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Mahottari District
Mahottari District (, ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, 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 Maithils, Maithili population. Geography and climate Demographics |
Districts Of Nepal
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided into municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal. After the 2015 reform of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were respectively divided into Parasi District and Nawalpur District, and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District. District officials District official include: * Chief District Officer, an official under Ministry of Home Affairs is appointed by the government as the highest administrative officer in a district. The C.D.O is responsible for proper inspection of all the departments in a district such as health, education, security and all other government offices. * District Coordination Committee acts as an executive to the District Assembly. The DCC coordinates with the Provincial Assembly to establish coordination between the Provincial Assembly and rural muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janakpur
Janakpurdham or Janakpur (), is the capital city of Madhesh Province. This sub-metropolitan city is a central hub for the Maithili language, as well as for religious and cultural tourism in Nepal. The city was founded in the early 18th century but was retrospectively designated as the location of the capital of the Videha kingdom, although there is no archaeological evidence to support this. Janakpur is located about southeast of Kathmandu. , the city had a population of 195,438, with a density of 2,125/km². Janakpur is currently the fourth most densely populated city in Nepal. Janakpur is located about 23 km from the Shrikhandi Bhittha, Bhitthamore border with India. Nepal Railways operates a service between Janakpur and Jainagar, Bihar, Jainagar in India. Etymology Janakpurdham, popularly known as Janakpur is named after the ancient King of the Videha kingdom in the Mithila region - ''Janaka''.The rulers of the Videha kingdom were accorded the title Janaka, meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamar
Chamar (or Jatav) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's Reservation in India, system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan and Nepal. History The Chamars are traditionally associated with leather work. Ramnarayan Rawat posits that the association of the Chamar community with a traditional occupation of tanning (leather), tanning was constructed, and that the Chamars were instead historically agriculturists. The term ''chamar'' is used as a pejorative word for Dalits in general. It has been described as a Casteism, casteist slur by the Supreme Court of India and the use of the term to address a person as a violation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Movement for upward social mobility Between the 1830s and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musahar
Musahar or Mushahar () are a Dalit community found in the eastern Gangetic plain and the Terai. They are also known as Rishidev, Sada, Manjhi, ''Banbasi''. The other names of the Musahar are Bhuiyan and Rajawar. Origins and history Etymology In Bihar, the word Musahar is said to be derived from the Bhojpuri ''mūs+ahar'' (literally ''rat eater''), on account of their traditional occupation as rat catchers. Risley thinks that ''Musahar'' is the name that their Hindu masters gave them because of their non-Aryan and unclean habit of eating field mice. Nesfield preferred the word ''Mushera'' , based on an old folktale which signifies flesh-seeker or hunter. According to him, the word ‘Mushera’ (another variant of the term Musahar) derives from masu (flesh) and hera (seeker), possibly a more comprehensive term than 'rat-catcher'. Origins According to a local legend, Lord Brahma created man and gave him the horse to ride. The first Musahar decided to dig holes in the belly o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teli
Teli is a caste traditionally occupied in the oil pressing and trade in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik. India's Prime minister Narendra Modi is from Teli caste. They are included in OBC category list by the Central government but the higher sub castes within Teli such as Telik Vaishya and Tili are considered as Forward castes. History In the Early Mediaeval period in some parts of South India, the Teli community used to work on their own oil presses to produce oil to be supplied to the temples. The emergence of "Temple towns" in various parts of south India was instrumental in the improvement of social status of some of the communities that were associated with the supply of essential items for cultural activities. The communities like ''Malakar'' (garland makers) and ''Telikars'' (oil pressers) thus became important for the functioning of such towns. Some of them even became prosperous eno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushwaha
Kushwaha (sometimes Kushvaha), is a community of the Indo-Gangetic Plain that has traditionally been involved in agriculture, including beekeeping. The term has been used to represent different sub-castes of the Kachhis, Kachhvahas, Koeris and Muraos. The Kushwaha had worshipped Shiva and Shakta, but beginning in the 20th century, they claim descent from the Suryavansh (Solar) dynasty via Kusha, one of the twin sons of Rama and Sita. At present, it is a broad community formed by coming together of several caste groups with similar occupational backgrounds and socio-economic status, who, over the time, started inter-marrying among themselves and created all India caste network for caste solidarity. The communities which merged into this caste cluster includes Kachhi, Kachhwaha, Kushwaha, Mali, Marrar, Saini, Sonkar, Murai, Shakya, Maurya, Koeri and Panara. Origin Before the 20th century CE, branches that form the Kushwaha community – the Kachhis, Koeris, and Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanuk
