Sisautiya सिसौटिया (or sometimes Sisotiya) is a small and most populated village in the southernmost part of Nepal commonly known as Madhesh or Terai. Sisautiya is 9 km north of the Indian border, 18 km south from Brahathawa municipality 9 km west from district headquarters Malangawa. It is located at 26°52'0N 85°34'0E with an altitude of 79 metres(262 feet) There is a

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at the border crossing. It is part of the Sarlahi district and Province No. 2. It forms the main part of the Sisautiya village development committee. At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...

it had a population of 13,729 people living in 2259 individual households.

Etymology

Demographics

At the time of the

it had a population of 13,729 people residing in 2,259 individual households.General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012 People here lives are Madhesi (

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, Jha, Yadav, Patel, Raut,Thakur, Shah,

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, Ram, Baitha, and

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) and few Phadi.

Geographical

It is situated in the Terai Region of Sarlahi district and Zone Janakpur. It is situated 35 km south from Mahendra Highway Nayaroad. There are 4 parliamentary constituenciesparliamentary constituencies and 8 sub- in Sarlahi. Sisautiya is in area 4(A).

Borders

* North – Belhi * North - Dhangadha * South –

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* South– Bagdaha and Ramban * East - Sundarpur and

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* West – Dhanakaul Purba * West – Sikhauna

Education

There are various institutions in order to provide quality education. * Shree Narayan Hari Secondary School Sisautiya-10 * Shree Janta Primary School, Sisautiya-09, Madhopur * Shree V.K.J Primary School, Sisautiya-01 * Bright Future English Boarding School,Sisautiya-06 * Terai Education English Boarding School,Sisautiya-08

Media

The major daily newspapers are: *Madhesh Post *Loktantrik *Sarlahi Times

2015 Earthquake Nepal

Sisautiya shook during an earthquake on 12 May 2015. However, the VDC did suffer few damage.

Transport

*Road: Sisautiya is roughly 198 km by road from Kathmandu. It is also well connected to other parts of the district by Bus Services.

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Sarlahi District
Populated places in Sarlahi District {{Sarlahi-geo-stub