Saptari () is located in the easternmost part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Saptari is an outer Terai district, and its headquarters is Rajbiraj. This district covers an area of and a population of 706,255 according to the 2021 Nepal censusHousehold and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal, which makes it the 14th most populous district of Nepal. Saptari is renowned for its agricultural output and is bordered on the east by the massive Koshi River, on the west by the Balan River separating Siraha district, on the north by Udayapur district, and on the south by Supaul district and Madhubani district of Bihar, India.
Saptari district is located in 68m above sea level at an elevation of 457 meters, it extends to 26.22 minutes north latitude and 86.45 minutes east longitude. The east-west length of the district covers 63% of the plains of the Terai and 37% of the chure region and the north-south width is an average of 23 km.
There are nine municipalities in Saptari: Dakneshwori, Rajbiraj, Bodebarsain, Hanumannagar Kankalini, Kanchanrup, Saptakoshi, surunga, Shambhunath and Khadak. Other small towns include Mahuli, Kathauna Fattepur, Pato and Itahari Bishnupur with the area government "Machha Palan Kendra" fish farming centre.
The famous Chhinnamasta temple is one of the Shakti Peeths and Kankalini Temple are also located in Saptari District. Saptari has highest growth in Maithili literature.
Temples
Chinnamasta Bhagawati
Chinnamasta Bhagawati (छिन्नमस्ता भगवती) is a temple of Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Chinnamasta VDC, Saptari, from Rajbiraj and also near to Indian Border. It is a main attraction for Indian pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Bada Dashain. Some thousands of goats are sacrificed here during dashain.
Shambhunath
Shambhunath (शम्भुनाथ) is another one of the famous temples of Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Shambhunath, from Rajbiraj and also near Mahendra Highway. This temple is a main attraction for Indian pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Siruwa Mela during month of Baisakh (the first month of Bikram Sambat).
Kankalini Temple
Kankalini Temple (कंकालिनी) is another temple situated in this district; it is located in Bhardah-1 of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality. This temple is main attraction for Indian pilgrims. Kankalini Temple has great religious importance. Like most of the other Shakti Peethas in Nepal, this temple, too, has a legend attached to it. According to the legend, the people settled in Bhardaha village had started to use the land for farming, however, while digging, some farmers had found a stone statue carved beautifully with the image of Goddess Durga and in that very place, this temple is said to have been built. It is believed that when a devotee worships with great devotion and true heart in the temple, their wish comes true. So, thousands of peoples from many part of the country come to this temple to worship the avatar of Goddess Durga, known famously as goddess Kankalini.
Geography and climate
Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Lower Tropical below 94.7% Upper Tropical 2.3%
Education Mahendra Bindeshwari Multiple Campus- TU Affiliated Public Campus located in Rajbiraj offering LLB, BBS, BA, MBS, M.Ed. National People College- TU Affiliated Private College established in 2013 AD Offers Masters and Bachelors level of Programs in Management and Humanities Faculties. It is the 1st Private College of Saptari District Offering the Subjects of Study like MA-SOCIOLOGY, MBS, BA-RD and SOCIOLOGY. The college is Ultramodern and is Located in Kanchanrup Munacipality.
HSEB affiliated +2 colleges are: Happyland HSS and college Laligurans EBHSS or Paradise Campus Caliber International College Mission College Kshitiz Edu. Foundation Chinnamasta College Annapurna Multiple College, Kanchanpur Beriyar, Saptari - just the east of UTL Tower Rajbiraj Model Campus
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Saptari District had a population of 706,255. 9.47% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 67.69% and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 441,203 (62.47%) lived in municipalities.
Madheshis are the largest group, of which a third are Dalits. Tharus are the second-largest group, and here make up the largest fraction of the population of any district in Madhesh. Muslims are nearly 10% of the population. A very small proportion are Hill Janjatis or Khas people.
Maithili is the largest language. Tharu is the second-largest language. Urdu and Nepali are spoken by a small minority.
Religion: 88.47% of the population was Hindu, 9.60% Muslim and 1.72% Buddhist.
