Rautahat District

Rautahat District
रौतहट जिल्ला
District
Nunthar Shiva Mandir, Paurai
Nunthar Shiva Mandir, Paurai
Rautahat District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
Rautahat District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
Country Nepal
RegionMithila
ProvinceMadhesh
EstablishedDuring Rana regime
HeadquarterGaur
Local bodies
List
Government
 • TypeDistrict Coordination
 • BodyRautahat DCC
 • ChiefRamayodhya Ray Yadav
 • Deputy ChiefMahesh Baitha
Area
 • Total
1,126 km2 (435 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
686,723
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone
KathmanduUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Main LanguagesBajjika, Urdu, Nēpālī
Websitedccrautahat.gov.np
Languages in Rautahat District
Language Percent
Bajjika
 
 60.3%
Urdu
 
 19.3%
Nepali
 
 6.1%
Bhojpuri
 
 4.3%
Tharu
 
 3.3%
Maithili
 
 3.0%
Tamang
 
 1.7%
Others
 
 1.6%

Rautahat District (Nepali: रौतहट जिल्लाListenⓘ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district headquarter is Gaur, including municipalities like Katahariya, Garuda, Chandrapur, 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 Muslims in Nepal, about 22.4% (census 2021).[1] The most Muslim densely village Bairiya बैरिया (in Rautahat district ) but Majority of people in the District follow Hinduism ( सनातन धर्म ). 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[what language is this?] in politics, was permanent resident of this village. There is a place called Najarpur in Chandrapur 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.

There is a place called Katahariya which lies in Katahariya Municipality itself. It is famous for katiya meat. Katiya is an earthen pot in which mainly goat meat is cooked with the help of charcoal.

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,sparrow,crow and many more.

Geography and Climate

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Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 94.4%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		 5.6%

The Manusmara River flows through the district, and feeds a canal for irrigating 3200 hectares of land.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 332,526—    
1991 414,005+2.22%
2001 545,132+2.79%
2011 686,722+2.34%
2021 825,623+1.86%
Source: Citypopulation[4]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rautahat District had a population of 686,722.

As their first language, 60.3% spoke Bajjika, 19.3% Urdu, 6.1% Nepali, 4.3% Bhojpuri, 3.3% Tharu, 3.0% Maithili, 1.7% Tamang, 0.4% Magar, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Newar, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.1% other languages.[5]

Ethnicity/caste: 19.7% were Musalman, 12.2% Yadav, 5.7% Kurmi, 5.6% Teli, 4.5% Kanu, 4.5% Tharu, 3.8% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 3.3% Kalwar, 2.9% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 2.9% Mallaha, 2.6% Hill Brahmin, 2.4% Koiri/Kushwaha, 2.4% Tatma/Tatwa, 2.0% Dhobi, 2.0% Kathabaniyan, 2.0% Lohar, 1.8% Kumhar, 1.8% Tamang, 1.6% Nuniya, 1.5% Bin, 1.4% Terai Brahmin, 1.4% Hajam/Thakur, 1.3% Chhetri, 1.1% Musahar, 1.1% Sonar, 0.7% Magar, 0.6% Rajput, 0.5% Baraee, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Danuwar, 0.4% Kahar, 0.4% Kayastha, 0.4% Majhi, 0.4% Newar, 0.4% Sudhi, 0.3% Dhanuk, 0.3% Kami, 0.3% Mali, 0.3% Rai, 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Dhunia, 0.2% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.1% Badhaee, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Dom, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Halkhor, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Thakuri, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.1% others.[6]

Religion: 77.8% were Hindu, 19.7% Muslim, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.2% Christian, 0.2% Prakriti, 0.1% Kirati and 0.3% others.[7]

Literacy: 41.6% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 54.4% could neither read nor write.[8]

Administration

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The district consists of eighteen municipalities, out of which sixteen are urban municipalities and two are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

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Map of the VDCs and Municipalities (blue) in Rautahat District
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Education

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Private Schools Nepal Police School , Basbiti Jingadiya. Prabhat Secondary English Boarding School, Gaur. Terai Zone Academy Santapur, Chandrapur. Bal Niketan Higher Secondary School, Chandrapur. Moonlight Academy Boarding School,Chandrapur. Pathibhara Secondary School, Chandrapur. Mount Everest English School, Chandrapur. Namuna English Boarding School, Chapur Bazaar. Himalayan Public School,Sukdev Chowk. New Bal Memorial Academy Boarding School,SimraBhawanipur.

Shree Juddha Campus

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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 in Nepal inaugurated by Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana during Rana dynasty. The school got its name from his name. The institution has about 1500 students.

Shree Juddha Campus, Gaur

Shree Juddha Campus offers bachelor courses like Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, 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).

It runs a separate school for blind students.

Gauri Shankar Yadav Campus

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It offers bachelor courses like B.Ed. and 10+2 courses of National Examinations Board.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ NepalMap Religion
  2. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110, 2005, ISBN 978-87-7903-210-1, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  3. ^ Acharya, Madhu Raman (1986). Nepal concise encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary of facts and knowledge about the kingdom of Nepal ... Geeta Sharma. p. 103.
  4. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  5. ^ NepalMap language
  6. ^ NepalMap Caste
  7. ^ NepalMap Religion
  8. ^ NepalMap Literacy

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