Mahottari District (, ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census.Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 85.0% Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters1,000 to 3,300 ft. 15.0%
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Mahottari District had a population of 706,994. 10.65% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 59.77% and a sex ratio of 1025 females per 1000 males. 523,133 (73.99%) lived in municipalities.
The Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs are the largest caste. Muslims are the second largest community.
Religion: 84.2% were Hindu, 13.3% Muslim, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.1% Christian and 0.2% others.
Maithili is the largest language. Nepali is the second-largest language. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.
Notable people List ordered alphabetically Abhiram Sharma-Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal member of Madhesh Provincial Assembly. Bhadrakali Mishra- Nepali Congress leader of Minister of Nepal at various times Giriraj Mani Pokharel-CPN (Maoist Centre) leader and former Minister for Education Hari Shankar Mishra- Current governor of Madhesh Province, former Nepali Congress leader and Member of House of Representatives Krishna Hari Pushkar - former secretary of the Government of Nepal Mahantha Thakur- Chairman of Democratic Socialist Party and former Minister for various ministries as NC leader Mahendra Kumar Raya- Nepali Congress leader and former Minister of state for Industry, Commerce and Supplies under Bimalendra Nidhi Maheshwar Prasad Singh- democracy icon and Nepali Congress leader Ram Narayan Mishra- Nepali Congress leader and minister in first democratically elected government of BP Koirala Sharat Singh Bhandari- former NC leader and senior leader of DSP, N. Also former Minister for Defence Shivajee Yadav-Deputy chairman of People's Progressive Party and former member of constituent assembly
Administration The district consists of ten urban municipalities and five rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Aurahi Municipality Balawa Municipality Bardibas Municipality Bhangaha Municipality Gaushala Municipality Jaleshwor Municipality Loharpatti Municipality ManaraShiswa Municipality Matihani Municipality Ramgopalpur Municipality Ekdara Rural Municipality Mahottari Rural Municipality Pipara Rural Municipality Samsi Rural Municipality Sonama Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District.
Anakar Aurahi Bagada Banchauri Badiya Bairgiya Laksminiya Balawa Banauli Donauli Banauta Bardibas Municipality Basabitti Bathnaha Belgachhi Bhangaha Bharatpur Bhatauliya Bijayalpura Bhramarpura Damhi Marai Dhamaura Dharmapur Dhirapur Ekadarabela Ekarahiya Etaharwakatti Gaidha Bhetpur Gauribas Gaushala Municipality Gonarpura Halkhori Hariharpur Harinmari Hathilet Hatisarwa Jaleshwar Municipality Khairbanni Khaya Mara Khopi Khuttapipradhi Kisan Nagar Kolhusa Bagaiya Laksminiya Loharpatti Mahadaiyatapanpur Mahottari Maisthan Majhaura Vishnupur Manara Matihani Meghanath Gorhanna Nainhi Nigaul Padaul Parsa Pateli Parsadewadh Pashupatinagar Phulahatta Parikauli Phulakaha Pigauna Pipra Pokharibhinda Samgrampur Raghunathpur Ramgopalpur Ramnagar Ratauli Ratauli 9 Rahmanpur Sahasaula Sahorawa Samdha Sarpallo Shamsi Sripur Simardahi Singyahi Sisawakataiya Sonama sonamai bhoil Sonaum Suga Bhawani Sundarpur Mangalnath, Magarthana
See also Gaushala Engineering Campus
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