Administration The district consists of eighteen municipalities, out of which nine are urban municipalities and nine are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Bodebarsain Municipality Dakneshwori Municipality Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality Kanchanrup Municipality Khadak Municipality Sambhunath Municipality Saptakoshi Municipality Surunga Municipality Rajbiraj Municipality Agnisaira Krishnasavaran Rural Municipality Balan-Bihul Rural Municipality Rajgadh Rural Municipality Bishnupur Rural Municipality Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality Mahadeva Rural Municipality Rupani Rural Municipality Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality Tirhut Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
Arnaha Aurahi, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 6 Babhangama katti Badgama, Vagni maleth Bainiya Bairawa, now Kanchanrup Municipality ward no. 1 Bakdhauwa Banarjhula Banaula, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 10 Banauli Baramjhiya, now Kanchan Rup Mun. Barhmapur Barsain Basbiti Bathnaha Belhi now Khadk Mun ward No 2 Belhi Chapena Bhagawatpur Bhardaha, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Bhutahi, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 4 Birpur Barahi Bishariya-Bhelhi Bodebarsain Municipality Boriya Brahamapur, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 7 Chhinnamasta Dakneshwori Municipality Dauda Daulatpur, Now surunga Mun Wada No 3 Deuri Deurimaruwa Dhanagadi Babhangam katti Dharampur, now Kanchan Rup Mun. Dhodhanpur, now Kanchan Rup Mun. Didhawa Diman Gamhariya Parwaha Gobargada, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Goithi Hanumannagar, now Municipality Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality Hardiya Now surunga Mun Wada No 2 Hariharpur Haripur Now surunga Mun wada No 7 Inarwa, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Inarwa Phulbariya Itahari Bishnupur Jagatpur, now Kanchan Rup Mun. Jamuni Madhapura Jandaul Jhutaki Joginiya-1, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Joginiya-2, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Kabilasha, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 1 Kachan Kanchan Rup Municipality Kalyanpur Khadk Mun 6, 7, 8 Kamalpur, now Saptaskoshi Mun. Kanchanpur Kataiya, Now Rupani Gaunpalika Kathauna Khadgapur, included in Bodebarsain Mun. Khojpur Now Khadk Mun 5 Ko. Madhepura Kochabakhari Koiladi Kushaha Lalapati Launiya Lohajara Madhawapur, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Madhupati now surunga mun Wada no 4 Mahadeva Maina Kaderi Maina Sahasrabahu Malekpur Maleth Malhanama Malhaniya, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Manraja, included in Bodebarsain Mun. Mauwaha Mohanpur Nargho Negada Odraha Pakari Pansera Jandaul Parasbani Paterwa Pato, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 5 Patthargada, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 9 Phakira Pharseth Phattepur, now Saptakoshi Mun. Phulkahi (Parwaha) Pipra (Purba), now Kanchan Rup Mun. Pipra (West) surunga mun wada No 1 Portaha, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Rajbiraj Municipality Rajgadh Rural Municipality Ramnagar Rampur Jamuwa Rampur Malhaniya, now Hanumannagar Kankalini Mun. Rautahat Rayapur Rupnagar, now Kanchan Rup Mun. Shambhunath Municipality Sankarpura Saptakoshi Municipality Sarashwar Simraha Sigiyaun Siswa Beihi now khadak Mun Wada No 1,2 Sitapur Tarahi, now Dakneshwori Municipality ward No. 3 Terahota Theliya, now Kancha Tilathi Trikola Kankatta now Bishnupur Rular Municipality Wada no.4 Hatti Now Chhinnamasta Rular Municipality Wada no. 7
Notable persons
Mehboob Alam, cricketer who was the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in an ICC recognized international tournament match. Teju Lal Chaudhary, Nepali Congress politician and member of House of Representatives Parmanand Jha, first Vice President of Nepal and ex Supreme Court Judge Udit Narayan : Famous Bollywood and Nepali singer from Bhardaha, Saptari C. K. Raut, politician, computer scientist and founder of Janamat Party Gajendra Narayan Singh, founder of Nepal Sadbhawana Party Ram Raja Prasad Singh, politician Satish Kumar Singh, politician, the current Chief Minister of Madhesh Pradesh Ranju Yadav, artist
See also Chandra Nahar Canal Zones of Nepal Gajendra Chowk
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