Dhanusha District

Dhanusha District a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is situated in the Outer Terai. The district, with Janakpurdham as its district headquarter, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 8,38,084.
During the elections in April 2008, the district was divided into seven constituencies. It is also the home district of the first president of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, who contested and won the elections from constituency 5. As a political center of the region, it has prominent leaders like Bimalendra Nidhi (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal), Anand Prasad Dhungana, Mahendra Yadav and Ram Krishna Yadav from the Nepali Congress, Anand Yadav (Gangaram Yadav ) from the CPN-UML, Matrika Yadav from the CPN-Maoist and Ram Chandra Jha from CPN (Unified Socialist) who have been ministers at various point of time and are still active.
The most common language spoken in Dhanusha is Maithili.
Dhanusha district has an airport and the only railway system of Nepal which connects Janakpurdham with an Indian town, Jayanagar. It has several good hotels like Hotel Rama, Hotel Sita Palace, including the starred hotel, Hotel Welcome, Sitasaran hotel and Happy hotel. It also has the Janakpur Zonal Hospital and several private hospitals.
Geography and climate
Economy
Agriculture is the major economy of the Dhanusha district. About 90% of citizens of this district are involved in the cultivation of wheat and rice. Rice is the major output. Dhanusha still relies mostly on old age techniques such as bullock-cart for transportation and bull plow for tilling the agriculture fields. However, there is a slow introduction to modern techniques such as a tractor for good transportation (for agriculture purposes), thrasher, and so on. Remittances make up a large portion of its GDP.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhanusha District had a population of 754,777.
As their first language, 85.9% spoke Maithili, 4.4% Nepali, 3.1% Magahi, 2.4% Urdu, 1.0% Rai, 0.9% Magar, 0.3% Danuwar, 0.3% Newar, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rajasthani and 0.1% other languages.
Ethnicity/caste: 17.5% were Yadav, 8.4% Musalman, 6.1% Kewat, 5.2% Teli, 5.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 5.0% Dhanuk, 4.4% Sudhi, 3.8% Chamar/Harijan/Ram, 3.4% Tatma/Tatwa, 3.0% Terai Brahmin, 2.8% Bin, 2.6% Musahar, 2.5% Dusadh/Paswan/Pasi, 2.3% Khatwe, 1.8% Baraee, 1.5% Halwai, 1.4% Hill Brahmin, 1.4% Hajam/Thakur, 1.3% Chhetri, 1.3% Kurmi, 1.3% Mallaha, 1.3% other Terai, 1.2% Tamang, 1.1% Magar, 1.0% Kalwar, 1.0% Kumhar, 1.0% Sonar, 0.8% Danuwar, 0.8% Dhobi, 0.8% Kathabaniyan, 0.8% Kayastha, 0.7% Nuniya, 0.6% Gaderi/Bhedihar, 0.6% Kami, 0.6% Lohar, 0.6% Newar, 0.6% Tharu, 0.5% Rajput, 0.3% Badhaee, 0.2% Damai/Dholi, 0.2% Dhunia, 0.2% Dom, 0.2% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.2% Kanu, 0.2% Kumal, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Mali, 0.2% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Sarki, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Amat, 0.1% Bantar/Sardar, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Dhankar/Dharikar, 0.1% Halkhor, 0.1% Jhangad/Dhagar, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Punjabi/Sikh, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others.
Religion: 89.3% were Hindu, 8.4% Muslim, 1.5% Buddhism, 0.1% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.6% others.
Literacy: 50.4% could read and write, 3.3% could only read and 45.9% could neither read nor write.
Administration
The district consists of one sub-metropolitan city, eleven urban municipalities and six rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Janakpur Sub Metropolitan City
Chhireshwarnath Municipality
Ganeshman Charanath
Dhanusadham Municipality
Nagarain Municipality
Bideha Municipality
Mithila Municipality
Sahidnagar Municipality
Sabaila Municipality
Kamala Municipality
Mithila Bihari Municipality
Hansapur Municipality
Janaknandani Rural Municipality
Bateshwar Rural Municipality
Mukhiyapatti Musharniya Rural Municipality
Lakshminya Rural Municipality
Aurahi Rural Municipality
Dhanauji Rural Municipality
Former municipalities and VDCs
Andupatti
Aurahi
Baphai
Bagchaura
Baheda Bala
Bahuarba
Balabakhar
Balaha Kathal
Balaha Saghara
Ballagoth
Baniniya
Baramajhiya
Basahiya
Basbitti
Bateshwar
Bega Shivapur
Begadawar
Bharatpur
Bhuchakrapur
Bhutahi Paterwa
Bindhi
Bisarbhora
Chakkar
Chireswarnath
Chora Koilpur
Debadiha
Deuri Parbaha
Devpura Rupetha
Dhabauli
Dhalkebar
Dhanauji
Dhanusadham Municipality
Dubarikot Hathalekha
Duhabi
Ekarahi
Ganeshman Charanath Municipality
Ghodghans
Giddha
Godar
Gopalpur
Goth Kohelpur
Hansapur Kathpula
Harine
Hathipur Harbara
Inarwa
Itaharwa
Janakpur Sub Metropolis
Jhatiyahi
Jhojhi Kataiya
Kachuri Thera
Kajara Ramaul
Kanakpatti
Khajuri Chanha
Khariyani
Kurtha
Labatoli
Lagmamdha Guthi
Lakhauri
Lakkad
Lakshminibas
Lakshmipur Bagewa
Lohana Bahbangama
Machijhitakaiya
Mahuwa (Pra. Ko)
Mahuwa (Pra. Khe)
Makhanaha
Manshingpatti
Mithileshwar Nikash
Mithileshwar Mauwahi
Mithila Municipality
Mukhiyapatti Mushargiya
Nagarain
Nakatajhijh
Nauwakhor Prashahi
Nunpatti
Pachaharwa
Papikleshwar
Patanuka
Paterwa
Paudeshwar
Phulgama
Puspalpur
Raghunathpur
Rampur Birta
Sabaila Municipality
Sapahi
Satosar
Shantipur
Siddha
Singyahi Maidan
Sinurjoda
Sonigama
Suga Madhukarahi
Suganikash
Tarapatti Sirsiya
Thadi Jhijha
Thilla Yaduwa
Tulsi Chauda
Tulsiyahi Nikas
Tulsiyani Jabdi
Yadukush
Yagyabhumi
Notable people
Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, democracy fighter and recipient of second highest honour, the Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi
Ram Baran Yadav, first president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Bimalendra Nidhi, Nepali Congress Vice president and former Deputy prime minister and Home Minister of Nepal
Ram Chandra Jha, former Minister and secretariat member of CPN (Unified Socialist)
Mahendra Yadav, Nepali Congress Deputy General Secretary and former Minister for Water Supply
Chandra Mohan Yadav, member of Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Raghubir Mahaseth, CPN (UML) secretary and former Minister for Physical Development
Minakshi Jha and Smriti Narayan Chaudhary, Nepali Congress leaders and member of House of Representatives
Ministers of Federal government
Ram Krishna Yadav, Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Agriculture
Umashankar Argariya, MJFN (Loktantrik) leader and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Ananda Prasad Dhungana, Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation
Minister of provincial government
Ram Saroj Yadav, current Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development
Satrudhan Mahato, current Minister for Industry, Tourism and Forest
References
External links
Dhanusa District map at Digital Himalaya
Nepal Maps
Districts of Nepal established in 1962
Districts of Madhesh Province