Sarlahi ( ne, सर्लाही ; Maithili: सर्लाही), a part of
Madhesh Province
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, 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 ...
. According to new laws, a combination of more than two or four villages makes a municipality, which covers an area of and had a population of 635,701 in 2001 and 769,729 in 2011.
It is bordered to the west by the
Bagmati River
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Sivalik Hills
The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indi ...
, and to the south by
Bihar
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State of
India
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.
Etymology
Generally, the people of Sarlahi believe that the name ''Sarlahi'' comes from the name of the Sarla Devi temple. The Sarla Devi temple is situated in
Hempur
Hempur is a village development committee in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur 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 Bureau of Sta ...
village in the Sarlahi district. There is a belief that if someone goes to the temple at night with a light, then that person will die. For that reason, people still do not go at night to that temple with light. There are no residences around this temple.
Famous for
The district is known for a couple of things. One of them is tomato production and supply.
Lalbandi
Lalbandi is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Parwanipur VDC, Netragung vdc, Jabdi, Lalbandi and Pattharkot VDCs. At the time ...
is the place of this district which is known for supplying the tomato demand of the whole country. Scientific tomato farming was practiced in Sarlahi district at Bagwani Kendra Nawalpur, Netragunj.
Lalbandi
Lalbandi is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Parwanipur VDC, Netragung vdc, Jabdi, Lalbandi and Pattharkot VDCs. At the time ...
is the most famous for growing tomatoes in the country. It is also known as the tomato capital of Nepal. Farhadwa is the village which is famous for fish production and export. The production of sugarcane is also seems to be significant in the district. The Indushankr Chini Udhog Ltd. (Indushankr Sugar Mills) is a notable factory in the district.
The Annapurna Sugars and General Industries Pvt Ltd. is probably one of the largest sugar mills in the country, located in Dhankaul VDC of Sarlahi. The plant commenced trial operations on January 17, 2014, with a successful crushing of over 16 lakh () quintals of cane. The mill will substantially help in meeting sugar requirements of the local Nepal market by producing around 300,000 quintals of white sugar. The mill is equipped with modern machinery to produce high-quality sugar. It helps to support the livelihood of thousands of people including farmers, employees and laborers.
The historical Nunthar Pahad is famous among different religious groups because of its typical geographical location. It is located in a strategic place bordering four districts: Makawanpur, Sarlahi, Rautahat and Sindhuli. World Heritage the Mukteshwar Nath historical temple is the best known religious place here which was located in Murtiya village of Sarlahi district. The Nadiman lake, an important Puranic place, is located nearby Malangawa which is believed to be the ''
yaksha
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'' pool (''kunda''), the mystic lake owned by the ''yaksha'' himself. The
Pattharkot
Pattharkot is a town in Lalbandi Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur 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 Bureau of ...
temple is also the best known religious place here. The Sitlamai temple, Bajrangbali temple, Durga temple, Gadhimai temple and Laxmipur Pokhari in Balara Municipality. The Sagaranatha temple in Iswarpur, the Gopalkuti Mahadev temple in Karmaiya, among many others, are equally significant places in Sarlahi. The famous Barahathawa Bazaar is also located here, which is growing as a commercial hub of the district.
Geography and climate
Geographical division
According to geographical texture Sarlahi district is divided into three parts.
* Chure mountain of north
* Bhanwar region of middle
* Terai region of south
Chure mountain
On the north side of the district from east to west is the mountain range known as the
Sivalik Hills
The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indi ...
. They have an average height of , reaching in places. This range separates the
Terai
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...
from the inner Terai and harbours the fossilised remains of many mammals no longer typical of Eurasia.
Bhanwar region
This region is between what is north of the Sivalik hills and the southern Terai region. In the local language, it is also known as ''char koshe jhadi and thethi''. The height of the region is from . The
Mahendra Highway
Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal a ...
touches this area, so settlement is increasing. In the region, the water source level is always very low; even the following water disappears because of sandiness. It is very difficult to obtain water by digging. Irrigation is problematic in the area.
Terai region
The Terai region begins in the middle of the district to the south and goes to India's
Bihar
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. Since ancient times, the region has had large public density and is a good place for farming, so it is called Treasurer of grain.
