Hardiya is a village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,286 people living in 1,139 individual households.
Hardiya
हर्दिया | |
|---|---|
  Hardiya Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°46′N 86°32′E / 26.76°N 86.54°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Sagarmatha Zone |
| District | Saptari District |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,286 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Hardiya, according to Nepal's statistics falls in Ward Number 6 and has people of different casts including mukhiya, saha, yadav, chaudhari etc.
Inhabitants
edit- Mukhiya (Malah)
- Chaudhari (Tharu)
- Sah (Teli)
- Yadav (Guwar)
- Chamar (RAM)
- Mandal (Khatbe)
Languages spoken
editMost of the people in Hardiya speaks Maithili. However, there are other languages that are well practices among people including Hindi, Nepali, English and Bhojpuri.
Festivals
editPeople follow most of the festivals celebrated in Nepal. Some of the important festivals are Dashan, Tihar, Chhat, Shivaratri, etc.
Cultural heritages
editHardiya preserves some of the important heritages of Nepal. Most of these heritages are protected by local communities. Some of the important one are listed below:
- kamlasthan
- rajajisthan
- dinabhadristhan
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 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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