Sisautiya सिसौटिया (or sometimes Sisotiya) is a small and most populated village in the southernmost part of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

commonly known as

Madhesh Madhesi, or variants, may refer to: *Madesi tribe, an indigenous group of Native Americans *Madheshi people, several Nepali people *Madhesh Province Madhesh Province () is a Provinces of Nepal, province of Nepal in the Terai region with an are ...

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

. 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 customs checkpoint at the border crossing. It is part of the

Sarlahi district Sarlahi ( ; 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 and ...

and

Province No. 2 Madhesh Province () is a province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely populated province and ...

. 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 in cooperation with the 58 municipalities and the 3,915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the m ...

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 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 ...

Patel Patel is an Indian surname or Indian honorifics, title, predominantly found in the States and union territories of India, state of Gujarat, representing the community of land-owning farmers and later (with the British East India Company) busine ...

, Raut,Thakur,

Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

Chaudhary Chowdhury (also: Choudhuri, Chaudhuri, Choudhury, Chaudhri, Chaudhary) is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminen ...

, Ram, Baitha, and

Mahato Mahto or Mahato is a surname used by several castes and communities in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India. Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties wer ...

) and few Phadi.

Geographical

It is situated in the Terai Region of

Sarlahi Sarlahi ( ; 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 and ...

district and Zone

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 centur ...

. It is situated 35 km south from

Mahendra Highway Mahendra Highway or NH01 (previously: H01) (), also called East-West Highway (), runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is th ...

Nayaroad. There are 4 parliamentary constituenciesparliamentary constituencies and 8 sub- in Sarlahi. Sisautiya is in area 4(A).

Borders

* North – Belhi * North - Dhangadha * South –

Godeta Godaita (Nepali: गोडैटा) is a municipality in Sarlahi District, a part of Province No. 2 in Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Hi ...

* South–

Bagdaha Bagdah or Bagdaha may refer to: * Bagdah (community development block), a community development block in the state of West Bengal * Bagdah, North 24 Parganas, a village under the Bagdah CD Block * Bagdah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Bagdah is an ...

and Ramban * East - Sundarpur and Laxmipur * 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