Kapilvastu district

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Lumbini Zone

Lumbini Zone, is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy...

, Western Development Region, Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The district, with Kapilbastu

Taulihawa

Kapilvastu , formerly Taulihawa, is a municipality and seat of Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The city is located within the historical Kapilvastu area. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 27,170 people...

 municipality as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,738 km² and has a population (2001) of 481,976.

Geography

The district situated at the height of 93 to 1491 meters from sea level. Geographically, the district can be divided into plain low lands of terai and low Chure hills.

Kapilvastu is bounded by-

• Rupandehi District
  Rupandehi District
  -Village Development Committees :*Aama*Aanandaban*Amari*Amawa Marchawar*Amuwa Paschim*Asurena*Babhani*Bagaha*Bagauli*Bairghat*Balarampur*Bangai*Bangai Marchwar*Baragadewa*Barsauli*Basantapur*Betakuiya*Bhagawanpur*Bisunpura*Bodabar*Bogadi...
  
   on the east
• Dang Deukhuri District in Rapti zone
  Rapti Zone
  Rapti Anchal in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It is named after the West Rapti River which drains Rolpa, Pyuthan and part of Dang district. The remainder of Dang and part of Salyan are drained by the Babai. The remainder of Salyan and all of Rukum are drained by the Bheri.The...
  
   on the northwest
• Arghakhanchi District
  Arghakhanchi District
  Arghakhanchi is one of the districts of Lumbini Zone in Nepal's Western Development Region. The district headquarters are Sandhikharka.-Etymology:...
  
   on the north
• Balrampur district
  Balrampur district
  Balrampur district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Balrampur town located on the bank of the Rapti is the district headquarters. Balrampur district is a part of Devipatan division, and historic Awadh region....
  
  , Awadh
  Awadh
  Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
  
   region, Uttar Pradesh
  Uttar Pradesh
  Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
  
   India on the west
• Siddharthnagar district, Purvanchal
  Purvanchal
  Purvanchal is a geographic region of north-central India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradesh state...
  
   region, Uttar Pradesh on the south.

Demographics

According to 2001 census, the major ethnic groups in this district are as follows -

• Muslim 19.4 %
• Tharu 12.6%
• Brahmin Hill 8.4%
• Yadav 9.2%

Administration

The administration of the district is subdivided as follows-

• No. of Ilaka 15
• No. of VDCs 77
• No. of Municipalities 1
• No. of Constitutional assembly divisions 5

• Abhirawa
  Abhirawa
  Abhirao is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4590 people living in 732 individual households....
  
  
• Ajingara
  Ajingara
  Ajingara is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3646 people living in 603 individual households....
  
  
• Bahadurganj
  Bahadurganj, Lumbini
  Bahadurganj is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8210 people living in 1419 individual households....
  
  
• Balarampur
  Balarampur, Kapilvastu
  Balarampur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3475 people living in 574 individual households....
  
  
• Baluhawa
  Baluhawa
  Baluhawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3774 people living in 600 individual households....
  
  
• Bangai
  Bangai, Kapilvastu
  Bangai is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2983 people living in 528 individual households....
  
  
• Banganga
  Banganga, Nepal
  Banganga is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7885 people living in 1324 individual households....
  
  
• Baraipur
  Baraipur
  Baraipur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2769....
  
  
• Barakulpur
  Barakulpur
  Barakulpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4637 people living in 676 individual households....
  
  
• Basantapur
  Basantapur, Kapilvastu
  Basantapur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2352....
  
  
• Baskhaur
  Baskhaur
  Baskhaur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6738 people living in 1122 individual households....
  
  
• Bedauli
  Bedauli
  Bedauli is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3839 people living in 634 individual households....
  
  
• Bhagawanpur Choti
  Bhagawanpur Choti
  Bhagawanpur Choti is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3960 people living in 654 individual households....
  
  
• Bhalabari
  Bhalabari
  Bhalabari is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3525 people living in 583 individual households....
  
