Makwanpur District (; ), in

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...

, earlier a part of

Narayani Zone Narayani () was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones to Provinces, located in the central south of the country. The headquarter of Narayani zone was Hetauda. Narayani Zone is named after the Narayani River which i ...

, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of

Hetauda Hetauda (, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Makwanpur district of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur district and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by a majority (105 out of 110) ...

serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011. The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.

History

During Rana regime, the district was named Chisapani District and the headquarter of the district was situated in Chisapani Gadhi,

Bhimphedi Bhimphedi (), is a Village development committee (Nepal), village located in the Bhimphedi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province of Nepal. This village is known for its bazaar (marketplace). Bismuth ore is mined here. Bhim ...

. The district renamed as Makwanpur on the name of Makwanpurgadhi and the headquarter moved to

in 1982.

Geography and climate

Demographics

At the time of the

2011 Nepal census Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

, Makwanpur District had a population of 420,477. As their

first language A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period hypothesis, critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' ...

, 45.8% spoke Tamang, 41.5% Nepali, 4.1%

Newari The Newar people are an ethnic group of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Newar may also refer to: * Newar language, their Sino-Tibetan language ** Newar script Newari scripts (Pracalit script, Nepal Lipi: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐁𑐏𑐮, Devan ...

, 3.9% Chepang, 1.4% Magar, 0.9%

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri may refer to: * Bhojpuri language, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal * Bhojpuri grammar, grammatical rules of the language * Bhojpuri nouns, nouns of the language * Bhojpuri people, people who speak the language * Bhojpuri region ...

, 0.6% Maithili, 0.5%

Rai (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels a ...

, 0.2%

Gurung Gurung (exonym; ) or Tamu (endonym; Gurung language, Gurung: ) are a Tibetan people, Tibetan ethnic group living in the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province of Nepal. Gurungs speak Tamu kyi which is a Sino-Tibetan language derived from the ...

, 0.2% Lepcha, 0.2% Majhi, 0.1%

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

, 0.1% Pahari, 0.1% Tharu, 0.1%

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

and 0.2% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 48.3% were Tamang, 14.1% Hill Brahmin, 10.5%

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, 6.2%

Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...

, 4.6% Chepang/Praja, 4.5% Magar, 2.9%

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, 1.9%

, 0.8%

Damai Damai ( ; IAST: ''Damāĩ'') is an occupational caste found among indigenous people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable o ...

/Dholi, 0.8% Majhi, 0.7%

, 0.4%

Musalman Musalman may refer to: *Mussulman, variant of an archaic term for "Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, th ...

, 0.4%

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Kathabaniyan, 0.3% Pahari, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3%

Sarki Sarki may refer to: *Sarki, a well-dwelling snake slain by the mythological prince Bayajidda * Şarkı, a vocal genre in Ottoman classical music *Sarki (ethnic group) Sarki () is an indigenous people in Nepal. They are found in the region of t ...

, 0.2% Gharti/

Bhujel Bhujel are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group now living in Nepal, India, and Bhutan. They are scattered in several districts, mostly in Tanahu and Syangja. The inhabitants living near the Bhuji Khola river called Bhujel. Bhujel are divided into four ...

, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Terai

Brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...

, 0.1% other

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

, 0.1%

Ghale Ghale is an ethnic group in Nepal with a unique cultural heritage and language, which serves as a significant aspect of their identity and social cohesion within the community. The preservation of their language and cultural traditions is crucial ...

, 0.1% Hajam/Thakur, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Kanu, 0.1%

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1%

Sunuwar The Sunuwar or Koinch are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group. ( Nepali:सुनुवार जाति, ''Sunuwār Jāti'') a Kirati tribe native to Nepal, parts of India (West Bengal and Sikkim) and southern Bhutan. They speak the Sunuwar languag ...

, 0.1%

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 c ...

, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1%

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 l ...

and 0.2% others. Religion: 48.3% were

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

, 45.6%

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

, 4.8%

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

, 0.7%

Prakriti Prakriti ( ) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". It is a key concept in Hinduism, formulated by the ''Samkhya'' school, where it does not refer merely to matter or nature, but includes all cog ...

, 0.4%

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

and 0.2% others. Literacy: 67.5% could read and write, 2.7% could only read and 29.8% could neither read nor write.

Administration

The district consists of 10

Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

, out of which one is a sub-metropolitan city, one is an urban municipality and eight are

rural municipalities A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, a ...

. These are as follows: * Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City *

Thaha Municipality Popularly known as Daman or Palung or Tistung - Palung, Thaha Municipality (थाहा नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in mid Nepal. In Nepali Thaha, (थाहा) means to know. It was ...

Bhimphedi Rural Municipality Bhimphedi is a Gaunpalika, Rural municipality located within the Makawanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 23,344 according to the 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, ...

Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality Makawanpurgadhi is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 25,322 according to the 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Gov ...

* Manahari Rural Municipality *

Raksirang Rural Municipality Raksirang is a rural municipality in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Raksirang village development committee had a population of 6343. Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, ...

Bakaiya Rural Municipality Bakaiya is a Rural municipality located within the Makwanpur District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 39,620 according to the 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of N ...

