, a religious and educational hub for followers of the
Vedic Sanatan Hindu religion, where Jagannath Foundation - Sri Rupanuga Para Vidyapeeth, Bimala Devi temple, Shesa Temple, Sada Shiva and the ancient Nrsimha Deva temple are the main attractions.
References
Populated places in Dhading District
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