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Sarlahi District

District in Madhesh Province and eastern Terai region of Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sarlahi (Nepali: सर्लाही Listenⓘ; Maithili: सर्लाही), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. According to new laws, a combination of more than two or four villages makes a municipality, which covers an area of 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) and had a population of 635,701 in 2001,769,729 in 2011 and 862,470 in 2021 .[1]

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It is bordered to the west by Rautahat district, to the east by Mahottari district, to the Writer: Abhiyan Paudel

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Temples and other historic sites

  • The famous temple, Chameli Mai lies in Salempur of Sarlahi District where number of devotees from Country and a part of India come to seek blessing .
  • The historical Nunthar Pahad is located in a strategic place bordering four districts: Makawanpur, Sarlahi, Rautahat and Sindhuli.
  • The Nadiman lake, an important Puranic place, is located nearby Malangawa which is believed to be the yaksha pool (kunda), the mystic lake owned by the yaksha himself. The Pattharkot temple is also the best known religious place there.
  • The Sitlamai temple, Bajrangbali temple, Durga temple, Gadhimai temple and Laxmipur Pokhari in Balara Municipality.[clarification needed]
  • The Sagaranatha temple in Iswarpur, the Gopalkuti Mahadev temple in Karmaiya, among many others, are equally significant places in Sarlahi.
  • The most emerging city and the main trading site of the Sarlahi district is Lalbandi and is also known as the education hub of the district. It is located in Lalbandi municipality which is the largest municipality of the district too.
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Geography and climate

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Geographical division

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According to geographical texture, Sarlahi district is divided into three parts.[3]

  • Chure Hills of North
  • Bhabar 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. They have an average height of 900 metres (3,000 ft), reaching 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) in places. This range separates the Terai from the inner Terai and harbours the fossilised remains of many mammals no longer typical of Eurasia.[4]

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Chure mountain

Bhabar region

This region is between Chure range and the Outer Terai region. In the local language, it is also known as Char koshe Jhadi. The height of the region is from 150 to 300 metres (490 to 980 ft). The Mahendra Highway 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.[3]

Terai region

The Terai region, plains, forms the southernmost part of Nepal and goes to India's Bihar. Since ancient times, the region has had large public density and is a good place for farming, so it is called Treasurer of grain.[3]

Rivers

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There are four major rivers in this district that flow into India: the Bagmati & Manushmara river "(sisaut)" 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 Bagmati river flows between Sarlahi and Rautahat districts.

  • Bagmati river system: it is the largest river, flowing in the western side of district separating Rautahat 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 29 km (18 mi) 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 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.[3]

  • Bhatauliya river system: this river is the medium river inside the district; it is about 10 kilometers long. It originates from the Soram range. It flows into India by touching Bhatauliya VDC of this district.
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Demographics

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At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Sarlahi District had a population of 862,470. 10.09% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 60.31% and a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males. 595,893 (69.09%) lived in municipalities.[6]

Ethnic groups/castes in Sarlahi district (2021)[7]
  1. Yadav (16.1%)
  2. Muslim (8.53%)
  3. Kushwaha (8.26%)
  4. Teli (5.64%)
  5. Tamang (5.12%)
  6. Paswan (3.90%)
  7. Chamar (3.76%)
  8. Chhetri (3.33%)
  9. Mallaah (3.01%)
  10. Tharu (2.81%)
  11. Kurmi (2.35%)
  12. Bahun (2.33%)
  13. Kalwar (2.21%)
  14. Other Madheshi non-Dalit (19.7%)
  15. Other Madheshi Dalit (5.13%)
  16. Other Hill Janjati (4.72%)
  17. Khas Dalit (1.38%)
  18. Others (1.78%)

Ethnicity/caste: Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs and Muslims are the largest two communities. Khas and Hill Janjati communities make up a large fraction of the population.[7]

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Religion: 85.6% were Hindu, 7.9% Muslim, 5.7% Buddhist, 0.3% Prakriti, 0.2% Christian and 0.3% others.[8]

Languages of Sarlahi district (2021)[9]
  1. Bajjika (59.1%)
  2. Maithili (13.6%)
  3. Nepali (11.6%)
  4. Tamang (4.28%)
  5. Urdu (2.92%)
  6. Magahi (2.53%)
  7. Tharu (2.53%)
  8. Magar (1.42%)
  9. Others (2.09%)

Bajjika is the largest language. Maithili is the second-largest language. Nepali is spoken by 11% of the population. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.[9]

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Media

From Sarlahi district, newspapers and FM radio stations are as follows:[10]

Newspapers: Loktantra Dainik, Paricharcha, Madhesh Post Daily, Suchna Saugat Weekly, Sarlahi Awaz Weekly, and Sarlahi Times Weekly.

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Sarlahi constituencies

There are a total of four electoral consttituncies for House of Representatives and eight for Provincial assembly which are as below.[11]

Administration

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The district consists of twenty municipalities, out of which eleven are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs)

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Map of the VDCs in Sarlahi District
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Notable people

See also

  • Zones of Nepal
  • "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

References

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