* Bagmati Rural Municipality * Kailash Rural Municipality * Indrasarowar Rural Municipality

Former Village Development Committees and Municipalities

* Agara * Ambhanjyang * Bajrabarahi * Betini * Bhainse * Bharta Pundyadevi *

* Budhichaur * Chhatiwan *

Chitlang Chitlang (Nepali language, Nepali: चित्लाङ, Nepal Bhasa: चिलं/चिलिम]) is a village located in Thaha Municipality of Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Geography Chitlang sits southwest of Kathmandu valle ...

* Dandakharka, Narayani, Dandakharka *

Dhimal The Dhimal or Dhemal () are ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal and West Bengal of India. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjee ...

* Gogane * Handikhola *

(Sub metropolitan city) * Hurnamadi * Ipa Panchakanya * Kalikatar * Kankada * Khairang * Kogate *

Kulekhani Kulekhani is a village development committee in the Indrasarowar Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by ...

Makwanpurgadhi Makwanpurgadhi or Makwanpur Gadhi (literally ''Makwanpur Fort'') is a village development committee in the Makawanpurgadhi Rural Municipality of Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census ...

* Manahari * Manthali * Markhu *

Marta Punchedevi Bharta Punchedevi is a village development committee in Makwanpur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

Namtar Namtar () was a figure in ancient Mesopotamian religion who, depending on the context, could be regarded both as a minor god and as a demon of disease. He is best attested as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underwor ...

* Nibuwatar * Fakhel * Phaparbari * Raigaun * Raksirang * Sarikhet Palase * Shikharpur * Sripur Chhatiwan * Sisneri Mahadevsthan * Sukaura *

* Thingan * Tistung Deurali

Notable people

* Tilak Bahadur Negi Lamaतिलक बहादुर नेगी - Nepalese politician, first minister of Makwanpur District and nepalese

Tamang people The Tamang people (; Devanagari: तामाङ; ''tāmāṅ'') are an ethnic group living in Nepal, Northeast India and southern Bhutan. In Nepal, they are concentrated in the central hilly and Himalayan regions and constituted over 1.6 mill ...

/Communities in June 16, 1981 (२०३८ असार २ गते). * Rupchandra Bista - Nepalese politician *

Kamal Thapa Kamal Thapa () is a Nepalese politician belonging to Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal. Thapa, has served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (Nepal), Federal A ...

- Nepalese politician *

Ganesh Thapa Ganesh Thapa () is a retired international football player and a former president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). He was formerly the president of the South Asian Football Federation and the vice president of Asian Football Confeder ...

- ex. president of the

All Nepal Football Association The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) (Nepali language, Nepali: अखिल नेपाल फुटबल संघ (एन्फा)) is the governing body of football in Nepal. It is responsible for the Nepal national football team, men's ...

Kabiraj Negi Lama Kabiraj Negi Lama () is a notable figure in Nepalese Para Taekwondo and a successful coach who has made significant contributions to the sport in Nepal. Under his coaching, Nepal has won 11 international official medals, including 3 gold, 2 si ...

- Nepalese National

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Team Coach,

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and

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Coach * Ananta Prasad Paudel - Nepalese politician *

Ganesh Lal Shrestha Ganesh Lal Shrestha (; July 1911 – 24 July 1985) was a Nepalese poet, musician and social worker. He wrote in Nepali, Nepal Bhasa and Tamang languages. His songs denounced the social inequalities and autocratic political system of the day. Tr ...

- Nepalese poet, musician and social worker * Bal Krishna Pokharel - Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic *

Kedar Ghimire Kedar Prasad Ghimire (; born 13 April 1976) is a Nepalese comedian, actor, scriptwriter, and film producer known for his work in the Nepali entertainment industry. He is widely famous and commonly known as ''Magne Budo'' from his hit TV Nepali si ...

- Nepalese comedian, actor, scriptwriter, and film producer * Ajeya Sumargi - chairman of the Muktishree group of companies *

Anjan Bista Anjan Bista (; born 15 May 1998) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for F.C. Chitwan and the Nepal national team. Club career During the 12th edition of the Aaha Rara Gold cup, playing for the ANFA Academy Bista sco ...

- Nepali footballer *

Bikash Bista Bikash Bista (Nepali: बिकास बिस्ट; born 3 December 1965) is a Nepalese Economist and Statistician, and the former Director General of Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal. Biography Early years Bista was born in Palung VD ...

- Nepalese Economist and Statistician, and the former Director General of Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal *

Birodh Khatiwada Birodh Khatiwada is a Nepalese politician belonging to Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist), CPN (Unified Socialist). He was also a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, House of Representatives from Makwanpur 2 (constituency), Makw ...

- Nepalese politician * Indra Bahdur Baniya - Nepalese politician * Girija Prasad Adhikari * Prabesh Rijal * Dipak Bahadur Singh * Rajan Mainali *

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- Nepalese model and Miss Nepal World 2018 * Sunil Bal - Nepalese footballer * Shrijana Ghising - Nepalese

practitioner

References

* {{Coord, 27, 25, N, 85, 02, E, type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:enwiki, display=title Districts of Nepal established during Rana regime or before Districts of Bagmati Province