Dighawa was a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is now a part of Rajbiraj Municipality Ward No. 10.
Dighawa
दिघवा | |
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Rajbiraj Municipality | |
| Dighawa | |
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| Coordinates: 26°34′N 86°46′E / 26.57°N 86.77°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| [Province of Nepal] | Province 02 Madhesh |
| District | Saptari District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rajbiraj Municipality |
| • Mayor | Bhim Raj Yadav |
| • Ward President | Ganga Khang Khatwe |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,249 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,249.
Demographics: People from different castes from Maithali communities (Madheshi) reside here. Castes like Yadav, Khatwe , Chamar, Musahar, Bania , Barai, Hajam, Haluwai, Teli, Natt Muslims are found in significant numbers. Maithali is spoken by all.
References
edit- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(Village Development Committee/Municipality)" (PDF). Government of Nepal. National Planning Commission. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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