  
• Bijuwa
  Bijuwa
  Bijuwa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5086....
  
  
• Birpur
  Birpur, Nepal
  Birpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 15255 people living in 1209 individual households....
  
  
• Bishunpur
  Bishunpur
  Bishunpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2942 people living in 472 individual households....
  
  
• Bithuwa
  Bithuwa
  Bithuwa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3355 people living in 533 individual households....
  
  
• Budhi
  Budhi
  Budhi is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5871 people living in 956 individual households....
  
  
• Chanai
  Chanai
  Chanai is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6141 people living in 1023 individual households....
  
  
• Dhankauli
  Dhankauli
  Dhankauli is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6435 people living in 1084 individual households....
  
  
• Dharampaniya
  Dharampaniya
  Dharampaniya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3380 people living in 533 individual households....
  
  
• Dohani
  Dohani
  Dohani is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4253 people living in 716 individual households....
  
  
• Dubiya
  Dubiya
  Dubiya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4443....
  
  
• Dumara
  Dumara
  Dumara is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3948 people living in 575 individual households....
  
  
• Fulika
  Fulika
  Fulika is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4910 people living in 811 individual households....
  
  
• Gajehada
  Gajehada
  Gajehada is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6885 people living in 1131 individual households....
  
  
• Ganeshpur
  Ganeshpur, Lumbini
  Ganeshpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4286 people living in 734 individual households....
  
  
• Gauri
  Gauri, Lumbini
  Gauri is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2935 people living in 447 individual households....
  
  
• Gotihawa
  Gotihawa
  Gotihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3335 people living in 567 individual households....
  
  
• Gugauli
  Gugauli
  Gugauli is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4433 people living in 730 individual households....
  
  
• Haranampur
  Haranampur
  Haranampur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3470 people living in 570 individual households....
  
  
• Hardouna
  Hardouna
  Hardouna is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3393 people living in 576 individual households....
  
  
• Hariharpur
  Hariharpur, Kapilvastu
  Hariharpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4324 people living in 740 individual households....
  
  
• Hathausa
  Hathausa
  Hathausa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5416 people living in 861 individual households....
  
  
• Hathihawa
  Hathihawa
  Hathihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5597 people living in 878 individual households. There are villages in this division.Anurag Pandey and Adarsh pandey live here....
  
  
• Jahadi
  Jahadi
  Jahadi is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4324 people living in 708 individual households....
  
  
• Jawabhari
  Jawabhari
  Jawabhari is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2147 people living in 346 individual households....
  
  
• Jayanagar
  Jayanagar, Lumbini
  Jayanagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5886.Jayanagar means "Victory Town"....
  
  
• Kajarhawa
  Kajarhawa
  Kajarhawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3438 people living in 571 individual households....
  
  
• Kapilbastu
• Khurhuriya
  Khurhuriya
  Khurhuriya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8837 people living in 1474 individual households....
  
  
• Kopawa
  Kopawa
  Kopawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7269 people living in 1142 individual households....
  
  
• Krishna Nagar
• Kushawa
  Kushawa
  Kushawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3586 people living in 578 individual households....
  
  
• Labani
  Labani
  Labani is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5110 people living in 858 individual households....
  
  
• Lalpur
  Lalpur, Lumbini
  Lalpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2730 people living in 503 individual households....
  
  
• Maharajganj
  Maharajganj, Nepal
  Maharajganj is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,454 people living in 1779 individual households. A small flood in 1993 ruined a marginal amount of cropland....
  
  
• Mahendrakot
  Mahendrakot
  Mahendrakot is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5367 people living in 901 individual households....
  
  
• Mahuwa
  Mahuwa, Lumbini
  Mahuwa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4666....
  
  
• Malwar
  Malwar
  Malwar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3970 people living in 707 individual households....
  
  
• Manpur
  Manpur, Lumbini
  Manpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3273....
  
  
• Milmi
  Milmi
  Milmi is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3530 people living in 535 individual households....
  
