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Mahottari District

Coordinates: 26°38′0″N 85°48′0″E / 26.63333°N 85.80000°E / 26.63333; 85.80000
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Mahottari District
महोत्तरी जिल्ला
District
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple, a major Shiva temple in Mahottari
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple, a major Shiva temple in Mahottari
Mahottari District (dark yellow), in Madhesh Province
Mahottari District (dark yellow), in Madhesh Province
Country Nepal
RegionMithila
ProvinceMadhesh Province
Admin HQ.Jaleshwar
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Mahottari
Area
 • Total
1,002 km2 (387 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
705,838
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code044
Main Language(s)Maithili (88.0%), Nepali (5.6%), other (6.4%)
Websiteddcmahottari.gov.np

Mahottari District (Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला, Listenⓘ), 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 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census.[1] 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

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Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 85.0%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		15.0%

Demographics

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Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1981 361,054—    
1991 440,146+2.00%
2001 553,481+2.32%
2011 627,580+1.26%
2021 715,040+1.31%
Source: Citypopulation[3]

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.[4]

Ethnic groups/castes in Mahottari district (2021)[5]
  1. Yadav (15.66%)
  2. Muslim (15.19%)
  3. Dhanuk (6.4%)
  4. Kushwaha (5.71%)
  5. Teli (4.24%)
  6. Musahar (3.87%)
  7. Chamar (3.57%)
  8. Khatwe (2.78%)
  9. Paswan (2.49%)
  10. Bhumihar (2.45%)
  11. Sundhi (2.29%)
  12. Noniya (2.24%)
  13. Terai Brahmin (2.12%)
  14. Magar (2.09%)
  15. Other Madheshi non-Dalit (16.88%)
  16. Other Madheshi Dalit (3.17%)
  17. Khas non-Dalit (2.87%)
  18. Other Hill Janjati (2.36%)
  19. Khas Dalit (1%)
  20. Others (2.62%)

The Madheshis are the largest group. Yadavs are the largest caste. Muslims are the second largest community.[5]

Religion in Mahottari District (2021)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 82.68%
Islam
 
 15.55%
Buddhism
 
 1.55%
Other or not stated
 
 0.22%

Religion: 84.2% were Hindu, 13.3% Muslim, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.1% Christian and 0.2% others.[6]

Languages of Mahottari district (2021)[7]
  1. Maithili (70.91%)
  2. Magahi (10.96%)
  3. Urdu (6.25%)
  4. Nepali (5.56%)
  5. Bajjika (1.76%)
  6. Magar (1.76%)
  7. Tamang (1.01%)
  8. Tharu (0.9%)
  9. Others (0.89%)

Maithili is the largest language. Nepali is the second-largest language. Urdu and Tharu are spoken by a small minority.[7]

Notable people

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List ordered alphabetically

Administration

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The district consists of ten urban municipalities and five rural municipalities. These are as follows:[8]

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

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VDCs and Municipalities in Mahottari District

The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District.[9]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mahottari District.
  • "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

References

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  1. ^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  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 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  3. ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. ^ "Provincial/District/Local reports: Madhesh Province" (PDF). Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ a b "Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ^ a b "Table 5: Religion and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  7. ^ a b "Table 5: Mother tongue and sex". Census Nepal 2021. Central Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "स्थानिय तह". 103.69.124.141. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  9. ^ National Planning Commission Secretariat (November 2012). "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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