The Dhanuk is an ethnic group found in India. In Bihar where they are significantly present, they have been categorised as the "lower backwards", along with several other castes constituting 32% of the state's population. In recent times they have been identifying themselves with the Kurmi caste along with the Mahto of Chhotanagpur. In Bihar, they are considered as a sub-caste of the Mandal caste and are often found using Mandal surname. They use Katheria as a surname is prominent in areas of Kanpur Dehat to the northern part including Etawah, Kannauj, Agra etc in Uttar Pradesh. In recent times, there has been attempt to forge a socio-political alliance between them and the twin castes of Koeri and the Kurmi, as a part of Luv-Kush equation. But these castes do not consider them as part of them. Distribution Dhanuks are found in the Indian states of Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Dhanka people in Rajasthan claim that their name is a variant and they are the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepalese Muslims
Nepalese Muslims (; ''Nepali/Nepalese Musalman/Muslims'') also known as Gorkhali Muslims are Nepalis who follow Islam. Their ancestors arrived in Nepal from different parts of South Asia, Central Asia and Tibet during different epochs, and have since lived amidst the numerically dominant Hindus and Buddhists. About 80% of the Muslim community live in the Terai region, while the other 20% are found mainly in the city of Kathmandu and Gorkha and the western hills. The community numbers 1,418,677, about 5.09% of the total population of Nepal according to 2021 Census. According to 2011 Census, districts with large Muslim population include Banke (19.2%), Kapilvastu (18.2%), Rupandehi (8.3%), Parsa (14.5%), Bara (14.4%), Rautahat (19.7%), and Sarlahi (7.9%) in the western Terai and Mahottari (13.4%), Dhanusha (8.4%), Siraha (7.5%), Saptari (8.9%) and Sunsari (11.5%) in the eastern Terai. History Muslims have lived in Nepal for long period of time and have shared common hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yadav
Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states like Bihar) in the last thirty years." communities or Caste system in India, castes in India that since the 19th and 20th centuries Quote: "In a not dissimilar way the various cow-keeping castes of northern India were combining in 1931 to use the common term of Yadava for their various castes, Ahir, Goala, Gopa, etc., and to claim a Rajput origin of extremely doubtful authenticity." have claimed descent from the legendary king Yadu (legendary king), Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence. Quote: "The movement, which had a wide interregional spread, attempted to submerge regional names such as Goala, Ahir, Ahar, Gopa, etc., in favour of the generic term Yadava (Rao 1979). Hence a number of pastoralist castes were subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Bureau Of Statistics (Nepal)
The Central Bureau of Statistics () is the central agency for the collection, consolidation, processing, analysis, publication and dissemination of statistics in Nepal. One of its core tasks is to research and publish censuses of Nepal, the most prominent one being the overall population census and Demographics of Nepal. History The Central Bureau of Statistics was established in 1959 under the National Planning Commission of Nepal, which is headed by the Prime Minister of Nepal. Before 2015, different Nepalese governmental organisations gathered statistical information on their own. This led to inconsistencies in statistical information, for which the Bureau called for improvement of the processes, which, however, were not implemented as of 2017. The Bureau's main functions include providing its government with statistics to help with public policy planning, collecting and analyzing socioeconomic data, and developing methodologies for reliable data collection and implementatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Nepal Census
The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Background In Nepal, the work of conducting a census started in 1911 A.D. (1968 B.S.) and a census has been carried out approximately every 10 years since then. The main objective of the first and second census was to prepare a list of property owners, tenants, and buildings. Until the census conducted in 1998 B.S., the enumeration exercise was limited to a short census questionnaire. However, the censuses conducted since 2009/11 B.S. (1952/54 A.D.) have been recognized as modern (scientific) censuses, including the collection of demographic characteristics. After the establishment of the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2015 A.D., all censuses have been conducted by this bureau. In this sequence, the national census of 2078 B.S. is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Climate
Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot temperatures and high humidity all year-round. Annual precipitation is often abundant in tropical climates, and shows a seasonal rhythm but may have seasonal dryness to varying degrees. There are normally only two seasons in tropical climates, a wet (rainy/monsoon) season and a dry season. The annual temperature range in tropical climates is normally very small. Sunlight is intense in these climates. There are three basic types of tropical climates within the tropical climate group: tropical rainforest climate (Af), tropical monsoon climate (Am) and Tropical savanna climate, tropical savanna or tropical wet and dry climate (Aw for dry winters, and As for dry summers), which are classified and distinguished by the precipitation levels of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