  
• Motipur
  Motipur, Kapilvastu
  Motipur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7710 people living in 1331 individual households....
  
  
• Nanda Nagar
  Nanda Nagar
  Nanda Nagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4740 people living in 808 individual households....
  
  
• Nigalihawa
  Nigalihawa
  Nigalihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7564 people living in 1231 individual households.-References:...
  
  
• Pakadi
  Pakadi
  Pakadi is a village development committee in the Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4555 people living in 723 individual households....
  
  
• Parsohiya
  Parsohiya
  Parsohiya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2952 people living in 466 individual households....
  
  
• Patariya
  Patariya
  Patariya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4960 people living in 801 individual households....
  
  
• Patna
  Patna, Nepal
  Patna is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5514 people living in 814 individual households....
  
  
• Patthardaihiya
  Patthardaihiya
  Patthardaihiya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7598 people living in 1317 individual households....
  
  
• Pipari
  Pipari
  Pipari is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1872 people living in 303 individual households....
  
  
• Purusottampur
  Purusottampur, Nepal
  Purusottampur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2379 people living in 343 individual households....
  
  
• Rajpur
  Rajpur, Lumbini
  Rajpur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3515 people living in 527 individual households....
  
  
• Ramghat
  Ramghat, Lumbini
  Ramghat is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3025 people living in 526 individual households....
  
  
• Ramnagar
  Ramnagar, Lumbini
  Ramnagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3143 people living in 531 individual households....
  
  
• Rangapur
  Rangapur, Lumbini
  Rangapur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3678 people living in 715 individual households....
  
  
• Sauraha
  Sauraha
  Sauraha is a village in Chitwan District of Nepal situated close by the Rapti River and the Chitwan National Park. It is the eastern gateway to Chitwan National Park and jungle safaris for budget, mid-priced and 3-4 star tourists...
  
  
• Shivagadhi
  Shivagadhi
  Shivagadhi is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4141 people living in 694 individual households....
  
  
• Shivanagar
  Shivanagar
  Shivanagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,400 people living in 551 individual households.-Shiva nagar:...
  
  
• Shivapur
• Singhkhor
  Singhkhor
  Singhkhor is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3902 people living in 646 individual households....
  
  
• Sirsihawa
  Sirsihawa
  Sirsihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2745 people living in 458 individual households....
  
  
• Sisawa
  Sisawa
  Sisawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5890....
  
  
• Sivapur Palta
  Sivapur Palta
  Sivapur Palta is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2433 people living in 420 individual households....
  
  
• Somdiha
  Somdiha
  Somdiha is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4069 people living in 665 individual households....
  
  
• Taulihawa
  Taulihawa
  Kapilvastu , formerly Taulihawa, is a municipality and seat of Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The city is located within the historical Kapilvastu area. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 27,170 people...
  
  
• Thunhiya
  Thunhiya
  Thunhiya is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4055 people living in 731 individual households....
  
  
• Tilaurakot
  Tilaurakot
  Tilaurakot was the cardinal point of the ancient Shakyan city of Kapilavastu. It is situated west to Lumbini Grove, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. It is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a...
  
  
• Titirkhi
  Titirkhi
  Titirkhi is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3241 people living in 491 individual households....
  
  
• Udayapur
  Udayapur, Lumbini
  Udayapur is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2814 people living in 478 individual households....
  
  
• Vidhya Nagar
  Vidhya Nagar
  Vidhya Nagar is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3315 people living in 538 individual households....
  
  

World Marsh Region

A region with biodiversity, cultural, archaeological and historical monuments that has been proposed to be enlisted in the list of World Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.

Archaeological sites

More than 138 historical sites related to Buddha have already been identified within the boundary to the east of Banganga, west of Kothi, north to Indian border and south to Mahendra highway. The forest of the district stands as a natural park. The land is irrigated by the rivers like Banganga, Koili, Surai, Chirai, and others.
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