Rivers
There are four major rivers in this district that flow into India: the
, the Hardi (Banke), the Lakhandei and the Jhim. However, there are around a dozen other small rivulets that originate from the Chure hills and flow down the plain. They are actually the tributaries of the three major river systems of the district. These small rivulets are the Hariwan khola, the Dhungre khola, the Soti khola, the Sotraha khola, the Chapini khola, the Pathlaiya khola, he Kalinjor khola, the Phooljor khola and the Banke Khola. The Banke Khola is the eastern demarcation of the district separating it from Mahottari district, whereas the
river flows between Sarlahi and Rautahat districts.
*Bagmati river system: it is the largest river, flowing in the western side of district separating
Rautahat
Rautahat is a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2252 people living in 468 individual households.
Jung Bahadur Rana
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district from Sarlahi.
* Lakhandei river system: this river is the largest river inside the district; it is about 25 kilometers long. It originates from the Chure Mountain range, the lowest foothills of the Great Himalayan ranges. It flows into India by touching Simara village development committee (VDC) of this district.
* Jhim river system: originating from the northeast side of the Chure mountains of this district into the Phuljor and Kalinjor rivers, it joins at the Vairawpur village of Jabdi VDC, then it becomes Jhim river. It is long and by flowing into districts passes into India, and in India this river is known as Adhwara river. Adhwara river was the east border of
Makwanpur
Makwanpur District( ne, मकवानपुर जिल्ला; , a part of Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarter, as well ...
region.
Banke (Hardi Nadi) river. Banke river was the east border of Sarlhi district. There are also many rivers in this district including the Adhwara River of the east which empties into the Jhim River, Manushmara river (which is formed by mixing Harion, Sotara and Pathlaiya rivers), and in middle of the district Dhangra and Bhumi rivers.
* Bhatauliya river system: this river is the largest river inside the district; it is about 25 kilometers long. It originates from the Soram range, the lowest foothills of the Great Himalayan ranges. It flows into India by touching Bhatauliya VDC of this district.
Demography
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district is 769,729; among them the male population is 389,756 and the female population is 379,973. The total Hindu population is 658,611 (85.56%), while the total Muslim population is 60,679 (7.88%). The total Buddhist population is 44,011 (5.71%) of the total population, while the total Christian population is 1,752 (0.22%) of the total population. The most populous communities are Yadavs, Kushwahas and Muslims.
49.0% speak
Bajjika
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Territory and speakers
Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...
Tamang
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first language
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.
36.3% of the population in the district speak
Hindi
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Bajjika
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Territory and speakers
Bajjika is spoken in the north-western part of Bihar, ...
Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries , Oxford U ...
as their
second language
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.
Media
From Sarlahi district, newspapers and FM radio stations are as follows:
Newspapers: ''Paricharcha'', ''Madhesh Post Daily'', ''Suchna Saugat Weekly'', ''Sarlahi Awaz Weekly'', and ''Sarlahi Times Weekly.''
Sarlahi constituencies
There are a total of four electoral consttituncies for Hosur of Representatives and eight for Provincial assembly which are as below.http://election.gov.np/election/uploads/files/document/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B01.pdf
* Sarlahi 1
* Sarlahi 2
* Sarlahi 3
* Sarlahi 4
Administration
The district consists of twenty
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
Barahathwa Municipality
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Ramnagar Rural Municipality
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Bela
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Chandranagar
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Dhangada
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Dhungrekhola
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Gaurishankar
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Hempur
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Jingadawa
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Karmaihiya
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Kisanpur
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Kaudena
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Lalbandi
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Laksmipur Su.
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Murtiya
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Narayan Khola
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Netraganj
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Parwanipur
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Pattharkot
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Pidari
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Ranban
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Raniganj
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Shankarpur
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Tribhuwannagar
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Nepali Congress
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Nepal
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Nepali Congress
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leader and former member of
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Nepali Congress
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leader and member of
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Rajendra Mahato
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, Sadbhawana party politician and former minister who left district for election purpose after unsuccessful attempts in general elections
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Mahendra Raya Yadav
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, member of
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Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
House of Representatives
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Nepali Congress
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leader, member of
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and Minister in
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See also
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Zones of Nepal
Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones ( Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 districts ( Nepali: जिल्ला; ''jillā''). The 14 administrative zones were grouped ...