Dhanusha District
Dhanusha District, (Nepali: धनुषा जिल्ला; [dʱʌnusa] (listen)), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal.[2] It is situated in the Outer Terai. The district, with Janakpurdham as its district headquarter, covers an area of 1,180.7 km2 (455.9 sq mi) and has a population (2021) of 8,38,084.[1]
Dhanusha District धनुषा जिल्ला | |
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Janaki Temple at Madhesh Province | |
Dhanusha District (dark yellow) in Province No. 2 | |
Dhanusha District with local level body | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Madhesh Province |
| Admin HQ. | Janakpurdham |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Dhanusha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,180.7 km2 (455.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 838,084 |
| • Rank | auto |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Main Language(s) | Maithili (85.8%), Nepali (4.5%) |
| Website | ddcdhanusha |
During the elections in April 2008, the district was divided into seven constituencies. It is also the home district of the first president of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, who contested and won the elections from constituency 5. As a political center of the region, it has prominent leaders like Bimalendra Nidhi (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal), Anand Prasad Dhungana, Mahendra Yadav and Ram Krishna Yadav from the Nepali Congress, Anand Yadav (Gangaram Yadav ) from the CPN-UML, Matrika Yadav from the CPN-Maoist and Ram Chandra Jha from CPN (Unified Socialist) who have been ministers at various point of time and are still active.
The most common language spoken in Dhanusha is Maithili.
Dhanusha district has an airport and the only railway system of Nepal which connects Janakpurdham with an Indian town, Jayanagar. It has several good hotels like Hotel Rama, Hotel Sita Palace, including the starred hotel, Hotel Welcome, Sitasaran hotel and Happy hotel.[3] It also has the Janakpur Zonal Hospital and several private hospitals.
Geography and climate
| Climate Zone[4] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Tropical | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 92.5% |
| Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 7.5% |
Economy
Agriculture is the major economy of the Dhanusha district. About 90% of citizens of this district are involved in the cultivation of wheat and rice. Rice is the major output. Dhanusha still relies mostly on old age techniques such as bullock-cart for transportation and bull plow for tilling the agriculture fields. However, there is a slow introduction to modern techniques such as a tractor for good transportation (for agriculture purposes), thrasher, and so on. Remittances make up a large portion of its GDP.[5]
Demographics
Languages
language in Dhanusa District
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 432,569 | — |
| 1991 | 543,672 | +2.31% |
| 2001 | 671,364 | +2.13% |
| 2011 | 754,777 | +1.18% |
| 2021 | 873,274 | +1.47% |
| Source: Citypopulation[8] | ||
Administration
The district consists of one sub-metropolitan city, eleven urban municipalities and six rural municipalities. These are as follows:
- Janakpur Sub Metropolitan City
- Chhireshwarnath Municipality
- Ganeshman Charanath
- Dhanusadham Municipality
- Nagarain Municipality
- Bideha Municipality
- Mithila Municipality
- Sahidnagar Municipality
- Sabaila Municipality
- Kamala Municipality
- Mithila Bihari Municipality
- Hansapur Municipality
- Janaknandani Rural Municipality
- Bateshwar Rural Municipality
- Mukhiyapatti Musharniya Rural Municipality
- Lakshminya Rural Municipality
- Aurahi Rural Municipality
- Dhanauji Rural Municipality
Former municipalities and VDCs
- Andupatti
- Aurahi
- Baphai
- Bagchaura
- Baheda Bala
- Bahuarba
- Balabakhar
- Balaha Kathal
- Balaha Saghara
- Ballagoth
- Baniniya
- Baramajhiya
- Basahiya
- Basbitti
- Bateshwar
- Bega Shivapur
- Begadawar
- Bharatpur
- Bhuchakrapur
- Bhutahi Paterwa
- Bindhi
- Bisarbhora
- Chakkar
- Chireswarnath
- Chora Koilpur
- Debadiha
- Deuri Parbaha
- Devpura Rupetha
- Dhabauli
- Dhalkebar
- Dhanauji
- Dhanusadham Municipality
- Dubarikot Hathalekha
- Duhabi
- Ekarahi
- Ganeshman Charanath Municipality
- Ghodghans
- Giddha
- Godar
- Gopalpur
- Goth Kohelpur
- Hansapur Kathpula
- Harine
- Hathipur Harbara
- Inarwa
- Itaharwa
- Janakpur Sub Metropolis
- Jhatiyahi
- Jhojhi Kataiya
- Kachuri Thera
- Kajara Ramaul
- Kanakpatti
- Khajuri Chanha
- Khariyani
- Kurtha
- Labatoli
- Lagmamdha Guthi
- Lakhauri
- Lakkad
- Lakshminibas
- Lakshmipur Bagewa
- Lohana Bahbangama
- Machijhitakaiya
- Mahuwa (Pra. Ko)
- Mahuwa (Pra. Khe)
- Makhanaha
- Manshingpatti
- Mithileshwar Nikash
- Mithileshwar Mauwahi
- Mithila Municipality
- Mukhiyapatti Mushargiya
- Nagarain
- Nakatajhijh
- Nauwakhor Prashahi
- Nunpatti
- Pachaharwa
- Papikleshwar
- Patanuka
- Paterwa
- Paudeshwar
- Phulgama
- Puspalpur
- Raghunathpur
- Rampur Birta
- Sabaila Municipality
- Sapahi
- Satosar
- Shantipur
- Siddha
- Singyahi Maidan
- Sinurjoda
- Sonigama
- Suga Madhukarahi
- Suganikash
- Tarapatti Sirsiya
- Thadi Jhijha
- Thilla Yaduwa
- Tulsi Chauda
- Tulsiyahi Nikas
- Tulsiyani Jabdi
- Yadukush
- Yagyabhumi
Notable people
- Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, democracy fighter and recipient of second highest honour, the Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi
- Ram Baran Yadav, First president of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Bimalendra Nidhi, Nepali Congress Vice president and former Deputy prime minister and Home Minister of Nepal
- Ram Chandra Jha, former Minister and secretariat member of CPN (Unified Socialist)
- Mahendra Yadav, Nepali Congress Deputy General Secretary and former Minister for Water Supply
- Chandra Mohan Yadav, member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Raghubir Mahaseth, CPN (UML) secretary and former Minister for Physical Development
- Minakshi Jha and Smriti Narayan Chaudhary, Nepali Congress leaders and member of House of Representatives
Ministers of Federal government
- Ram Krishna Yadav, Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Agriculture
- Umashankar Argariya, MJFN (Loktantrik) leader and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
- Ananda Prasad Dhungana, Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation
Minister of provincial government
- Ram Saroj Yadav, current Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development
- Satrudhan Mahato, current Minister for Industry, Tourism and Forest
References
- ^ a b (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
- ^ . Government of Nepal, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Tourism Industry Division. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ 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 22 November 2013
- ^ "A Case Study of Dhanusha District" (PDF). Impact Evaluation of Remittances. n.d.
- ^ "NepalMap profile: Dhanusa". NepalMap. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "NepalMap profile: Dhanusa". NepalMap. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "NEPAL: Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de.
External links
- Dhanusa District map at Digital Himalaya
- Nepal Maps