Mahottari District


Mahottari District, a part of Province No. 2, is one of the 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 and 627,580 in 2011. Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means the '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 Maithili population.
In Janakpur zone there are two districts ; mahottari and Dhanusha and both are in a distance of 1 hour.

Geography and Climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Lower Tropicalbelow 300 meters 85.0%
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		15.0%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Mahottari District had a population of 627,580. Of these, 80.7% spoke Maithili, 7.3% Urdu, 5.6% Nepali, 1.9% Magar, 1.4% Tamang, 1.1% Tharu and 0.9% Magahi as their first language.
35.1% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 23.0% Nepali, 3.6% Maithili and 1.3% Urdu as their second language.

Administration

The district consists of ten urban municipalities and five rural municipalities. These are as follows:
The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees within the Mahottari District.
  1. Anakar
  2. Aurahi
  3. Bagada
  4. Banchauri
  5. Badiya
  6. Bairgiya Laksminiya
  7. Balawa
  8. Banauli Donauli
  9. Banauta
  10. Bardibas Municipality
  11. Basabitti
  12. Bathnaha
  13. Belgachhi
  14. Bhangaha
  15. Bharatpur
  16. Bhatauliya
  17. Bijayalpura
  18. Bhramarpura
  19. Damhi Marai
  20. Dhamaura
  21. Dharmapur
  22. Dhirapur
  23. Ekadarabela
  24. Ekarahiya
  25. Etaharwakatti
  26. Gaidha Bhetpur
  27. Gauribas
  28. Gaushala Municipality
  29. Gonarpura
  30. Halkhori
  31. Hariharpur Harinmari
  32. Hathilet
  33. Hatisarwa
  34. Jaleshwar Municipality
  35. Khairbanni
  36. Khaya Mara
  37. Khopi
  38. Khuttapipradhi
  39. Kisan Nagar
  40. Kolhusa Bagaiya
  41. Laksminiya
  42. Loharpatti
  43. Mahadaiyatapanpur
  44. Mahottari
  45. Maisthan
  46. Majhaura Vishnupur
  47. Manara
  48. Matihani
  49. Meghanath Gorhanna
  50. Nainhi
  51. Nigaul
  52. Padaul
  53. Parsa Pateli
  54. Parsadewadh
  55. Pashupatinagar
  56. Phulahatta Parikauli
  57. Phulakaha
  58. Pigauna
  59. Pipra
  60. Pokharibhinda Samgrampur
  61. Raghunathpur
  62. Ramgopalpur
  63. Ramnagar
  64. Ratauli
  65. Ratauli 9 Rahmanpur
  66. Sahasaula
  67. Sahorawa
  68. Samdha
  69. Sarpallo
  70. Shamsi
  71. Sripur
  72. Simardahi
  73. Singyahi
  74. Sisawakataiya
  75. Sonama
  76. sonamai bhoil
  77. Sonaum
  78. Suga Bhawani
  79. Sundarpur
  80. Mangalnath, Magarthana